Mechanical jaundice is a disease-signal. That is, it can be considered as a symptom of some other disease that provoked this jaundice. To get rid of the unpleasant yellow color of the skin and mucous membranes, first of all, you need to identify the cause of the problem.
Mechanical jaundice - symptoms of disease
Skin and mucous yellow due to an increase in the blood of the enzyme bilirubin. When, for whatever reason, the outflow of bile is clogged, bilirubin is released into the body. It turns out, mechanical jaundice is just a masking of some more serious disease.
Mechanical jaundice in most cases significantly complicates the process of treatment and aggravates the patient's condition.
Depending on the disease that caused jaundice, its manifestations may change. But there are several basic signs that will help determine the disease at an early stage, which, in turn, will contribute to the appointment of timely treatment. The main symptoms common to all cases look like this:
- Changes in skin color. At the initial stages, the patient's skin becomes yellowish in color. With prolonged development of the disease, the skin can be dyed in a dark yellow with a bronze hue of color.
- Mechanical jaundice is usually accompanied by severe itching. Often on the skin of patients are found numerous scratching.
- Patients with mechanical jaundice feel general weakness and malaise.
- Dark urine and too light feces can give out mechanical jaundice in the early days.
Causes and treatment of mechanical jaundice
As already mentioned above: the causes of mechanical jaundice can be many. More correctly, there are many reasons that cause the movement of stones through the body from the gall bladder to the ducts. It can be both developing pancreatitis , and tumors.
The exact reason can be determined only by a specialist, based on the results of the survey.
Speaking of mechanical jaundice, it is worth noting whether it is contagious or not. Viral jaundice (hepatitis A and B) can be contagious. And since this disease is caused not by a virus, but by various mechanical factors, transmitted by airborne droplets or through blood, it can not.
The first stage of treatment of jaundice is to identify and destroy the cause of its occurrence. To do this, you will need to pass several important tests and undergo a general examination. The next stage is surgical intervention and debugging of the gallbladder and liver.
If mechanical jaundice is diagnosed in cancer, then it is worth being prepared for its rapid development. In this case (as in all others, however), surgical intervention will also be required.
It is important to understand that mechanical jaundice does not tolerate treatment with folk remedies. The use of alternative medicine methods can only exacerbate the general condition of the patient and complicate the doctor's subsequent work.
Herbs and tinctures can be relevant only in the postoperative period to maintain immunity. Here are the most popular recipes, which, after surgical treatment of jaundice, will be very helpful:
- Tincture of dry leaves of cowberry and birch juice on a steam bath is taken three times a day.
- Birch leaves, filled with hot water - an excellent tool.
- Soda or menthol baths will reduce itching and ease the condition of the patient.
- Will contribute to early recovery and water, infused with lemon.
To avoid the most terrible consequences and timely detect a disease that provokes mechanical jaundice, any complaints about health are best discussed immediately with a specialist.