What is cholestatic jaundice?

What happens with cholestatic jaundice?

Cholestatic jaundice is a hepatobiliary disease that refers to skin and mucous membrane reactions caused by the inability to excrete bile normally, accompanied by adverse physical symptoms such as yellow urine. Cholestatic jaundice can occur at any age. Patients can bring their ID to the gastroenterology department or hepatobiliary surgery department to have an examination to determine the cause.

So what is the cause of cholestatic jaundice?

1. Gallstones

Bad lifestyle habits increase the risk of gallstones, mainly including rapid weight loss, irregular diet, frequent high-fat foods, and high-dose birth control pills. Lack of exercise is also an important factor. Gallstones can not only cause cholestasis and jaundice, but also cause severe abdominal pain.

2. Viral hepatitis

Viral hepatitis is a highly prevalent disease, mainly caused by drinking contaminated water, contact with contaminated blood, and multiple sexual partners. Viral hepatitis not only leads to decreased liver function, but also causes physical reactions such as jaundice and loss of appetite.

3. Improper use of medication

Although drugs can treat the disease, improper use can change the permeability of the bile duct membrane, leading to cholestatic jaundice. There are many types of drugs that are harmful to the body, mainly including antibiotics, contraceptives, and antithyroid drugs.

4. Gallbladder stenosis

Congenital factors and acquired bile duct damage can cause the inner wall of the gallbladder to thicken. Acquired damage mainly includes bile duct fibrosis, sequelae of gallbladder surgery, malignant gallbladder cancer, etc., which eventually lead to narrowing of the gallbladder lumen, so that bile cannot be discharged smoothly.

Cholestatic jaundice causes great harm to the patient's body. If the patient has symptoms such as yellow skin, nausea and vomiting, he needs to go to the hospital for professional treatment in time. The patient should first use drugs to actively control the primary cause, and then adjust his lifestyle, such as paying attention to the combination of work and rest, eating more choleretic foods, completely quitting alcohol, and getting sunlight.