What to do if your face is yellow but your bilirubin is normal

Yellow face but normal bilirubin may be caused by physiological factors such as diet, or gastrointestinal diseases, anemia and other diseases, which can be relieved by general treatment, medication, surgery and other treatments. 1. Physiological factors: If you eat a lot of carotene-rich foods, such as oranges, pumpkin, carrots, etc., it will cause yellow pigment to gather in the body, resulting in yellow color but normal bilirubin, which is a normal physiological phenomenon, usually without special treatment, and will gradually return to normal after stopping to eat this kind of food. 2. Gastrointestinal disease: it will impair the digestion and absorption function of patients, affecting the absorption of nutrients, and even lead to malnutrition, causing patients to have yellow color but normal bilirubin. At this time, patients should pay attention to diet, avoid eating chili peppers, cold drinks and other stimulating foods, quit smoking and drinking to reduce the stimulation of the stomach and intestines. If it is caused by chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and other diseases, can take omeprazole, bismuth citrate potassium and other drugs; if it is caused by inflammatory bowel disease, can take LiuZiShuPiDi, azathioprine and other drugs; if it is caused by gastrointestinal tumors and other diseases, can be considered surgical treatment. 3. Iron deficiency anemia: the patient’s hemoglobin is lower than normal, can be supplemented with iron by taking ferrous sulfate, dextrose iron and other drugs, taking vitamin C and other drugs to promote iron absorption. If necessary, blood transfusion treatment is also available. If the patient has long-term or repeated yellow face but normal bilirubin, it is recommended to seek timely medical treatment to identify the cause and carry out targeted treatment. Drugs must be taken in strict accordance with the doctor’s instructions, not self-medication, so as not to delay or even aggravate the condition.