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health advisory Hospital Doctor Yu 2007-11-8 19:08:27

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The pressure from orbit can cause the appendix to burst.

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well if you get appendicitis, it comes on randomly and is very painful and can kill you unless you have your appendix removied. in space i guess they cant do that.

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From what I understand, its actually not always done. It has been considered as a preemptive measure for going into orbit, but never mandated.

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I didnt know this before.May be because Appendicitis is veyr painful problem..once a person get it , he is no loger able to work properly,n if it get complicated or gangrenous , it can bring much complications after rupturing like peritonitis, shock n death. and as its rudimentary organ so there is no harm in getting it out..so i think appendisectomy is a prophylactic measure for astronauts.

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