Why Is Jaundice One Of The Main Liver Disease Symptoms?

Jaundice is definitely one of the main liver disease symptoms and is a very dangerous sign of liver disease. If the skin becomes jaundiced then we get the hint that either there is a problem with the gall bladder or the liver. The skin will become yellow or even orange all depending on the type of jaundice one gets.

A person with jaundice will have yellow eyes in the white part of the eyes. When the liver stops breaking down old blood and stops converting it in to bile, a person gets jaundice. The liver basically has stopped functioning properly and a person's skin and nails all become yellow.

Jaundice can be caused by hepatitis or even severe infection but it is the doctor who will reveal what type of hepatitis a patient has got. This he will confirm by taking the patient's blood test and LFT test (liver functioning test).

There are 2 types of jaundice a person can have; Yang Jaundice and Yin Jaundice. In the former the patient will feel constipated, have palpitations, urine will become difficult and the person will not be able to eat or drink much. This kind of jaundice happens due to excess heat exposure.In the later type, the person becomes all yellow, will have fever, tiredness, loose stools and even swelling up and shortness of breath.