This pain generally occurs at night and can last from a few minutes to several hours.
usually follow a meal of rich, high-fat foods. The attacks often occur in the middle of the night, sometimes waking the patient with intense pain that ends in a visit to the emergency room
When gallstones obstruct the cystic duct, intermittent, extreme, cramping pain typically develops in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
History of biliary colic or jaundice, nausea, vomiting, sudden onset of extreme pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, fever, chills.
Renal colic is usually caused by kidney stones, however any kind of kidney pain is called Renal colic.
Biliary tract disease, disorders of the gallbladder, bile, and bile ducts. Biliary pain is a severe persistent pain in the upper middle or upper right region of the abdomen.
Colic is the term for abdominal pain of any origin. Spasmotic colic is colic thought to be caused by intense cramps or 'spasms' of the intestines.
the patient's condition is made worse when she eats greasy food Cholelithiasis, biliary colic
The main symptom of gallbladder disease is intermittent pain called biliary colic, which occurs either in the mid- or the right portion of the upper abdomen. This symptom is typically manifested as a steady gripping or gnawing pain in the upper right abdomen near the rib cage, which can be severe and can radiate to the upper back, but there are patients which experience this in form of a pain behind the breast bone.
Medications do not cure colic. Doctors sometimes recommend simethicone (Mylicon drops) to relieve gas pain.
The treatment for colic depends on the cause. Some cases of colic will resolve with minimal care, such as removal of food and the administration of medication for pain, while others require surgery.
It is used to treat pain of renal colic.
Breast tenderness, yes. That usually also occur when you ovulate or get your period.
It absolutely can!! It's worse than labor pain & contractions!