Biliary colic
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Biliary colic is when a gallstone blocks either the common bile duct or the duct leading into it from the gallbladder.
[edit] Symptoms and complication
This condition causes severe pain in the right upper abdomen and sometimes through to the upper back.
Other symptoms are nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding caused by continuous vomiting, and dehydration caused by the nausea and diarrhea.
Another more serious complication is total blockage of the bile duct which leads to jaundice, which if it is not corrected naturally or by a surgical procedure can be fatal as it causes liver damage.
[edit] Treatment
The only long term solution is the removal of the gall bladder.
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