How to Reduce Appendix Pain
Go to the emergency room if you have severe pain.. Expect tests when you visit the doctor.. Learn the diagnosis.
Steps
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Go to the emergency room if you have severe pain.
Go to the emergency room if you have severe pain.
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Expect tests when you visit the doctor.
Expect tests when you visit the doctor.
3
Learn the diagnosis.
Learn the diagnosis.
4
Discuss antibiotics with your doctor.
Discuss antibiotics with your doctor.
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Skip taking pain medications unless prescribed by a doctor.
Skip taking pain medications unless prescribed by a doctor.
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Ask what medications you can take.
Ask what medications you can take.
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Avoid taking laxatives or enemas for constipation.
Avoid taking laxatives or enemas for constipation.
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Discuss surgery to stop the pain.
Discuss surgery to stop the pain.
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Ask if you have an abscess.
Ask if you have an abscess.
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Expect them to start with laparoscopic surgery.
Expect them to start with laparoscopic surgery.
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Know you may need an open appendectomy.
Know you may need an open appendectomy.
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Rest after your surgery.
Rest after your surgery.
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Use pressure to reduce pain when moving.
Use pressure to reduce pain when moving.
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Take your antibiotics.
Take your antibiotics.
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Use pain medications provided by your doctor.
Use pain medications provided by your doctor.
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Try guided imagery.
Try guided imagery.
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