Colic
Adult colic is a broad range of gastrointestinal disorders in which the main symptom is abdominal pain. This common symptom is used as a platform to make a more specific diagnosis as the patient and healthcare practitioner discover and connect more symptoms to it.
le the more commonly known version of this condition seen in babies is generally continuously painful, adult colic comes and goes throughout the day and night. While colic in adults can be associated with serious conditions, like kidney stones, colic in babies generally clears up by the child’s first birthday, and may not have a clear cause.
symptoms
- sudden stomach cramps
- sudden, severe abdominal pain in a particular area of your belly
- abdominal pain that has lasted a long time or that keeps returning
Causes
The most common causes of sudden, severe abdominal pain include:
a perforated peptic ulcer an open sore that develops on the inside lining of your stomach or duodenum (upper small intestine) that has broken through the lining
gallstones small stones that form in the gallbladder (the gallbladder may need to be removed)
appendicitis, which is a medical emergency the pain will be agonising and the appendix will need to be removed
an infection of the stomach and bowel (gastroenteritis) – most people get better without treatment after a few days
kidney stones small stones may be passed out in the urine, but larger stones may block the kidney tubes and hospital admission may be required to have these broken up
Diverticulitis inflammation of the small pouches that are part of the bowel.
Products that may help
- Acidophilus a friendly bacteria may prevent the build-up of putrefactive bacteria that tend to produce gases and therefore bloatedness
- Chamomile flowers may have antispasmodic activity to help colic
- Peppermint Tea it is reported that it may give speedy relief and soothe digestion
- Fennel Tea may help with bloatedness
