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What causes the appendix to rupture?

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Answer:

Inflammation from infection
BLOCKAGE OF STOOL OR MUCUS WHICH FORMS ALMOST AS HARD AS A ROCK
Food can sometimes get trapped inside it, it goes rotten and gases begin to build up and cannot escape. Eventually the pressure gets too much and the appendix pops.

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