10 Biliary Colic Symptoms
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Pain at Night
As a symptom of biliary colic, pain frequently can be experienced at night. Pain is usually in the upper-right section of the abdomen, and there may be associated shoulder or back pain. The pain may interrupt the quality of sleep.
It's suggested that biliary colic may affect people at night because of the position of the body. Lying down can cause the gallbladder to be horizontal, which may make it easier for stones to pass into the cystic duct.4‘Diagnosing Biliary Colic and Acute Cholecystitis.’ AAFP American Academy of Family Physicians, 15 Sept. 2000, www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0915/p1386.html
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