Appendicitis

__**//Appendicitis By Dominic Sham//**__

Appendicitis is a non-infectious disease which causes inflammation of the appendix. In many cases, it is required to cut the appendix for cure. This disease was first described by Reginald Fitz in 1886. Appendicitis is also commonly recognized for causing severe abdominal pain.

The appendicitis disease is caused when food enters your appendix and is unable to leave. The Appendix is a comparative small and useless bit of intestine located under the cecum. The reason for the existence of the appendix could be evolution, as our ancestors would need the appendix to digest and absorb energy from plant cells however in modern times the appendix no longer retains it’s function, it is also believed that, the appendix has a role in the immune system, but it has not been confirmed yet.

When food from the small intestine enters the cecum( the part between the large and small intestine), there is a slight chance but not normally that the food is accidently forced into the appendix, and in there if the food does not manage to get out in time, the immune system attacks it which causes the inflammation in the appendix. If this further goes on, the inflammation would become more painful and damage would be caused. The typical cure for the appendicitis is to cut it out through a surgery, once down the doctor will sew your wound and you would never have any problems with it again.