How Do You Cope With Appendicitis Pain?
An infected or burst appendix is likely to feel like the worst stomach pain you’ve ever had. And, like a stomach disorder, the pain is usually accompanied by nausea, cramping, swelling and a loss of appetite. Because pain killers and other drugs can mask or complicate the appendicitis, it is important for you to cope with the pain on your own. Here are a few ways to do so safely. Try your best to identify the pain as coming from the appendix. While you will not be able to make a diagnosis on your own, you should note if the pain is coming from what’s called the McBurney point, which is halfway between your hipbone protrusion and navel on your right side. Knowing with some degree of certainty that the pain is appendicitis will help you take the right steps to cope. Lie down on your back. Lying down will take some of the strain off your body and the painful areas of your abdomen. Also, you will reduce the chances of causing further injury to yourself if you are laid up. Try to keep as st
