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  • 25 Years
  • 01/04/2021

What does appendix pain feel like?

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Normal appendix do not cause any pain unless it is inflammed. During that period, pain usually starts around umbilicus and later travel to right lower abdomen where appendix is situated. It is a sharp shooting type of pain which increases on walking, coughing and pressig on that area. Additional symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and fever may be present.

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