What Is Biliary Colic?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Meal Time
As mentioned, bile is secreted from the gallbladder as the patient eats so that the bile can begin acting on their food. It then follows that the symptoms are most likely to happen just after the patient has eaten, and this is exactly what we tend to see.
In addition to feeling pain after meal time, it is also more likely to happen in the evenings. Some people can also experience the condition after they have gone to bed, and this can make it difficult for them to sleep well. This likely happens because the patient has shifted to a more horizontal position, allowing the gallstones to block the bile duct.
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