“Can an appendix burst put you in the hospital?”
I am a 16 year old male. I want to know can an appendix burst put you in the hospital?
8 Answers
EmergencyPhysicianEmergencyPhysician
Yes, all the bacteria from your intestines goes in your abdomen, that’s very bad.
Absolutely, if your appendix ruptures, it can be fatal. You need to go to a hospital and get it taken out.
Yes, an appendix can rupture, burst or perforate - all those verbs really describe the same problem of the appendix then dripping out fluid that is similar to liquid stool. So, one can become very sick, and have a fever and feel truly terrible and need hospitalization for IV antibiotics, and IV fluids since often one is so sick you cannot eat. So then the fluid needs to be drained by interventional radiology or by the surgeon during your hospital stay.
A "perforated appendicitis" ( s opposed to an "appendix burst") will almost always put you in the hospital. However, your appendix does not walk around and suddenly decide to "burst" on you. Usually, in fact almost always, you develop a perforated appendix after the slow development of appendicitis which gets worse and worse and then after the inflammation moves through the wall of the appendix, contents are released into the abdomen with resulting worsening infection, fever, abdominal pain (getting worse), and signs of peritonitis. Even then, as the infection has developed slowly in most cases, the inflammation has walled itself off limiting the extent of the infection. Whether treated with antibiotics to calm the infection or having surgery to remove the appendix, there is usually a hospital stay required for treatment with antibiotics until the infection has improved enough to allow return to some normal function.
Yes. It is a very serious consequence of appendicitis and requires prompt treatment. If you are having abdominal pain, particularly in the lower right side of your abdomen, you need to be seen by your doctor or an emergency room.
Yes. Ruptured or perforated appendicitis typically will require a hospital stay.
Yes. Ruptured or perforated appendicitis typically will require a hospital stay.
Absolutely, and likely in surgery. It can cause peritonitis.
