A condition characterized by intense cramping or colicky pain, which may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
Types include:
Baby colic, a condition, usually in infants, characterized by incessant crying
Renal colic, a pain in the flank, characteristic of kidney stones
Biliary colic, blockage by a gallstone of the common bile duct or cystic duct
Horse colic, a potentially fatal condition experienced by horses, caused by intestinal displacement or blockage
Devon colic, an affliction caused by lead poisoning
Painter’s colic or lead poisoning
Causes
Viral Gastroenteritis also known as the stomach flu, is caused by a number of different viruses. Its symptoms usually last for two to three days.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine and causes many uncomfortable symptoms, such as bloating, gas, cramping, diarrhea, constipation, and pain.
Painful Menstrual Periods
- Menstruation is a monthly occurrence for women in which the body sheds the uterine lining, which is later passed through the vagina. Pain, cramping, and discomfort during menstruation is normal. Excessive pain is not.
Urinary Tract Infection – UTIs are usually caused by bacteria and can occur in any part of the urinary tract. Symptoms of upper UTIs include pain in the upper back, chills, fever, and nausea.
Acid Reflux Acid reflux symptoms are caused when stomach contents flow up from the stomach back into the esophagus, causing symptoms like heartburn, stomach pain, and burping.
Gallstones
Gallstones are hard deposits in the gallbladder that can eventually block the exiting bile ducts. Abdominal pain, fever, itchy skin, and jaundice are symptoms.15
Gall Bladder Inflammation
The term “gallbladder disease” refers to several types of conditions that can affect your gallbladder.3
Diverticulitis
Diverticula are bulging sacs that can appear in the lining of your large intestine. Diverticulitis occurs when these sacs get acutely infected or inflamed.4
Acute Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation in the pancreas, which causes pain and swelling in the upper left side of the abdomen, nausea, and burping.
Stomach Ulcer
Stomach ulcers are painful sores in the stomach lining or small intestine. They occur when the mucus that protects the stomach from digestive juices is reduced.
Intestinal Obstruction
If your small or large intestine becomes blocked, fluid and digested food cannot move through. This can cause bloating, stomach cramps, and burping.6
Salmonella Food Poisoning (Salmonella Enterocolitis)
Salmonella food poisoning is one of the most common types of food poisoning. The Salmonella bacteria live in the intestines of humans and animals.38
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is a chronic bowel disease that causes severe inflammation of the digestive tract. It is associated with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and may affect your quality of life. Crohn’s disease is characterized b…
Gastritis
Weakness in your stomach lining allows digestive juices to damage and inflame it, causing gastritis. It comes in both acute and chronic forms.
Colitis
Colitis is inflammation of the colon. Read about the different types and associated symptoms.
Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are solid masses of crystalized calcium or other substances that originate in the kidneys but can pass through the urinary tract. The greatest risk factor is making less than one liter of urine per day.
Chronic Pancreatitis
Chronic, or long-term, pancreatitis is an inflammation of your pancreas that impairs your body’s ability to digest food and regulate blood sugar.
Biliary (Bile Duct) Obstruction
A biliary obstruction blocks the bile ducts, which carry bile to the small intestine for digestion and waste removal.85
Urethritis
Urethritis is a condition in which the urethra, or the tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside the body, becomes inflamed and irritated.
HOMOEOPATHIC APPROACH
The homeopathic approach for abdominal colic is the constitutional approach where the patient answers a list of questions, based on which the analysis and evaluation of the case is done and a proper constitutional therapies is selected. As homeopathy believes we need to treat the man in disease and not the disease in man. It gives a permanent cure.