Does jaundice make the body sensitive to heat or cold?

There is no clear data or research to show whether jaundice makes the body afraid of heat or cold. Usually jaundice itself does not affect body temperature changes. However, if the patient has other infectious diseases, it may cause fever and cold symptoms.

Jaundice is a clinical manifestation of hyperbilirubinemia, which is divided into two categories: physiological and pathological. The former is common in newborns. When adults develop jaundice, it is usually pathological and is mostly related to hepatobiliary diseases, such as gallstones, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and malignant tumors. The appearance of this sign is related to the yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes caused by the accumulation of a large amount of bilirubin. It does not affect body temperature and usually does not cause damage to the central nervous system. Therefore, in most cases, patients will not experience symptoms such as intolerance to heat or cold.

However, if jaundice is combined with other acute inflammation, infectious diseases or cachexia (such as respiratory tract infection, acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, terminal malignant tumors, etc.), fever has already occurred. Under the influence of fever and central nervous system dysfunction, patients may initially experience symptoms of fear of cold and chills. As the disease progresses and enters the high fever stage, there may be signs of fear of heat.

It is recommended that after discovering signs of jaundice (such as yellowing of the skin, sclera, and urine), you should seek medical attention for targeted examinations as soon as possible, identify the specific cause and severity of the disease, and then choose an appropriate treatment plan. During treatment, patients need to strengthen personal care, such as quitting smoking and drinking, avoiding drug abuse, drinking more warm water to promote metabolism, and eating light and easily digestible food.