Text/Xia Mo
Editor/Xia Mo
That night, Xiao Wang was lying in bed and preparing to sleep, suddenly his body and neck began to itch, at first he didn't care, scratched for a while and went to sleep, and woke up early the next morning, he found that he had patches of small red spots on his body.
Because Xiao Wang took his girlfriend to have a seafood dinner at noon yesterday, he thought that he should be allergic to some kind of seafood, so he went to the pharmacy to buy some anti-allergic ointments, and after applying it for two or three days, his body was still very itchy and unbearable, and after seeing that the symptoms did not improve, he chose to go to the hospital for a check-up.
If he didn't check it, he didn't know it, and the doctor told him that he had advanced liver cancer. Xiao Wang recalled that his body had been undergoing some changes in the previous months.
For example, he often feels no appetite, some symptoms of indigestion, and sometimes abdominal distension and pain, which he didn't care about, thinking it was a small problem, who knew that those were the precursors of liver cancer, after knowing the news, Xiao Wang regretted it.
Why does liver cancer cause itchy skin?
Liver cancer is a kind of malignant cell tumor that occurs in the liver, and liver cancer will not have obvious symptoms in the early stage, so many people will ignore it or treat it as a minor problem, which leads to many liver cancer patients who have symptoms and then go for examination to delay to the middle and advanced stages of liver cancer.
The main function of the liver in the human body is to play a metabolic role, and at the same time, it can also play a role in secretion, excretion of bile and detoxification, the liver can be said to be one of the indispensable important organs in the human body. There are many causes of liver cancer, including unhealthy diet, environmental factors, etc., when a person suffers from liver cancer, the body will have a series of symptoms, such as itching.
Itching is not the main typical symptom of liver cancer, there will be many factors that cause itching in the body, but when the body has inexplicable itching, we must also prevent the occurrence of liver cancer, and some liver cancer patients will indeed appear.
So many people have questions, why does liver cancer cause itchy skin?
For example, not changing clothes for a long time, bed sheets, or dry skin, etc., many factors in life can lead to itchy skin. But what is unexpected is that itching and liver cancer can also be related to a certain extent.
After suffering from liver cancer, the reason why it causes itchy skin is largely due to the damage to the liver, and the liver's metabolism and detoxification functions will decline, which will seriously affect the secretion of bile.
This will cause a large amount of bile acids to accumulate in the liver, and the toxins produced by the body will also accumulate in the body, and over time, they will penetrate into the surface of the skin, irritating the skin and causing itching.
It may also be because after suffering from liver cancer, the digestion and metabolic functions of the liver are weakened, and those unmetabolized substances produce irritants that can also cause skin itching. Then we can judge whether it is liver cancer or not according to the itching part of the body.
Two itchy spots on the body may be a sign of liver cancer
Generally, the location of skin itching in liver cancer patients is mostly in the chest and back, and when liver cancer develops to a certain extent, the liver function of the human body will be seriously damaged.
When the tumor blocks the common bile duct, it will affect the excretion of bile, and jaundice will appear after poor bile drainage, and it will also cause an increase in bilirubin, which will cause itching after a large amount of bilirubin enters the bloodstream.
The liver grows in the abdomen, and the accumulation of toxins will affect the surrounding skin, which will cause itching in the front of the abdomen and chest, and the back is also similar to the liver, so it will also cause itching in the back.
Secondly, when bilirubin enters the bloodstream, it stimulates nerve endings to cause nerve endings, and it also causes itching in nerve endings throughout the body.
Therefore, some liver cancer patients will have itching all over the body, even if they do not stop itching by scratching, which will be very uncomfortable.
If the patient has the above symptoms, he should go to the hospital for treatment in time, although the itchy skin is not necessarily a sign of liver cancer, but it is still necessary to check the possibility of liver cancer in time.
What causes liver cancer?
1. High-fat and high-calorie eating Xi
If you eat some high-fat and high-calorie foods for a long time, such foods will not only cause the human body to gain weight, but also may induce fatty liver, because high-fat foods contain a lot of fat, and long-term consumption will cause fat accumulation, which is not only not easy to metabolize, but also increases the burden on the liver.
At the same time, large amounts of fat can also cause blockages in blood vessels, resulting in atherosclerosis. A high-fat diet can also cause metabolic changes in liver cells, which can lead to cancerous liver tissue and increase the probability of liver cancer.
2. High-salt food
High-salt foods generally include pickles, pickled mustards, bacon, noodle soups, etc., which contain very high salt content, if you eat a lot of high-salt foods for a long time, it will lead to salt accumulation in the body, and salt will be converted into nitrite in the body over time.
In particular, pickled foods and smoked foods are most likely to produce nitrosamines, which are first-class carcinogens, and foods are excreted through the liver, which will greatly affect the health of the liver in the long run, make the liver cancerous, and induce liver cancer.
3. Moldy food
For example, the rice, peanuts, soybeans and so on that we eat daily are prone to mildew when stored for a long time, and these moldy foods will produce aflatoxin, which is also a carcinogen.
Secondly, it is not okay to pick out the moldy parts and eat the good parts left, because the seemingly good foods around are more or less contaminated with aflatoxin, and long-term consumption will also affect the health of the liver.
4. Smoking and drinking
Smoking and alcohol abuse are harmful to health, tobacco contains a lot of carcinogens, inhaled into the body through the nasal cavity, will seriously damage the health of the respiratory tract, and at the same time the damage to the liver will be very large, which will also increase the probability of liver cancer.
Long-term drinking can also cause liver cancer, the so-called drinking alcohol hurts the liver, and alcohol is the most direct damage to the liver. Drinking alcohol can lead to cirrhosis, which is the most likely to induce liver cancer.
epilogue
Itching seems to be a very normal small problem, and there are many factors that can cause itching in the body, but you must be able to distinguish it, especially for the situation that does not heal for a long time, you must pay attention to it, and it is necessary to seek medical attention in time.