Pain in one specific spot is a dead giveaway.

A Scottish woman who thought she had a burst appendix was shocked when she found out she was pregnant — and gave birth 40 minutes later. Anna Jackson, 22, started getting a pain in her abdomen but put ...

Many Americans grew up with the idea their appendix is an unnecessary organ, made obsolete by evolution. But in the last 20 years or so, scientists have come to believe the appendix serves a purpose, ...

Unplanned pregnancies are one thing, but what about “cryptic pregnancies” — a total surprise to mother herself, until just before the baby is delivered. It’s more common than you think: One in 2,500 ...

Alana from Glasgow says she had to "beg" doctors to check her appendix and "if they didn't listen, I would be dead".