Biliary colic, or hepatic colic, is one of the most common diseases of our time. Its cause, as a rule, is a stone, which stands in the way of the outflow of bile from the gallbladder or the liver, while it also blocks the ducts. There is a situation when the body tries to free itself from such a complication, the result of this is a spasm of all internal organs, and this is nothing but severe pain in the right half of the abdomen. Such colic in the abdomen in adults causes enormous discomfort and significantly reduces the tone of the body. Colic in infants causes the same pain.
Biliary colic can also occur in the absence of stones, that is, with the so-called biliary dyskinesia . In this case, they speak of a violation of the contractions of the bile ducts.
Before starting treatment for this disease, it is necessary to find out what are its causes. Most often, the causes of colic are stones in the gallbladder, bile ducts. Another reason may be sludge, that is, viscous, thick bile. If we are talking about cholelithiasis, then the most optimal solution is the removal of stones, and they do this, as a rule, during the operation. Medication can also be used, and sometimes ultrasound lithotripsy is also prescribed.
In any case, no matter which method of stone removal you choose, you can always use herbal preparations. For example, the drug Cholita is recommended for use. It loosens stones, improves the composition of bile, and also prevents the formation of new calculi.
As a result of the use of this drug, bile separation will intensify, no irritation will occur in the ducts. In addition, the drug Cholita will act as an excellent antiseptic and will have good antibacterial properties. If you take it systematically, you can improve the digestive processes, reduce the load on the liver, as well as on the pancreas.
Biliary colic, as a rule, is a standard manifestation of cholecystitis or gallstone disease. The reason for this is the complications obtained after typhoid fever, cholangitis or cholestasis. As for the diagnosis, it is usually put on the received clinical picture, and also, based on the condition of the internal organs. Most often, biliary colic is found in women, much less often in men. There is a reason for this: gallstone disease affects a woman’s body three times more often.
Attacks of the disease have characteristic signs.
Firstly, they begin immediately after eating. As a rule, people suffering from this disease cannot eat fatty, fried, baked, smoked, and also spicy foods. They are also contraindicated in alcohol. If there is a sharp physical stress, if you work for a long time in an inclined position, if you constantly bear stress, then you can get biliary colic. Colic in women can coincide with periods of menstruation. Sometimes they occur after the birth of the baby.
As a rule, the pain does not subside for sixty minutes, after which the pain lasts for two, and sometimes six hours. If the pain lasts even longer, then this means that the patient is diagnosed with cholecystitis. All pains begin just above the navel, give away under the right rib and in the back, right arm, and also on the neck. If you breathe deeply or move, then the pain will intensify.
Often pain is accompanied by nausea and vomiting, fever. If you treat colic, it is necessary not only to get rid of the pain, but also to eradicate its cause, otherwise the attacks will be repeated, and quite often.