[hn_throw2025]

Boring old internet searches wouldn’t have taken in the specifics I supplied.

And they mostly just come to a conclusion, rather than actionable advice I was able to pass on, like take a bag and avoid eating because they might want to operate soon.

[ndsipa_pomu]

They're much less likely to be hallucinated falsehoods though

[andrepd]

Hey look, a reference website written by professionals has all the information you need, with no hallucinated falsehoods which are indistinguishable from the point of view of a non-specialist https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/appendicitis/

But it's 2025, so old fashioned.