An important thing to do if you do have your appendix removed is to eat yogurt with acidophiles often. Probiotics help as well and this is to replace the important bacteria in your gut. I had my appendix taken out 20 years ago and a natural doctor told me that then. It was only a matter of time before the medical community figured out what this organ does. I find it amusing that if they can't figure out out what an organ does and you can survive without it it must be a rudimentary leftover organ from when you were a monkey. Your body's intelligence works a bit smarter than that folks.