Has anyones child had appendicitis? My son is 2 and has been complaining of a stomach ache and when you ask him he points to his right side every time. he hasnt had a fever and the pain comes and goes but last night he woke up crying and and told me had to pee and again like 5 minutes later thats when i thought it could be a UTI but when i took him to the doctors the test was negative but she pushed on his dtomach and it didnt seem to bother him but still when you ask hime he points. I had appendicitis a year ago and my pain came and gone for 3 weeks i had no fever until one morning i couldnt even lift my children and the pain never went away I went to the ER and my appendics had already ruptured i was in the hospital for 4 days. my son is very tough and im sure every mom says that about their son but he is balls to the wall never cries tough so i was woundering if any parent has ever been in this same situation. thanks
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First try a small dose of milk of magnesia, or epsom salts mixed with lemonade. If that doesn't give relief within a few minutes then you need to see a doctor. There are a half dozen organs that can give similar symptoms. I mention MOM and epsom salts because magnesium deficiencies are very common in American children, and that is cheap and easy to test.