Causes of Appendicitis

There is no reason why appendicitis occurs in some people. One of the obstructing objects can be fecal matter. Viruses, fungi, parasites or bacteria can be responsible for infections that cause the inflammation of the tissues lining the appendix wall. Some of these agents can be adenovirus, Yersinia species, actinomycosis, cytomegalovirus, Mycobacteria species, Schistosoma species, histoplasma species, strongyloides stercoralis and pinworms. Inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s disease may also cause swelling of the tissues.

In case the appendix gets blocked and continues to get remain that way, the inflamed tissue can get infected with bacteria and starts to decay due to lack of oxygen. This finally results in perforation or bursting.