What are the symptoms and dangers of jaundice in adults?

Most people think that jaundice is a common disease in newborns. In fact, adults can also experience jaundice, such as when they are overly tired or have a cold or fever. High jaundice in adults should be given enough attention, otherwise it will cause other diseases, or even worse, it will be life-threatening. So, what are the dangers of high jaundice in adults?

1. Characteristics of jaundice in adults

In the past, liver disease, impatience, fatigue, colds, and staying up late can all cause jaundice. Loss of appetite, vomiting after eating, drowsiness, legs, abdomen, chest will gradually turn yellow, and the heart will feel hot. At this time, you will often sweat and feel very sleepy. You must go to the hospital immediately because the condition is very serious. Finally, the face will gradually turn yellow, which is already very serious at this point. If the eyes are also turning yellow, it is life-threatening and you should seek medical treatment at a local hospital as soon as possible.

2. The harm of jaundice hepatitis

1. Damage to the liver.

The hepatitis virus invades the liver and continues to replicate in the liver cells. Under the action of the body's immune response, liver cells are damaged together, causing edema and destruction of liver cells, leading to a series of changes in liver tissue such as inflammatory infiltration, congestion, edema, exudation, liver cell degeneration and necrosis. This affects the normal state and structure of liver tissue and damages various functions of the liver's bilirubin metabolism.

2. Endangering life.

The substance that causes jaundice is called bilirubin, which comes in two forms: one is fat-soluble and the other is water-soluble. The former can be deposited on the brain nerve nuclei, accumulate more and more, affect the function of the nerves, and can cause extremely harmful kernicterus. Kernicterus can affect the brain in mild cases and be life-threatening in severe cases. Although water-soluble bilirubin is less toxic, the liver and gallbladder diseases that can cause elevated bilirubin are more harmful to the human body than its own toxicity. Therefore, whether bilirubin is fat-soluble or water-soluble, and no matter how toxic it is, it is a waste product that should be eliminated from the human body. It must be eliminated when it should be eliminated. If it cannot be eliminated by itself, a doctor should be asked to help eliminate it.

3. Complications that may be caused.

The outcome of this disease is related to factors such as the nature of jaundice, physical strength, treatment and care. Although yang jaundice, yin jaundice and acute jaundice are different in nature and severity, they can transform into each other under certain conditions. If the patient with Yang jaundice has a poor constitution, serious pathogenic factors, and the jaundice worsens day by day, and symptoms of severe heat toxicity appear rapidly, it may turn into acute jaundice; Yang jaundice may also turn into Yin jaundice due to damage to spleen yang and dampness turning into cold; Yin jaundice may turn into Yang jaundice due to severe damp-heat pathogens; if acute jaundice is caused by severe heat toxicity, pericardium invasion, or heavy bleeding, symptoms of liver and kidney yang deficiency may appear; if Yin jaundice is not cured for a long time, it may turn into accumulation and swelling. It is recommended that you use Yinzhihuang Granules, a pure Chinese medicine preparation, under the guidance of a doctor to clear away heat, detoxify, promote dampness and reduce jaundice.