10 Biliary Colic Symptoms
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Back Pain
Back pain can be a biliary colic symptom. As with shoulder pain, back pain caused by biliary colic is a type of referred pain, typically caused when a nerve is stimulated. If experienced, it's commonly accompanied by abdominal pain.
When present, pain is normally felt in the upper back between the shoulder blades. Moving or stretching doesn't make the pain better or worse. Rather, it's a constant feeling that usually resolves at the same time as the abdominal pain.
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