Appendicitis Risk Factors: Who is Most Susceptible?

The following are more likely to get appendicitis:

- Young adults between the ages of 10 and 30

- People who have certain medical conditions, such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.

- People with a family history of appendicitis

- Males may be more likely to get appendicitis than females

- People who do not eat enough foods containing healthy roughage (fiber)/People who have a low fiber diet or are constipated