Signs and Symptoms of Cholecystitis

How do we know when we have Cholecystitis? What are the signs? Are their any symptoms? The most common complaint is upper right abdominal pain, due to the complications of the intermittent biliary colic duct. It is also common for With pain, it is usually accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating and gas. The occurrence of symptoms is mostly commonly seen in episodes. Episodes can occur often after a meal, due to an obstruction by a gallstone in the cystic duct, but they can occur spontaneously as well, mostly at night. The pain usually lasts 15 minutes to an hour or even longer. The trigger that most patients report that creates episodes with symptoms is food. Specific food reported to trigger episodes are fatty foods, especially. Additional symptoms that patients report having include: flatus, bloating, belching and epigastric burning.

Copstead-Kirkhorn, Lee-Ellen, Jacquelyn Banasik. Pathophysiology, 5th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, 2014. VitalBook file.

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