What to do if you get appendicitis during pregnancy

Appendicitis is a very troubling problem. When ordinary people get appendicitis, it depends on the nature of the appendicitis. Some can be solved by taking medicine, while others can only be solved by surgical removal. However, appendicitis in pregnant women cannot be treated with traditional methods. Generally, in this case, you should listen to the doctor's advice to see if pregnant women at this stage can undergo surgical removal. Let’s talk about what to do if a woman gets appendicitis during pregnancy?

I got appendicitis after pregnancy, and the symptoms were atypical. Because the uterus enlarges, the appendix is ​​pushed to the upper right, and coupled with nausea and vomiting, it is easy to misdiagnose as gastroenteritis or cholecystitis. Because the uterus blocks the front of the appendix, the inflamed appendix does not directly contact the peritoneum, so abdominal tenderness and abdominal muscle tension are not obvious during examination. The number of white blood cells in the blood increases during pregnancy, which makes timely diagnosis difficult.

First of all, we should have sufficient knowledge about acute appendicitis and be vigilant. Usually some pregnant women experience lower abdominal pain due to enlarged uterus when they are 3-4 months pregnant, but there is no tenderness when pressing the abdomen, which is not pathological. If a pregnant woman has persistent and sometimes unbearable lower right or right abdominal pain, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever, and other symptoms, and if there is obvious pain when pressing the right side of the abdomen and the abdominal muscles are stiff, then these are signs of acute appendicitis and she should go to the hospital for examination immediately. The doctor can confirm the diagnosis through a detailed physical examination, white blood cell testing, etc. Early acute appendicitis can be treated with large amounts of antibiotics or a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. If the inflammation tends to worsen during the observation period, surgical treatment should be actively adopted. Do not be indecisive and miss the opportunity. Otherwise, the inflammation will spread and even appendicitis perforation will occur, forming diffuse peritonitis.

The above is the relevant content about what to do if a woman gets appendicitis during pregnancy. If a pregnant woman gets appendicitis, she must first determine the nature of the appendicitis to see whether it is acute appendicitis or chronic appendicitis. No matter what type of appendicitis it is, you should listen to the doctor's advice and not take medicine indiscriminately. This can greatly reduce the impact of appendicitis on the fetus.