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Experiencing Draining Of Milky Fluid With Bad Odor. Is This Part Of The Healing Process?

Abdominal pain,Acute appendicitis,Acute appendicitis rupture,Septic peritonitis,Sepsis.After an Appendectomy with incision in middle of abdomen 3 three inches above belly button,cut around belly button,and 4 four inches below belly button.No sutures after surgery.At the bottom of the incision a 1 one inch hole is still draining milky fluid with bad order is seeping out.Is this part of the healing?What is the fluid seeping out?Where is fluid coming from?Why does fluid have such bad order?Thank You.
posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2014
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Hi.
This is a par of the sequel after any surgery with septic peritonitis , whether due to perforated appendix or any part of the intestine. After the perforation the intestinal contents spread in the peritoneal cavity. The intestinal ( appendix is a part of intestine) contents contain bad bacteria and once they reach the peritoneum, infection becomes widespread. Sometimes even the best antibiotics may take time to control the infection.
The white foul smelling discharge is pus from peritonitis. This is coming from the peritoneal cavity. The bad odor is produced by the breakdown of the tissue by the bacteria as a byproduct of the process of pus formation.
Pus culture and sensitivity guides for the best antibiotics which may help fasten the process of controlling infection. Blood proteins should be within normal limits for a good healing. Hemoglobin should be good. There must not be any affection of liver / kidneys.
May need sonography or CT to decide what is the extent of infection inside abdomen before your Surgeon may decide to re-open the abdomen , if he feels necessary.
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Experiencing Draining Of Milky Fluid With Bad Odor. Is This Part Of The Healing Process?

Hi. This is a par of the sequel after any surgery with septic peritonitis , whether due to perforated appendix or any part of the intestine. After the perforation the intestinal contents spread in the peritoneal cavity. The intestinal ( appendix is a part of intestine) contents contain bad bacteria and once they reach the peritoneum, infection becomes widespread. Sometimes even the best antibiotics may take time to control the infection. The white foul smelling discharge is pus from peritonitis. This is coming from the peritoneal cavity. The bad odor is produced by the breakdown of the tissue by the bacteria as a byproduct of the process of pus formation. Pus culture and sensitivity guides for the best antibiotics which may help fasten the process of controlling infection. Blood proteins should be within normal limits for a good healing. Hemoglobin should be good. There must not be any affection of liver / kidneys. May need sonography or CT to decide what is the extent of infection inside abdomen before your Surgeon may decide to re-open the abdomen , if he feels necessary.