Diseases

Biliary Colic

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Biliary colic, also known as a gallbladder attack or gallstone attack, is when pain occurs due to a gallstone temporarily blocking the bile duct. Typically, the pain is in the right upper part of the abdomen, and it can radiate to the shoulder. Pain usually lasts from one to a few hours.

SYMPTOMS

Pain in the middle of your upper abdomen, just below your breast bone.,Pain that is worse on your right side, just below your ribs., Pain in your back, just under your shoulder blade., Nausea and vomiting., Pain after you eat a meal.

CAUSES

Biliary pain is most frequently caused by obstruction of the common bile duct or the cystic duct by a gallstone. However, the presence of gallstones is a frequent incidental finding and does not always necessitate treatment, in the absence of identifiable disease.