What’s in a hot pack for colic relief

The hot pack for colic relief mainly contains mineral salts, which can be heated to produce a certain stable temperature performance to achieve the role of hot packs.
Colic is caused by food stimulation, mental influence and other reasons induced by excessive contraction of intestinal smooth muscle, induced abdominal pain symptoms, usually the attack time is not long, easy to stimulate induced recurrent episodes. When colic attack can be given hot packs, local hot compresses to promote blood circulation, is conducive to the expansion of intestinal tubes and peripheral blood vessels, relieve symptoms.
Hot packs are mainly composed of mineral salt, which can maintain stable temperature after heating due to the characteristics of salt to achieve thermal efficacy, which is conducive to soothing intestinal contraction. It is recommended that the duration of the hot pack should not be too long, and the temperature of the hot pack should not be too high to avoid burns.
When colic is not easy to relieve or accompanied by other symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to improve the examination and give appropriate treatment.