“How do I know if my child has appendicitis?”
My 12 year old son has pain in his lower right abdomen. How do I know if my child has appendicitis?
4 Answers
Dr. Bin S. Sung
Pediatrician
Right lower quadrant pain with tenderness, fever, persistent vomiting and especially greenish, greenish yellowish vomits should be checked by a doctor.
Take care.
Take care.
If he has Ferber and can not jump on right leg
The abdominal pain gets localized in the right lower quadrant and there is guarding. The child cannot bend the knees, it exacerbates the pain. The pain becomes worse and persistent.
Usually, the appendix hurts in the lower right and it gets progressively worse over a 12-24 hour period. Does it hurt his abdomen to tap the bottom of his feet? Is his appetite gone? If so, he would need to be checked right away so the appendix does not rupture.
