<s>[INST] i have pain on the right side just above the hip - usually when i am playing or running- and according to the doctors its due to slight appendix, and i have been told not to play anymore. i cant play much anymore too as it results in pain which make me stop! so my question is , if in case it is appendix, can i not play anymore(mainly football)? and if its not, what else can it be? i am a girl(16 yrs) [/INST] Hi ! Although it could be one of the reasons, but is not a must. It could be just simply be an attack of colitis or could be a pelvic organ like ovary giving rise to such sensation. Normally these organs do not give rise to discomfort while playing. In your case, it could be just a temporary phenomenon if it is a colitis. You have to stop eating fast food and junk food in case you do eat outside. Even if it is appendix or pathology of other pelvic organ, I presume you can play again once it is corrected. I would suggest you to go for an ultrasound abdomen and then go with the report to your treating doctor. If nothing is inconclusive, then the only way to know is a diagnostic/therapeutic laparoscopy of the abdomen. Wishing you an early recovery. Thanks. </s>