Intestinal colic, what is it? These are severe bouts of pain in the intestines, which indicate diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Such colic cannot be called a disease. It is more a symptom, a manifestation of other diseases. What is intestinal colic, symptoms, causes of their occurrence and methods of treatment, we will consider in this article.
What causes colic?
Let's talk more about what can cause intestinal colic, the symptoms of which we will look at below:
- colon spasms and intestinal damage;
- stretching of the intestinal loop;
- irritation of nerve endings on the walls of the intestine;
- Intestinal obstruction due to accumulation of stool, colonic dysmotility or some other obstruction.
All this can be provoked by frequent stress, weight lifting, increased physical activity, poisoning, infections. Intestinal colic, the symptoms of which are acutemanifestation, can also be caused by malnutrition, the abuse of too fatty foods and poorly digested foods.
Signs of colic
It is quite difficult not to notice her appearance due to pronounced signs. Intestinal colic symptoms may have the following:
- Intestinal cramps, accompanied by acute, rapidly increasing pain in the groin.
- Pain in men can be given to the testicles, and in women - to the genitals.
- Feeling bloated.
- Procreation of mucus during bowel movements.
- Impaired feces, diarrhea.
- Pain when pressing on the abdomen.
- Nausea, possible dizziness.
- In the presence of gastritis, the patient's appetite may disappear, vomiting may appear.
This state of time can last a couple of hours or even several days. Intestinal colic in children is expressed in excitement, anxiety, irritability, crying and pulling the legs to the stomach. These symptoms disappear after passing flatulence and may be related to:
- lag in the development of various organs during the first weeks and months of life;
- addictive to breast milk.
Colic treatment
Intestinal colic, the symptoms that we have already considered earlier, appears, as a rule, unexpectedly, and it is promoted by strong shocks and stresses. At the time of its appearance, everything must be done to relieve pain, that is, to block spasms. Afterthis patient should visit a doctor to find out the cause of colic. Of course, a simple overvoltage could also cause it, but it is impossible to exclude the presence of infections that can lead to serious consequences. As a first aid, the patient needs warmth in the groin area and painkillers (for example, No-shpa medication). To do this, you can use a heating pad or a regular plastic bottle filled with hot water. Eating within 12 hours is not recommended. It is better to do with weak tea and crackers. An enema can be used to cleanse the intestines. If all the above actions did not fit, and the condition recurred, then a visit to the hospital is required.
