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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' that takes place in Australia, Poor Eliza has the misfortune of not only developing Appendicitis on Valentine's Day, but also that the commvee and mini-comm are immobile. It's a possible life or death situation as Nigel overcomes various obstacles to get her to a hospital.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' that takes place in Australia, Eliza has the misfortune of not only developing Appendicitis on Valentine's Day, but also that the commvee and mini-comm are immobile. It's a possible life or death situation as Nigel overcomes various obstacles to get her to a hospital.

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* ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' has an excellent example: The main villain of the third movie, [[spoiler: Fujino Asagami]], has a severe case of appendicitis, which leads her to believe she'd been stabbed. (It's complicated.) By the end of the episode, her condition has worsened to a point where even immediate attention is pointless; she's vomiting blood and barely able to crawl. And that's before we mention the killer chasing her, or the repeated rapes she endured previously. [[spoiler:It ends comparably well for her, when Ryougi Shiki (who can literally kill any''thing'') kills '' the appendicitis inside Fujino'' with her powers and saves her life.]]
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* In ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic'', this is why [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]] has a SickEpisode and is nearly killed by a changeling in the hospital, even though [[CriticalResearchFailure ponies don't have appendixes]].

* James Roday from ''Series/{{Psych}}'', was hospitalized with appendicitis and had to have it removed just prior to his scheduled appearance on Wrestling/WWERaw. He recovered and was even able to make a literal phoned in appearance during the episode, albeit highly medicated and somewhat loopy.

** More tragically, it is also common for childhood appendicitis to be mistaken for stomach flu--even by the doctors. [[AdultFear This can result in the child not getting their appendix removed until after it has ruptured, or worse still,]] [[TearJerker it may end with the poor kid dying as a result of peritonitis, with the parents]] OutlivingOnesOffspring.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard'' episode "Cowdyshack", Otis accidentally ruptures his friend Crazy Louie's appendix and seeks to replace it with a new one that's the prize for winning a golf tournament. They win the prize, only for Crazy Louie to discover that the appendix is a completely useless organ, so he sells it for money to get extra thumbs, which horrifies the gang.

(If you have severe stomach pain in the lower right side or that started there and spread[[note]]It tends to vary from person to person. Sometimes it actually starts as a pressing pain on the ''left'' side, while the right is only sensitive under pressure. [[ParanoiaFuel You never know until a specialist checks.]][[/note]], go to an emergency room. DO NOT take an enema or laxative or otherwise try to force a bowel movement – the pressure/stimulation of bowel contractions can cause the appendix to rupture. Also, ''have the surgery'', because while it may give you a scar (which will be quite small if they use an endoscope) and may result in some occasional bowel issues later in life due to the appendix hosting beneficial bacteria, both of those can be easily dealt with – and the surgery is the only absolute cure that ensures the condition won't worsen and kill you, or return if cured via antibiotics or other nonsurgical treatment.)

---> '''B.J.:''' It's mutilation!...If you do this you'll hate yourself!\\

--> '''B.J.:''' It's mutilation!...If you do this you'll hate yourself!
--> '''Hawkeye:''' I already hate myself! I hate me, I hate you, and I hate this whole life here! But if I can keep that maniac off the line with a simple appendectomy, at least I'll hate myself with a clear conscience.
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No RealLife examples, please, unless they're extremely interesting.[[note]][[ParanoiaFuel Roughly 10% of the human population will develop this for no explained reason.]] [[http://www.naturesplatform.com/health_benefits.html#appendicitis A hypothesis exists that suggests that the western-style toliet, where one sits downs to defecate, might be the cause, since the sitting position prevents fecal matter from efficiently leaving the body as well as squatting.]] Advocates point to the lower instances of appendicitis in areas of the world with squat toilets compared to those with sitting toilets.[[/note]]

(If you have severe stomach pain in the lower right side or that started there and spread[[note]]It tends to vary from person to person. Sometimes it actually starts as a pressing pain on the ''left'' side, while the right is only sensitive under pressure. [[ParanoiaFuel You never know until a specialist checks.]][[/note]], go to an emergency room. DO NOT take an enema or laxative or otherwise try to force a bowel movement – the pressure/stimulation of bowel contractions can cause the appendix to rupture. Also, ''have the surgery'', because while it may give you a scar (which will be quite small if they use an endoscope) and may result in some occasional bowel issues later in life due to the appendix hosting beneficial bacteria, both of those can be easily dealt with – and the surgery is the only absolute cure that ensures the condition won't worsen and kill you, or return if cured via antibiotics or other nonsurgical treatment).

* ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai'' has an excellent example: The main villain of the third movie, [[spoiler: Fujino Asagami]], has a severe case of appendicitis, which leads her to believe she'd been stabbed. (It's complicated.) By the end of the episode, her condition has worsened to a point where even immediate attention is pointless; she's vomiting blood and barely able to crawl. And that's before we mention the killer chasing her, or the repeated rapes she endured previously. [[spoiler:It ends comparably well for her, when Ryougi Shiki (who can literally kill any''thing'') kills '' the appendicitis inside Fujino'' with her powers and saves her life.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/AloneTogether Alone Together]]'', Kim and Shego are [[TrappedInAnotherWorld stuck]] in an [[GhostPlanet otherwise unpopulated]] {{alternate universe}} long enough to become friends (and eventually [[LesYay more]]). When Kim develops appendicitis, Shego has to [[MeatgrinderSurgery remove it]], guided only by a frantic review of medical texts from the hospital.

* Happened on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' in the episode "Tickled Pinky". Before the procedure, Rocko has a dream in which his appendix is a little kid whom he consoles with a trip to the fair (and other, increasingly silly last requests) before he's taken out.

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Dr. Hibbert performed an emergency appendectomy on the street, then threw the appendix away as if it were a live grenade. It even exploded like a grenade.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' had Jon suffer from appendicitis, though Garfield's obsession with a video game didn't help him at all... but between the antics of [[HeroicDog Odie]] and [[AccidentalHero the noise from Garfield playing the video game]], they managed to alert the paramedics in time.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "The Five Days of F.L.A.R.G.", Mark claims that if he's unable to celebrate the Yugopotamian holiday of Flarg, his appendix will burst. Unfortunately, [[BizarreAlienBiology his appendix is a nuclear device that's powerful enough to destroy Earth.]]

* ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter'': New Blood has the player character racing against time to remove an infected appendix before it bursts.
** Afterwards, they immediately operate on another patient whose appendix had just burst.

* In ''WebOriginal/DeadEnds'' the abundance of zombies prevents [[spoiler:Winny, Will's wife,]] from getting the operation that could have saved [[spoiler:her.]] It is quite the TearJerker.

** More tragically, it is also common for childhood appendicitis to be mistaken for stomach flu--even by the doctors. [[AdultFear This can result in the child not getting his appendix removed until after it has ruptured, or worse still,]] [[TearJerker it may end with the poor kid dying as a result of peritonitis, with the parents]] OutlivingOnesOffspring.

** More tragically, it is also common for childhood appendicitis to be mistaken for stomach flu--even by the doctors. [[AdultFear This can result in the patient not getting his appendix removed until after it has ruptured, or worse still,]] [[TearJerker it may end with the poor kid dying as a result of peritonitis, with the parents]] OutlivingOnesOffspring.

** More tragically, it is also common for childhood appendicitis to be mistaken for stomach flu. [[AdultFear This can result in the patient not getting his appendix removed until after it has ruptured, or worse still,]] [[TearJerker it may end with the poor kid dying as a result of peritonitis, with the parents]] OutlivingOnesOffspring.

* Happened to {{Lets Play}}er LetsPlay/RoahmMythril around Thanksgiving time. Thankfully, he made it to the hospital quickly and made a full recovery.