How to relieve pain during a gallbladder attack
Disease description:
I have developed cholecystitis and have been taking medication and resting at home for the past few days. There are times when the condition flares up. I would like to ask the doctor, what measures can be taken to alleviate the pain during a cholecystitis attack?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Jiang Chenggang
The main methods for relieving pain during a cholecystitis attack are as follows:
1. **General treatment**: For mild pain, symptoms can be alleviated through fasting, appropriate heat application, and, if necessary, gastrointestinal decompression. Heat application can help relax muscles and relieve pain.
2. **Medication**: Antispasmodic drugs such as atropine sulfate injection or racemic scopolamine hydrobromide injection can be used, along with oral analgesics such as ibuprofen or diclofenac sodium suppositories, to relieve spasms and pain. Additionally, anti-inflammatory and bile-stimulating medications such as ursodeoxycholic acid tablets may be taken orally for treatment.
3. **Surgical treatment**: Surgery should be promptly performed in cases where the aforementioned treatments are ineffective or the condition worsens, or if complications such as gallbladder perforation, diffuse peritonitis, or acute necrotizing pancreatitis occur.
