A biliary colic attack can occur in people suffering from gallbladder stones. This is an emergency. Severe pain appears on the right under the ribs or around the navel. What to do when you have a biliary colic attack?
Biliary colic attackis very painful.Abdominal painmost often occurs several hours after eating fatty or fried foods. It is accompanied by nausea, flatulence and vomiting. Often it radiates to the back or right shoulder blade.
It is worth remembering thatbiliary colic attackcan also provoke a very high concentration of cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, considerable physical exertion, and even severe stress.
Biliary colic attack: how to help yourself?
- Take diastolic medications, such as Buscopan Forte or NO-SPA. You can also use choleretic and anti-inflammatory drugs, e.g. Sylimarol, Legalon, Raphacholin C, or painkillers - Paracetamol or Pyralgin.
- Lie down and put a warm hot water bottle or electric pillow on your stomach.
- If the pain persists after an hour, call an ambulance.
- If the pain has subsided and you are feeling better, take a tablet or suppository tablet or suppository every day for 1-2 weeks.
- Follow a strict diet for 1-2 days after an attack of colic, preferably a semi-liquid (pulp) or liquid diet (tea, chamomile infusion).
- When your he alth and well-being improve significantly, switch to a slightly digestible diet. Start eating gruels, small amounts of white bread and cooked vegetables - preferably carrots. Gradually, but only after a few days, expand your menu with boiled lean meat (poultry, veal), boiled or stewed vegetables, rice, easily digestible groats (e.g. semolina).
After a colic attack, be sure to see a doctor!
Contact your doctor after a colic attack. Tell me what symptoms you had during the colic attack. Perhaps your doctor will decide that it is necessary to remove the gallbladder. Then he will issue a referral to the hospital for an elective surgery.
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