tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583611163696354282.post9097906866632124413..comments2023-12-12T13:40:11.323-05:00Comments on Scaling the Peak: Treating Childhood Illness in a SHTF Scenario Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583611163696354282.post-9939000865104996392010-12-12T21:20:45.925-05:002010-12-12T21:20:45.925-05:00It's not unlikely that the diarrhea was actual...It's not unlikely that the diarrhea was actually caused by something unrelated like a virus. Then the appendix became inflamed as a result or something like that.<br /><br />In appendicitis, the digestive system will shut down, making diarrhea unusual (although not unheard of, obviously).Ceredwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368193664088481877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583611163696354282.post-59673874201512147502010-12-12T21:02:31.645-05:002010-12-12T21:02:31.645-05:00Thank you for this primer. My mother always took u...Thank you for this primer. My mother always took us to a doctor the moment we looked sick. I have little confidence in my own ability to assess routine ailments.<br /><br />I found your comments appendicitis surprising. The first sign I had that something was wrong was an extensive episode of diarrhea, less than twelve hours before the first vomiting, and less than thirty-six hours before nick-of-time emergency surgery. Because of my own personal experience, I had assumed that diarrhea was a common early symptom for appendicitis.GeorgiaJoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923565727443914342noreply@blogger.com