What Is Biliary Colic?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. Biliary Colic
If you have a dull pain in the abdomen area, there is a chance it is being caused by biliary colic. This is quite a painful condition but it is not usually serious. The pain will usually be located in the upper right region of the patient’s abdomen area.
It is caused when a gallstone blocks the bile duct, which prevents bile to be secreted from the gallbladder into the small intestine. The pain will pass when the blockage is cleared, and this is when the offending gallstone is moved out of position. This often means the gallstone passing down the duct and into the intestines itself.
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