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Infection of abdominal lining (peritonitis)
A condition in which the lining of the belly is swollen and irritated.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Common |
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of infection of abdominal lining?
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A 54-year old asked:
I try to avoid toxic drugs and treatments. What can I try before I go for traditional medical care for infection of abdominal lining?
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A 50-year old female asked:
My endometrial lining is 20mm thick. I am post menopausal and have been feeling a dull ache or pressure in my lower abdomen. Should I be worried?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Why have I been bloated for 2-3 weeks? My lower abdomen looks big, the lining of my uterus sticks out. I've had my last 2 periods. 7 days away next pd
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A 45-year old asked:
Is it possible to have peritonitis without an infection?
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A 32-year old asked:
How can peritonitis result from urinary tract infection?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is peritonitis a contagious disease?
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A 43-year old asked:
Should a ruptured appendix with peritonitis wound be left untreated or closed?
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A 25-year old asked:
How can I treat peritonitis - dialysis associated?
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A 35-year old asked:
What makes peritonitis, pleurisy, and pericarditis cause a great deal of pain?
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A 40-year old asked:
Peritonitis from an ovarian cyst rupture. What should I do?
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A 24-year old asked:
What are common symptoms of peritonitis?
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A 32-year old asked:
How common is peritonitis from mrsa?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I was told my daughters appendix burst 2 days before she was operated on. Peritonitis had set in. How serious was this?
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A 43-year old asked:
What do doctors use to treat peritonitis?
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A 24-year old asked:
What are some symptoms of peritonitis - dialysis associated?
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A 33-year old asked:
Might peritonitis cause constipation?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do you test for peritonitis - dialysis associated?
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A 33-year old asked:
What do peritonitis pleurisy and pericarditis have in common?
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A 31-year old asked:
Are peritonitis, pleurisy, and pericarditis all accompanied by pain?
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A 37-year old asked:
How could someone get peritonitis from an ovarian cyst rupture?
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A 41-year old asked:
If the suffix -itis means "inflammation of" what do peritonitis,pleurisy and pericarditis have in common?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can a chest x-ray show peritonitis(fluid around the heart)?
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A 31-year old asked:
How much time does it take peritonitis to heal?
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A 25-year old asked:
Are some people more prone to getting peritonitis?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is peritonitis contagious?
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A 42-year old asked:
what causes someone to develope peritonitis?
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A 40-year old female asked:
1.5yrs after 36hr ulcer perforation, peritonitis &severe ab adhesions, I have gastroperesis due to the adhes. Beside liquid diet, what r my options?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Can I restart peritoneal dialysis after having removed the catheter due to peritonitis, as I've blood clotting, deep vein issues with heamodialysis ?
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A 49-year old female asked:
2011 had VP shunt placed. Had sterile peritonitis. Now have enlarged head of pancrease (pancrelipase). elarged right side of liver 17.5 cm. multiple lymph nodes seen?
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