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What Causes Yellow Eyes With A Distended Stomach?
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I have a friend who is a crew chief with the military. His eyes are yellow and his belly is distended. He claims that he went to the doctor and was told that due to the amount of time he spends in flight with no sleep (according to my friend 2-3 days at a time), his eyes are yellow and that with time they would clear up. In my unprofessional opinion, I do not find this to be true. I thought I would do some research before confronting him with what I think is the real reason - liver damage due to alcohol. Is my friend's reason plausible?
I have a friend who is a crew chief with the military. His eyes are yellow and his belly is distended. He claims that he went to the doctor and was told that due to the amount of time he spends in flight with no sleep (according to my friend 2-3 days at a time), his eyes are yellow and that with time they would clear up. In my unprofessional opinion, I do not find this to be true. I thought I would do some research before confronting him with what I think is the real reason - liver damage due to alcohol. Is my friend's reason plausible?
Thu, 22 Dec 2016
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question.
I can understand your concern.
He has yellow eyes. It can be due to jaundice. There is deposition of bilirubin in sclera and it causes yellowish discoloration.
It can be due to viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease or some obstruction in bile flow.
He should check his bilirubin, SGPt, SGOT, alkaline phosphatase and hepatitis test to find the exact cause. Then start treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question.
If you have any doubts then feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer.
Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you very good health.
I have gone through your question.
I can understand your concern.
He has yellow eyes. It can be due to jaundice. There is deposition of bilirubin in sclera and it causes yellowish discoloration.
It can be due to viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease or some obstruction in bile flow.
He should check his bilirubin, SGPt, SGOT, alkaline phosphatase and hepatitis test to find the exact cause. Then start treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question.
If you have any doubts then feel free to ask me. I will be happy to answer.
Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you very good health.
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