Appendicitis afflicts roughly one in 10 people during their lifetime and accounts for more emergency abdominal surgeries than any other ailment. Yet, as emergency room doctors know too well, ...

Ease back into exercise after appendicitis with short walks, gentle movements, and doctor-approved activities to aid recovery and prevent injury.

When children have stomach pain, many parents' minds go to appendicitis, which requires surgery. But if the child can jump without major pain,... Worried your kid might have appendicitis? Try the jump ...

My 5-year-old was complaining of stomach pain, and I was worried and had questions. I asked her how bad the pain was and where it hurt and whether it was getting worse. Being a kindergartner, she ...

The jump test is a real thing, Jennifer Shu, a pediatrician in Atlanta, assures me. "There are studies on the jump test," she explains. "They look at what are the chances if you have a positive jump ...