How to distinguish stomach pain and gallstone pain

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Stomach pain is pain, stomachache and gallstones can be distinguished by the cause of pain, the nature of pain, the time of pain, etc., as follows:

How to distinguish stomach pain and gallstone pain

1, the cause of pain

Stomachache is usually caused by chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, etc., while gallstones are usually due to the inability of bile in the gallbladder to flow out, the pressure in the gallbladder increases, and the gallbladder shrinks.

2, the nature of pain

Stomachache usually includes dull pain, knife-like pain, burning pain, etc., while gallstones are manifested as biliary colic.

How to distinguish stomach pain and gallstone pain

3, the time of pain

Stomachache may suddenly feel pain, lasting for weeks or years, while gallstones usually last fifteen to thirty minutes.



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