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Early Appendicitis Symptoms

Less than 50 percent of people who have appendicitis will have early appendicitis symptoms. Early appendicitis symptoms can include pain in the abdomen, nausea, and vomiting.

Early Appendicitis Symptoms: A Summary

Early appendicitis symptoms can include:
 
  • Pain in the abdomen, first around the belly button, and then moving to the lower right area
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting.
     
However, less than 50 percent of people who have appendicitis will have early appendicitis symptoms. (Click Appendicitis Symptoms for more information about the symptoms of appendicitis.)
 
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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