Is the appendix useless, so it's better to remove it?

The appendix is located in the lower right abdomen. It is a tubular organ with only one opening. The appendix is shaped like socks, and its length is about 5- 10 cm. The function of the appendix is that many people find it troublesome and useless. Its existence shows that according to the statistics used by surgeons to practice knife skills, it is easy for people to lose their appendix prematurely. This also proves from the side that the appendix is not useless.

Generally speaking, its function has the following three aspects: first, the appendix is a "refuge" for beneficial bacteria in the intestine, helping them to live in the intestine after survival. In other words, the total number of bacteria in our intestines is quite large, and some of them are beneficial bacteria or fungi, called beneficial bacteria.

Second, the appendix also participates in the immune function of the body: the immunity of the appendix reaches its peak at the age of 18~20, and then drops rapidly, and will disappear completely around the age of 60.

Third, the appendix can also secrete a variety of substances and digestive enzymes: promoting intestinal peristalsis and digestion and reducing constipation.

Appendicitis: The appendix has simple structure and many functions, but it is easy to be inflamed. Appendicitis can be divided into acute and chronic.

1. Obstruction: The appendix has a small opening, which is easily blocked by feces, roundworms and food fragments, which makes harmful bacteria take advantage of it and causes infection and inflammation. 2. Direct infection, slight damage to the appendix mucosa, and bacterial invasion will cause different degrees of infection and inflammation. 3. Other diarrhea or constipation can cause muscle spasm of the appendix, causing blood supply disorder and mucosal injury, bacterial invasion, infection and inflammation, while chronic appendicitis can be divided into two types in clinic: recurrent appendicitis and chronic appendicitis are caused by residual bacterial infection after treatment of acute appendicitis, while the latter is similar in etiology to acute appendicitis, but with mild symptoms and more concealed signs than acute appendicitis. Prevention of appendicitis, friends who are still alive with appendicitis should take preventive measures: self-examination, self-examination. If the following symptoms appear, it may be appendicitis, so be sure to go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.

Avoid terrible complications: treatment, appendicitis can be treated by surgery and non-surgery. When patients do not accept surgery or objective conditions do not allow, antibiotic suppositories can be given directly in anus, and antibiotics can be given orally or intravenously. As mentioned above, the appendix has many functions, so should we try our best to keep it no matter what happens? If appendicitis has suppurative inflammation or perforation, it is better to cut it early in order to avoid complications. For patients with recurrent appendicitis, excision is generally recommended, but the specific situation should be analyzed by doctors. Only special people need preventive surgery as appropriate.

After losing the appendix, the function of the appendix will gradually weaken with the increase of age in adulthood. At this time, the impact of losing it is not great, and the friends don't have to be too nervous and concentrate on postoperative recovery.