What is appendicitis?

Appendicitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the beginning of the large intestine.

How do members experience appendicitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with appendicitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for appendicitis*

Who has appendicitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 15
30s 41
40s 46
50s 50
60s 37
70+ 25

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 55
Female 161

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What is appendicitis?

Appendicitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the beginning of the large intestine.



Common symptoms reported by people with appendicitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for appendicitis

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Got a question about living with appendicitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.


Compare treatments taken by people with appendicitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have appendicitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with appendicitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has appendicitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 29 say appendicitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 15
30s 41
40s 46
50s 50
60s 37
70+ 25

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 55
Female 161

These charts show data from appendicitis patients who have completed their condition history
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