Appendectomies are not benign. They can compromise a healthy gut and raise the risk of psychiatric disorders. Fortunately, ...

More research is needed, but increasing the amount of fiber in our diet might improve our odds of avoiding appendectomy. That’s a small price to pay for avoiding unnecessary psychiatric disease.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston thought he was "probably going to die" after getting appendicitis Sailor Sir ... it under control so I went on a sloppy diet. "Very soft food, like porridge and stuff ...