Treatment usually involves surgery and antibiotics treatment.

• Open surgery: For cases of ruptured appendix, infection spread, and abscess is present, your surgeon will need to clean the abdominal cavity and may need to place a tube to drain abscess and prescribe antibiotics to control infection before removing appendix later
• Laparoscopic surgery: Lesser invasive version of surgery with small incision. Good for cases without complications needing open surgery.

The likely cause is infection in the appendix causing inflammation. Left untreated, the appendix can rupture which is life-threatening and requires surgery to remove the appendix and clean your abdominal cavity.

Signs and symptoms of appendicitis may include:

• Sudden pain that begins on the right side of the lower abdomen
• Sudden pain that begins around your navel and often shifts to your lower right abdomen
• Pressing may worsen the pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• Constipation or diarrhea
• High temperature

If you feel pain which may correspond to appendicitis, contact your doctor or emergency room to receive treatment as earliest as possible.