| Diagnosing the condition of the appendix in order | | | | women. In some cases the appendix may move |
| to determine whether or not a person suffers | | | | to behind the colon which is referred to as a |
| from appendicitis can be a tricky business indeed. | | | | retro-colic appendix. |
| The position of the appendix in a person's | | | | In most cases the inflammation of the appendix |
| abdominal area as well as its size and size of the | | | | may act more as an inflammation of other |
| membrane which attaches it to the other organs | | | | abdominal organs instead of the appendix itself, |
| within the abdomen, this membrane is open | | | | this is mostly due to the fact that the appendix is |
| referred to as the mesentery. | | | | confined to a small area and when inflamed it can |
| If the mesentery is larger than normal it allows | | | | produce a pain which is hard to pinpoint which is |
| the appendix to move around the abdomen, if on | | | | why when most patients are asked to tell the |
| the other hand the appendix is larger than normal | | | | doctor the location where it hurts the often signal |
| it can dip down into the pelvis, it may also | | | | the area with a circular motion. |
| become tangled with other pelvic organs in | | | | |