who out there has ne opinion on what they think our appendix was once used for? i think like our wisdom teeth, that maybe we needed it for green plant fibers, but idk,, wat do you guys think?

ello peoples tell me watcha think!!

hmm i have no idea haha....hmm good question though i was waiting for a response haha
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ay im gunna bash u guys on the head if u dont give sum sortof guess!
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lol except for earthangel, she replies 2 stuff! lol

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Instead of repeatedly asking the same question which no-one seems to know the answer to, why not try and find the answer yourself? Have you heard of Google? Or maybe Wikipeadia: [en.wikipedia.org]

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all i know is my brother in laws appendix burst and he had it removed. and a while back, there was a girl on this board talking bout her appendix being blocked by a grape seed. luckily, my appendix seems to be just fine.

here's this, from wikipedia:
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[Medical literature shows that the appendix is not generally credited with significant function. The appendix is rich in infection-fighting lymphoid cells, suggesting that it might play a role in the immune system.]

[The appendix is thought to have descended from an organ in our distant herbivorous ancestors called the cecum (or cæcum). The cecum is maintained in modern herbivores, where it houses the bacteria that digest cellulose, a chemically tough carbohydrate that these animals could not otherwise utilize. The human appendix contains no significant number of these bacteria, and cellulose is indigestible to humans. It seems likely that the appendix lost this function before human ancestors became recognizably human.

Loren G. Martin[4], argues that the appendix has a function in fetuses and adults. Endocrine cells have been found in the appendix of 11 week of fetuses that contribute to "biological control (homeostatic) mechanisms." In adults, Martin argues that the appendix acts as a lymphatic organ.]

yes i hav funky rob sheesh i just wanted 2 kno wat u guys thought it might be, i kno theres no deffinate answer out there

thanks jono! wow it was blocked by something that tiny? wow
what you posted is really interesting i alredy read that tho lol but thanks!!:]
theres just alot of smart ppl on here and i was wondering if they had any ideas, if they heard of nething kooky maybe, of what it was for,, nvmind tho
srry for pushing it guys im just hyper(berries!!!), and bored and impatient lol
sorry!!

fuzzysox
Wrong question! "what did it used to be for", implies evolution, which I easily debunk with one simple question.

What is it used for?


The appendix is at the bottom or start of the accending colon. Food goes straight up the accending colon against gravity and needs help making that accent. The appendix adds secrections to aid the accent. The appendix often gets covered over and clogged up by a wrong diet, and or a lack of water. This sets up for even worse clogging and then inflamation of the appendix. When that happens colon cleansing is the answer all the way back to appendix. Herbs work and so do colonics.

elnatural

People who have had their appendix removed have a significantly higher rate of colon cancer after the operation, and I have read that this is in part because the organ does still play a part in digestion by secreting substances which lubricate the food that passes through it. I'm very glad that I still have mine; no part of my body is vestigial.

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Loren G. Martin, professor of physiology at Oklahoma State University, replies:
"For years, the appendix was credited with very little physiological function. We now know, however, that the appendix serves an important role in the fetus and in young adults. Endocrine cells appear in the appendix of the human fetus at around the 11th week of development. These endocrine cells of the fetal appendix have been shown to produce various biogenic amines and peptide hormones, compounds that assist with various biological control (homeostatic) mechanisms. There had been little prior evidence of this or any other role of the appendix in animal research, because the appendix does not exist in domestic mammals.


"Among adult humans, the appendix is now thought to be involved primarily in immune functions. Lymphoid tissue begins to accumulate in the appendix shortly after birth and reaches a peak between the second and third decades of life, decreasing rapidly thereafter and practically disappearing after the age of 60. During the early years of development, however, the appendix has been shown to function as a lymphoid organ, assisting with the maturation of B lymphocytes (one variety of white blood cell) and in the production of the class of antibodies known as immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies. Researchers have also shown that the appendix is involved in the production of molecules that help to direct the movement of lymphocytes to various other locations in the body.
"In this context, the function of the appendix appears to be to expose white blood cells to the wide variety of antigens, or foreign substances, present in the gastrointestinal tract. Thus, the appendix probably helps to suppress potentially destructive humoral (blood- and lymph-borne) antibody responses while promoting local immunity. The appendix--like the tiny structures called Peyer's patches in other areas of the gastrointestinal tract--takes up antigens from the contents of the intestines and reacts to these contents. This local immune system plays a vital role in the physiological immune response and in the control of food, drug, microbial or viral antigens. The connection between these local immune reactions and inflammatory bowel diseases, as well as autoimmune reactions in which the individual's own tissues are attacked by the immune system, is currently under investigation.


"In the past, the appendix was often routinely removed and discarded during other abdominal surgeries to prevent any possibility of a later attack of appendicitis; the appendix is now spared in case it is needed later for reconstructive surgery if the urinary bladder is removed. In such surgery, a section of the intestine is formed into a replacement bladder, and the appendix is used to re-create a 'sphincter muscle' so that the patient remains continent (able to retain urine). In addition, the appendix has been successfully fashioned into a makeshift replacement for a diseased ureter, allowing urine to flow from the kidneys to the bladder. As a result, the appendix, once regarded as a nonfunctional tissue, is now regarded as an important 'back-up' that can be used in a variety of reconstructive surgical techniques. It is no longer routinely removed and discarded if it is healthy.

Dream Earth- Do you have any reference relation fo colon cancer and people who have had appendectomies?

Thanks for all the info. Very interesting reading for me.