My daughter has had pain her her tummy around the naval since yesterday morning. When it started she had no temp and no other symptoms. Around noon she vomited and then by about for her temp was 99.7, I know that's a very low grade temp. Now this morning she awoke with a temp of 100.6 still low grade, the pain isn't around her naval it has moved down a bit and to the right slightly. But She isn't in severe pain, it's mostly pain when I push, although she isn't active either.
How likely is it that this is appendicitis?

I hope you have taken your child to the doctor.
I'm not sure on the vomiting but the pain around the navel and the low grade fever are both signs of appendicitis.


*edit* I looked this up courtesy of Medicine net


What are the symptoms of appendicitis?

Symptoms of appendicitis may include

Pain in the abdomen, first around the belly button, then moving to the lower right area
Loss of appetite
Nausea
Vomiting
Constipation or diarrhea
Inability to pass gas
Low fever that begins after other symptoms
Abdominal swelling
Not everyone with appendicitis has all the symptoms. The pain intensifies and worsens when moving, taking deep breaths, coughing, or sneezing. The area becomes very tender. People may have a sensation called "downward urge," also known as "tenesmus," which is the feeling that a bowel movement will relieve their discomfort. Laxatives and pain medications should not be taken in this situation. Anyone with these symptoms needs to see a qualified physician immediately.

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I hope you have taken your child to the doctor.
I'm not sure on the vomiting but the pain around the navel and the low grade fever are both signs of appendicitis.

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I'm waiting for a sitter to arrive to watch my other children.
I thought the pain had to be severe?

In my first answer, I posted some additional information, you may want to read it.
I know that if they burst, the child could be in serious trouble.
I have known people to have a huge amount of pain and have heard of others that were surprised it was their appendicits that was causing the problem... it could all depend on their threshold for pain.
I am not in the medical field, but I would seriously caution you to take your child to the ER or Doctor ASAP

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Originally Posted by bushg

In my first answer, I posted some additional information, you may want to read it.
I know that if they burst, the child could be in serious trouble.
I have known people to have a huge amount of pain and have heard of others that were surprised it was their appendicits thta was causing the problem...it could all depend on their threshold for pain.
I am not in the medical field, but I would seriously caution you to take your child to the ER or Doctor ASAP

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Thanks for the info :)
Like I said we're ready just waiting on the babysitter. The thing that caught me the most is that the pain has moved from eing all over to being one sided. As strange as it sounds this child has a high tolerance for major pain and a low tolerance for minor pain. It's strange, but I know her and she's not herself. We're going to be enroute to the ER shortly.

Thank you again

Good luck, hope all goes well.
Check back in and let us know what happened. You never know your question may help out another child in the future.

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Good luck, hope all goes well.
Check back in and let us know what happened. You never know your question may help out another child in the future.

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First I want to thank you for all your help. We spent 9 hours in the ER yesterday and although she presented like appendix it wasn't. I'm completely unsure how I feel as she was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. It's great to have a diagnosis, and an explanation for the years of night time tummy ache complaints, but instead of having a quick fix this is now something we're going to need to work on. I'm glad I took her though, it explains so much.
Thank you again

" It's great to have a diagnosis, and an explanation for the years of night time tummy ache complaints,"


Try and think back about what was going on in her life when this first started. It is very important that you keep up with her illness and help her learn how to deal with her problem/problems.


I suffered from IBS on and off during my early childhood and later on in my early 20's.

My problems were from mental, physical, sexual abuse that manifested into IBS symptoms.

Thanks for coming back and letting me know what the diagnosis was. Maybe this thread will someday help another parent and child.

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Originally Posted by bushg

" It's great to have a diagnosis, and an explanation for the years of night time tummy ache complaints,"


Try and think back about what was going on in her life when this first started. It is very important that you keep up with her illness and help her learn how to deal with her problem/problems.


I suffered from IBS on and off during my early childhood and later on in my early 20's.

My problems were from mental, physical, sexual abuse that manifested into IBS symptoms.

Thanks for coming back and letting me know what the diagnosis was. Maybe this thread will someday help another parent and child.

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After an extra push from Momma bear the pediatrician did a Celiac screening. Her results were almost off the charts. She is actually Celiac, not IBS. And although we are still waiting for a biopsy to confirm, the pediatrician called the biopsy a formality since the blood levels were so high, she was + 3 out of 3 tests. Once we do the biopsy and have the rest of us screened, we'll be going gluten free *sigh*
I'm so glad I pushed for that test even though she wasn't presenting with obvious symptoms. I wanted to update you and update the question in case anyone else comes across this. Thanks again.