 [ Symptoms ] vegetation and the appendix i believe i read somewhere that the appendix is used to hold gut bacteria and that the gut bacteria breaks down foliage i am curious then if this would be true could it be harmful for someone who has had their appendix removed to consider taking up a veganplant based diet [ Disease ] i do not believe that any of the over the counter pain medications have sulfa check with the pharmacist just in case when you purchase them but i think you are good to go