Patient's question:
Female, 31 years old, as a new mother, found her child had abnormalities, and later learned it was jaundice. Please ask: What are the treatment methods for adult jaundice?Doctor's answer:
The main reasons for yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes are two: one is caused by an increase in blood bilirubin, known in medicine as "jaundice," which can affect both the skin and mucous membranes, but the yellowing of the sclera (the white part of the eye) appears earlier and is more noticeable, with a uniform yellow hue. In adults, jaundice has three causes: hemolytic jaundice, hepatic jaundice, and obstructive jaundice. The other reason for skin yellowing is the consumption of foods or medications containing yellow pigments. Excessive consumption of foods rich in carotenoids, such as carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, amaranth, and cabbage, can also cause the skin to turn yellow.