 [ Symptoms ] what causes pain nausea and blockage in the colonabdomen  i know a college aged person who has been suffering from pain and nausea the doctors mentioned appendigitis not appendicitis she was hospitalized for days but then seemed to get better however she is now having the same symptoms again she is going to have exploratory surgery she had a recent colonoscopy which showed no problem have you heard of appendigitis no one in the medical profession that i know seems to know what it is in fact they have never heard of it [ Disease ] appendagitis is basically where fleshy finger shaped growths on the outside of the large intestines called appendages get infected or inflamed these appendages are not entirely understood they may serve as padding in the abdominal cavity but when they are inflamed they can cause trouble appendagitis is a legitimate medical condition but a gi doctor is more likely to know what it is the exploratory surgery is probably to find out the size and location of these appendages and possibly to remove them the colonoscopy could come out normal looking because the appendages are on the outside of the large intestine not the inside as for your friend is symptoms they all lead to each other appendagitis could cause all the things you mention