Doctor Hilary explains crucial varying signs of appendicitis

Doctor Hilary explains crucial appendicitis signs as Ranvir Singh hospitalisedSource: ITV

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00:00that she'd been in pain for a couple of days.

00:02Yeah, she would.

00:03And it's very individual appendicitis.

00:05Sometimes it can be silent, almost painless,

00:07but other times it can be excruciating.

00:09So it usually starts with generalised abdominal pain,

00:12which then localises down to the right iliac fossa,

00:14which is down here on the right-hand side,

00:16low down in the abdomen.

00:18But...

00:18And it comes on quite quickly.

00:20She did this show on Wednesday.

00:22Yeah.

00:22And then Thursday, boom, gone into the school.

00:24Thursday night, boom, yeah, absolutely.

00:25So if the appendix ruptures,

00:28clearly that's a major emergency.

00:32So it's unusual.

00:34I mean, it used to be very common.

00:35One in six people used to get appendicitis in their lifetimes.

00:38Now it's much less common,

00:39the reason we don't fully understand.

00:41But, yeah, we usually see it in children, not adults.

00:45Will she make a full recovery?

00:46She'll make a full recovery.

00:47She'll be back here, back where you are, very shortly.

00:50OK, well, good luck, Rambe.

00:51Get well soon.