Posts: 26,458. Ensure itself is not really healthy but it's a good alternative for those who need some nutrition, especially pg women who are adverse to cooking. I try and do my own smoothies but sometimes even that makes you want to vomit, so if you can open a can, that's good enough!! have been drinking Ensure meal replacements on those days when I can't really stomach much real food and also to fill get rid of that 'empty' feeling in my belly when I am not actually hungry (whihc is rare) but it just feel like I need something. I did this wiht my first pregnancy as well.
Once the appendicitis symptoms appear, it can take as little as 24 to 72 hours for the infected appendix to rupture. If the appendix ruptures, the infection can spread to other areas of the abdomen, increasing the risk of serious complications and making treatment more difficult.
It depends on the approach used. I perform all my appendectomies laparoscopically. Depending on the degree of inflammation it has taken me as little as 7 mins and as long as about an hour to take an appendix out. I average anywhere between 15-30 mins. This does not include the time taken to set the room up, put the patient to sleep, wake the patient up, etc.