"There is no proven way to prevent appendicitis."

happousai (imported) wrote: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:50 pm "There is no proven way to prevent appendicitis."

Must be true...

"There are no medically proven ways to prevent appendicitis. Although appendicitis is rare in countries where people eat a high-fiber diet, experts have not yet shown that a high-fiber diet definitely prevents appendicitis."

From: http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections ... is_p3.html (http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections ... is_p3.html)

Sure there is.

It is called APPENDECTOMY and it is done before APPENDICITIS occurs.

It is a bit like preventing testicular cancer by castration only it is done A LOT more often.

A-1

A-1 (imported) wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:34 pm It is called APPENDECTOMY and it is done before APPENDICITIS occurs.

It is a bit like preventing testicular cancer by castration only it is done A LOT more often.

Yes, that is what I was thinking of.

I'm not sure if they do preemptive appendectomies so much anymore, though; I couldn't find much information about it in a web search. Maybe they're more reluctant to cut things off these days.

You have no reason to believe THIS sentence.