Colonoscopy is the examination of the colon- the large intestine by a gastroenterologist. It is is associated with increased risk of appendicitis, there is an evidence to suggest that colonoscopy can cause appendicitis up to one week after colonoscopy in some patients. The rate of appendicitis and appendectomy in the first week after a colonoscopy is high.
The colon must be completely cleaned before colonoscopy, if bacteria within the colon are altered as the bowel is prepared prior to colonoscopy in ways that increase the likelihood of inflammation, or if the increased air pressure caused by colonoscopy, it may have effects on the colonic mucosa that can predispose people to appendicitis.
Appendicitis is a condition when the appendix becomes inflamed and filled with pus, colonoscopy is valuable and the appendicitis rate is still very low, right-lower abdominal pain after colonoscopy may be a sign of appendicitis.
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