Yellow hands, yellow eyes, and yellow urine indicate liver and gallbladder problems

In the hot summer, staying up late, drinking beer, and eating barbecue are essential, but when Agua woke up in the morning, he suddenly found that his eyes had turned yellow. He checked his liver function and found that his bilirubin level was elevated. He was very worried about whether he had a serious disease. Many people are very anxious when this happens. Let's analyze the causes of jaundice?

What is bilirubin?

Bilirubin is an important substance produced in the body, which includes total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin.

What are the reasons for the increase?

Elevated bilirubin can be divided into hepatocellular jaundice, obstructive jaundice, hemolytic jaundice and congenital jaundice, and their causes and severity vary significantly. For example, the severity of obstructive jaundice caused by bile duct stones and bile duct tumors is different. The former is a benign disease, while the latter is a malignant disease. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate according to the nature of the cause. If it is a benign disease, its severity also needs to be considered. For example, hepatocellular jaundice caused by severe cirrhosis may be more serious.

What are the dangers of elevation?

Long-term elevated bilirubin may lead to different abnormalities. For mild congenital jaundice, it usually does not cause too much problem. However, for severe jaundice, long-term elevated bilirubin can lead to liver abnormalities such as cholestasis, biliary cirrhosis, liver damage and liver dysfunction. In addition, long-term elevated bilirubin may cause damage to other organs, such as causing bilirubin encephalopathy. Obvious elevated bilirubin is common in obstructive jaundice, and timely bile drainage can alleviate the problem of long-term elevated bilirubin.

What are the manifestations of elevation?

Symptoms of high bilirubin include yellow eyes, yellow urine, and yellow skin. The higher the bilirubin, the more severe the jaundice. The patient's urine may appear soy sauce-colored. If obstructive jaundice causes elevated bilirubin, the stool may also become lighter or whiter. In addition, depending on the cause of elevated bilirubin, such as obstructive jaundice combined with biliary infection, abdominal pain and high fever may also occur.

How to deal with the increase?

The specific treatment method for high bilirubin depends on the cause. For obstructive jaundice, hepatocellular jaundice, and hemolytic jaundice, the key is to control and treat the cause to reduce bilirubin levels. For congenital jaundice, patients need to effectively reduce further increases in bilirubin through dietary conditioning. In daily life, avoid factors that may cause elevated bilirubin, such as drinking, overwork, and colds. Quit drinking, reduce the intake of high-fat and high-cholesterol foods, exercise moderately, and drink plenty of water to effectively control the overall high bilirubin. Regularly review bilirubin levels to observe whether they continue to rise. If there is a trend of continued increase, the possibility of organic factors needs to be considered.

In short, elevated bilirubin levels may indicate the presence of certain diseases. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatment methods of bilirubin is crucial to preventing complications. Early control and treatment of the cause is the key to lowering bilirubin. At the same time, pay attention to lifestyle adjustments and regular checkups to monitor changes in bilirubin levels and avoid serious complications.