Bilirubin is a kind of bile pigment, which is an important basis for clinical judgment of jaundice and an important index of liver function. Therefore, bilirubin is high during physical examination, and many people are worried about whether there is something wrong with the liver.
Causes of hyperbilirubinemia:
1. If the red blood cells of hemolytic jaundice are destroyed in large quantities, the indirect bilirubin increases, which exceeds the transformation ability of the liver, so that the indirect bilirubin stays in the blood and causes the total bilirubin to increase.
2. If there is something wrong with the biliary tract, direct bilirubin can not be completely discharged into the intestine, but will flow back into the blood, leading to the increase of direct bilirubin in serum and the increase of high total lycopene, which is also a reason for bilirubin.
3. If there is something wrong with the liver, that is, the liver cells are damaged, and the ability of the liver to convert indirect bilirubin into direct bilirubin decreases, it will cause the phenomenon that direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin are both high and total bilirubin is also high.
Harm of hyperbilirubinemia:
1, the total bilirubin is high, and the indirect bilirubin is high, indicating that a large number of red blood cells in the body are destroyed and hemolytic jaundice occurs, which may be accompanied by blood group incompatibility and pernicious anemia during blood transfusion.
2. The total bilirubin is high and the direct bilirubin is high. Bile containing direct bilirubin cannot be excreted. At the same time, it may be accompanied by pancreatic head cancer, gallstones, biliary tract malformation, cholangiocarcinoma and other diseases.
3. High total bilirubin, high indirect bilirubin and high direct bilirubin indicate that hepatic jaundice, liver cell damage and compression of intrahepatic bile duct cause excretion disorder, which may be accompanied by acute icteric hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and other diseases.
Benefits of hyperbilirubinemia:
1, protecting blood vessels can make blood vessels less damaged and reduce the occurrence of coronary heart disease.
2. Protecting the heart can make the heart healthier and reduce the occurrence of myocardial infarction.
Protecting the brain can protect the nervous system of the brain.
4, protect the liver, a slight increase in bilirubin can protect the liver.
Of course, the hyperbilirubinemia mentioned here is only a little high, and it must be checked and treated much higher. After all, no disease can be diagnosed simply by one or two indicators, and the final diagnosis can be given by comprehensive medical history, symptoms, laboratory tests and so on. Like hyperbilirubinemia, it may also be caused by drinking and strenuous exercise, and it will return to normal as long as it stops.