If you have appendicitis, you will start feeling a dull, aching pain located in your lower right quadrant. “It's not until the pain moves down to the right side and is persistent over a period of six to 12 hours that appendicitis is more likely,” says O'Brien.

How long can you have a grumbling appendix for?

Chronic appendicitis can have milder symptoms that last for a long time, and that disappear and reappear. It can go undiagnosed for several weeks, months, or years. Acute appendicitis has more severe symptoms that appear suddenly within 24 to 48 hours . Acute appendicitis requires immediate treatment.

How do you know if you have a grumbling appendix?

Pain in your lower right belly or pain near your navel that moves lower. This is usually the first sign. Loss of appetite. Nausea and vomiting soon after belly pain begins.