02:53 PM Tuesday 13 February 2024
Written by: Yasmine Al-Sawy:
A woman in her thirties was surprised that her eye color turned yellow after taking nutritional supplements for two full months. What happened to her?
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The woman, who lives in Pennsylvania, was found to have fatal liver damage, which is a symptom of jaundice, according to the British Daily Mail.
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Amber Hembaugh said she decided to take herbal supplements as safe to reduce her menopausal symptoms.
The supplement tablets relieved her symptoms for about two months before she started feeling unwell and with a pale face and skin.
The 39-year-old said: “I know I’m approaching perimenopause and I was noticing a lot of different symptoms. I was having heavy bleeding and emotional swings, and I could tell my hormones were out of balance.”
At first, she noticed some symptoms improving, stressing: “I had fewer mood swings, started sleeping better, and had more energy.”
But after a while, she started having stomach pains, which got worse, and her skin and eyes started to look a little yellow, prompting her to visit the emergency unit.
Read also: An expert warns against nutritional supplements: they threaten you with poisoning and lead to death
A malfunction in the liver leads to the inability of this organ to get rid of bilirubin, a substance that, when released, causes yellowing of the eyes and skin, which is called jaundice.
Doctors conducted the necessary tests and discovered clear signs of an enlarged gallbladder, in addition to a huge increase in enzymes that are released when the liver is damaged.
The woman was taken to urgent care, and a few days later, she was found to have liver failure and may need a liver transplant, with the possibility of gallbladder failure as well.
She received intensive treatment and was subsequently discharged from the hospital, where her enzyme levels gradually returned to normal, but her eyes and skin color have not returned to normal yet, while she advised everyone to consult a specialist doctor before taking any nutritional supplements.
2024-02-13 12:54:23
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