What Is Biliary Colic?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Pain
As mentioned, the main symptom of biliary colic is pain in the abdomen area. Patients will sometimes describe the pain as sharp or like a cramp. Others will describe it as a dull pain that is constant. If the problem is biliary colic then the pain will typically be at its worst for 30 to 60 minutes or so.
Even after the initial pain has decreased in intensity, the patient can still feel quite a lot of discomfort for some time afterwards. The pain is likely to continue until the gallstone has passed completely, freeing the blockage of the bile duct.
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