There is redness on one hand, maybe the liver is not good? This article teaches you a reliable method to assess liver health
A friend asked such a question: What symptoms appear on the hands, indicating that there is a problem with the liver?
Every time I see such a problem, I feel very helpless. Why do related diseases have to be judged by symptoms? On the one hand, symptoms are not necessarily reliable in judging disease problems. Except for some very specific symptoms, the accuracy is often not so high; Disease problems have become more serious.
Is the liver healthy? Will there be any signs on the hands? Perhaps many friends have heard of the term "liver palm". The liver palm refers to a special type of hyperemia, or congested spots and plaques, in the thenar area below the base of the thumb and little finger. Phenomenon. For some of such flaky hyperemic areas, they will become pale after pressing with fingers, and will recover quickly after stopping pressing. Such symptoms of palms are often called "liver palms", and the appearance of liver palms is often chronic. Hepatitis is a typical symptom especially in patients with liver cirrhosis problems.
Why does the liver have problems and such symptoms appear in the palms? The main reason for this is that when the metabolic function of the liver is severely reduced, it will affect the catabolism of estrogen in the body, resulting in the accumulation of estrogen in the body, stimulating capillary congestion and dilation, long-term Under the influence, symptoms of liver palms will be formed. In addition to liver palms, if the liver function is reduced for a long time, the accumulation of estrogen in the body will also cause symptoms such as irregular menstruation, male testicular atrophy, and breast development.
But I still want to advise everyone that it is not completely reliable to judge liver problems through the symptoms of the palms. Generally, healthy people with normal livers may also have symptoms of redness of the thenar, but it is not a problem with the liver. If the symptoms of liver palms are really caused by liver problems, often the liver function has declined seriously, and even the liver has cirrhosis. Is it too late to check the liver problems at this time?
Therefore, I still want to emphasize that for liver health problems, you must not judge based on symptoms alone. What's more, some friends may clearly have problems, but they say that the liver does not hurt here, and it must be fine. Such thoughts , are too simple and not scientific enough. The liver is an important organ of human metabolism. Once there is a problem, it will directly affect the body's overall metabolic capacity and health level, but at the same time, the liver is also a "dumb" organ. Even if there is a problem with the health of the liver, if there is no swelling and oppression of other organs , There is often no pain, so if you rely on symptoms and pain to judge liver problems, it is really not so reliable.
After all, if you want to know whether your liver is healthy, what should you do? To judge the health of the liver, two aspects are very important——
First, judge your own liver health risks. Do you often drink alcohol? Is there a family history of liver disease? Is there a problem with obesity and fatty liver? Have you taken any medicines for a long time, especially those that may affect liver function (such as statins)? Have you injected hepatitis vaccine to prevent and confirm that you have produced corresponding antibodies, and is your environment prone to infection with hepatitis B and other hepatitis viruses? These problems are all risk factors that may affect liver health and lead to liver health problems. If you belong to the above situations, you should pay more attention to your own health risks.
Second, check liver health problems regularly. If you really value your own liver health, you should check your liver health problems regularly. Abdominal color Doppler ultrasound, five items of hepatitis B, and liver function tests can all be effective in preliminarily judging the health of your liver. If you are at high risk of liver health problems It is very necessary for risk groups to have regular health checkups to confirm their liver health.
Our liver has a strong compensatory function. When liver function is affected due to certain factors, if we can achieve early detection, early intervention, and early conditioning, liver function can often be better or even completely recovered. Knowing that there may be a problem, but avoiding the disease and avoiding treatment, and not actively recuperating and improving. When the liver has problems, leading to irreversible damage to liver function, or even major problems such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, and then judging by symptoms, it is true. It's too late to regret.