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Tummy Pain
Any virus infection, not just those that cause diarrhoea, can cause tummy pain. This is because the bowels are surrounded by lymph glands like those in the neck, groins and armpits and during a general viral illness, they swell too. These swollen glands (the mesenteric glands) can become sore and press on the bowel, so that there is discomfort…
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Appendicitis
The appendix is a blind-ended tube attached to the start of the large intestine. It is an inch or two long. In some animals it is much longer, and helps digest fibrous plant material. In humans it is an evolutionary remnant, and has no known useful function. Appendicitis is infection of the appendix. It often starts with a…
