Can gallstone cause lumbago

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You know what? Gallstones can also cause low back pain, but gallstones are not the only cause of low back pain. There are many causes of low back pain, patients can go to the hospital for examination. Can gallstone cause lumbago? Tell everybody.

Can gallstone cause lumbago

First: in addition to abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, chills, fever, jaundice and other common symptoms of gallstones, some patients also have low back pain, mainly manifested as shoulder back and waist diffuse pain. The low back pain of gallstone patients is not as serious as biliary colic, which is easy to be ignored.

Second: however, not all low back pain are symptoms of gallstones. Lumbar muscle strain, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar three transverse process syndrome, lumbar bone hyperplasia, lumbar bone disease, gynecological inflammatory stimulation or internal diseases may cause low back pain. When backache occurs, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination.

Third: in addition to the symptoms mentioned above, choledocholithiasis also causes jaundice, pain, chills and fever due to obstruction of the common bile duct by choledocholithiasis. Suppurative cholangitis and acute pancreatitis may also occur. When the liver cells are seriously damaged, it can affect the production of coagulation factors, have the tendency of bleeding, and even have fibrosis, leading to biliary cirrhosis. Cholangiography showed thickening or transparent area of common bile duct.

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In other words, the clinical manifestations of choledocholithiasis and the severity of the disease depend entirely on the degree of obstruction and the presence or absence of biliary tract infection. Paroxysmal upper abdominal colic, chills, fever and jaundice (Charcot's triad) are the typical manifestations of biliary tract infection secondary to stone obstruction.