A woman recounted her frustrating experience being dismissed by doctors after she went to the emergency room with what appeared to be appendicitis. Amanda Buschelman, 42, from Cincinnati, Ohio, shared ...

A doctor told Amanda Buschelman she had ovarian cysts. He didn't believe her when she said she had no ovaries. Buschelman experienced an "excruciating" pain for 3 weeks that stumped 2 ER doctors and a ...

After 10 years, just over half the people in a trial of antibiotics for appendicitis have not needed an appendectomy.

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...

What should you do when abdominal pain strikes? While it may be caused by constipation or the stomach flu, there's a chance it could be something more serious. One culprit of abdominal pain is ...

Q: One of my roommates went to the ER because of abdominal pain and nausea. It turned out to be appendicitis, and we all thought he would need to have surgery. But the doctors did something they ...

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...