Appendicitis causes

Common causes of appendicitis include obstructive fecaliths, parasitic or bacterial infections of the appendix, trauma, and lymphadenitis.

Common causes of appendicitis include:^[1]

• Foreign bodies
• Trauma
• Intestinal worms
• Lymphadenitis
• The occurrence of an obstructing fecalith
  • The occurrence of a fecalith in the appendix seems to be attributed to a right sided fecal retention reservoir in the colon and a prolonged fecal transit time.^[2]
• Low dietary fiber intake
  • Several studies offer evidence that a low fiber intake is involved in the pathogenesis of appendicitis.^[3][4][5]
  • This link between low fiber intake and appendicitis is in accordance with the occurrence of a right sided fecal reservoir and that dietary fiber reduces fecal transit time.^[6]
• Appendicolith
• Ascariasis
• Bacteroides
• Taenia infection

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