 [ Symptoms ] can the appendix grow back  i have had my appendix removed back in 1989 i have had several scans ultrasounds over the past few years that have indicated my appendix looked good how can that be if it was removed is it possible it has grown back [ Disease ] well that is quite interesting is not it the appendix is not an organ capable of growing back in fact the appendix is not an organ at all it is an anatomical structure a tubelike sac that hangs off the large intestine where that structure meets the small intestine doctors and scientists are still debating what function if any the appendix performs so to your question first i would ask if you are positive your appendix was removed in other words was it taken out due to a case of appendicitis or was it removed in conjunction with another operation sometimes for example a surgeon will remove the appendix at the same time the gallbladder or an ovary is removed if that is the case maybe you were misinformed about whether it really was removed or not if you are positive the appendix was removed then i would say someone is misreading the ultrasound image it is possible they are seeing some fleshy tissue or fatty tissue and identifying it as the appendix hope this helps i do not have an answer to this question however in 2007 we discovered the appendix does in fact have a medical purpose to redeposit beneficial bacteria in the intestines when needed i e after a bout of diarrhea or when the immune system is compromised there are currently studies to determine the correlation of appendectomies and crohn is disease stating that we live in a clean enough environment to experience no problems without one is also a myth birth control alcohol nicotine steroids junk food etc etc all create a heavy burden on our digestive system do not quote me on this but i believe acne around the chin with red a red hue is a sign for digestive system problems and many toxins further exacerbate our intestines faster than they can keep up it would be interesting to see if a connection is made to immune system diseases and having appendectomies however it would be the case of the chicken and the egg was the body attacking the appendix first and then spread to other parts of the body or did having the appendectomy cause immune system diseases was it poor nutrition or bad genes that caused such a problem there is also medical purpose for tonsils as well as wisdom teeth as well as your frontal lobe lastly i hear up to 28 of the time appendixes are removed prematurely we at one point believed removing excessive amounts of blood would heal an illness we also at one point blew nicotine smoke up a persons rectum do not believe everything an expert tells you it is a science because we know only a scratch many illnesses are caused by behavioral trends of a society source due to this as well as my own adolescent idiocy i now have serious digestive system and brain issues and have spent hundreds and hundreds of hours researching how to heal myself through diet to no