I had an interesting conversation with my parents last night,
(crohns seems to be the topic of all our discussions these days)
and my mother brought up a pretty valid question.
Many people have discovered they have Crohn's due to their appendix
rupturing. So why don't doctors look into Crohn's (or another
digestive disorder) being the culprit more often when someone's appendix
ruptures? Instead, they just send you home even if you've had stomach
pains your whole life.
I mean, obviously the body is trying to tell you it is in distress if a body part
ruptures! Most likely, it ruptured BECAUSE of something. But they never
seem to investigate a cause, they just remove it as if it is routine.
And perhaps a ruptured appendix is just a freak thing for some people,
but I would say it at least justifies a proper investigation into
something else.
I'm only complaining about this because it took them so long to diagnose me,
and if they had looked better into it after my appendix ruptured, I may not
have had to go through a lot of pain and suffering that I have had to endure.
Anyone else agree?
(crohns seems to be the topic of all our discussions these days)
and my mother brought up a pretty valid question.
Many people have discovered they have Crohn's due to their appendix
rupturing. So why don't doctors look into Crohn's (or another
digestive disorder) being the culprit more often when someone's appendix
ruptures? Instead, they just send you home even if you've had stomach
pains your whole life.
I mean, obviously the body is trying to tell you it is in distress if a body part
ruptures! Most likely, it ruptured BECAUSE of something. But they never
seem to investigate a cause, they just remove it as if it is routine.
And perhaps a ruptured appendix is just a freak thing for some people,
but I would say it at least justifies a proper investigation into
something else.
I'm only complaining about this because it took them so long to diagnose me,
and if they had looked better into it after my appendix ruptured, I may not
have had to go through a lot of pain and suffering that I have had to endure.
Anyone else agree?