Common symptoms
- Pain that starts around the navel and moves to the lower right side of the abdomen
- Pain that worsens on walking, coughing or over bumps on the road
- Loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting
- Low-grade fever
Come to hospital immediately if
- Severe or rapidly worsening abdominal pain
- High fever, a hard swollen belly, or repeated vomiting
- Pain that suddenly eases and then spreads across the whole abdomen — this can mean a burst appendix
Treatment without surgery
Don’t take laxatives or strong painkillers to wait it out — they can hide worsening symptoms. Some early, uncomplicated cases can be treated with antibiotics in hospital, but that is decided only after examination and tests.
- Examination, blood tests and ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis
- Hospital observation and antibiotics in selected early cases
Treatment options
Which option suits you is decided after examination — sometimes the answer is no procedure at all.
Appendicectomy
Surgical removal of the inflamed appendix — the standard, definitive treatment.
Suited toMost cases of acute appendicitis
Drainage, then planned surgery
If an abscess has formed, it may be drained first and the appendix removed later.
Suited toAn appendix abscess or mass
Recovery
Most people stay one to three nights. Walking starts the next day; desk work usually resumes within one to two weeks — longer if the appendix had burst.
Insurance
Salalkar Hospital supports insurance reimbursement — you receive the bills, discharge summary and documents your insurer asks for. Many policies have a waiting period for conditions such as piles, fissure, fistula and hernia, so check your policy wording before planning surgery.
Questions
Can appendicitis be treated with medicines alone?
In some early, uncomplicated cases antibiotics in hospital may settle it, though it can come back. Most cases are treated by removing the appendix. The choice is made after examination and tests.
Do we need the appendix?
No — people live normally without it.
Is appendix pain always on the right?
Usually it settles in the lower right abdomen, but in children, pregnant women and older people the pain can be in unusual places. If in doubt, get examined the same day.