What causes appendicitis in women?

Appendicitis can occur in both young people and middle-aged and elderly people. Appendicitis is mainly divided into acute appendicitis and chronic appendicitis. Acute appendicitis is more serious and requires timely medical treatment. Acute appendicitis not only causes abdominal pain but also nausea and vomiting. Moreover, if the appendix is ​​not removed in time, it is likely to continue to swell. So for women, what causes appendicitis?

1: Blockage of the appendix lumen. If the patient's appendix is ​​narrow, then it may cause obvious blockage of the appendix lumen, which is obvious when running. The lumen of the appendix is ​​blocked by the small amount of food left in the stomach. Of course, there are also parasites that cling to the intestines, which begin to twist in the patient’s stomach.

2: Lymphatic tissue appears on the wall of the appendix. Many patients now feel abdominal pain all the time, and many of them can be diagnosed with appendicitis. In fact, this is because the bacteria directly enter the patient's body, and then the blood begins to circulate normally, and then it will enter the inflammation area along the appendix, resulting in redness, swelling and various severe pains.

3. Eating unclean food. If the patient does not pay attention to his diet, he is likely to suffer from constipation. As time goes by, constipation will make the patient nervous and cause abnormal intestinal function. This will hinder the patient's appendix and empty the patient's blood circulation. Bacteria will create bacteria in the appendix.

4: People’s living habits. Eating raw, cold and unclean food, constipation, running fast and mental stress can lead to intestinal dysfunction, hinder the blood circulation and emptying of the appendix, and create conditions for bacterial infection. Other common causes of acute appendicitis include Escherichia coli and anaerobic bacteria. Obstruction of the appendix lumen. The appendix is ​​a long and thin tube that is connected to the cecum at only one end. Once blocked, secretions may accumulate in the lumen, increasing the internal pressure and compressing the appendix wall to block distal blood supply. On this basis, bacteria in the lumen may invade the damaged mucosa, causing infection. Some people have found that gangrenous appendicitis almost always has obstruction. Factors that lead to narrowing of the appendix lumen include fecal stones, food residues, hair clumps, retention of intestinal parasites, and damage to the appendix, which causes swelling and twisting.

5: Bacterial infection. There are also cases where the disease occurs without obstruction, the main factor of which is direct infection caused by bacteria in the appendix cavity. Because the appendix cavity is connected to the cecum, it has the same bacterial species and numbers as those in the cecum cavity, mainly Escherichia coli and anaerobic bacteria. If the appendix mucosa is slightly damaged, bacteria will invade the wall of the tube and cause infection of varying degrees. A small number of patients develop the disease after an upper respiratory tract infection, so it is also believed that the infection can be transmitted to the appendix through the blood. Another part of the infection originates from purulent infection in adjacent organs and invades the appendix. There is abundant lymphatic tissue on the wall of the appendix. Pathogens can enter the appendix through the blood circulation and cause acute inflammation, resulting in redness, swelling, and pain, which can easily lead to acute appendicitis.