Health Problems That Show-Up On Your Skin

By: on May 10th, 2016 in Skin and Beauty

Skin is the window to all that is bubbling up inside our body. Changes visible on it point to an underlying health issue; they can be a mere indication of sleep deprivation or can indicate something more sinister, which you ought to know.

Here is a small guide to decode the language of your skin:

  1. If you are in your teens or in early twenties and of late you are troubled with those raised red patches then you might be harbouring Psoriasis. It is an imbalance of immune cells causing leaching or inflammation underneath the skin and is visible in form of patchy red skin. It can also be diagnosed at 50’s and 60’s.
  2. If you are suffering from severely dry, itchy skin and it is not subsiding despite layering it up with moisturisers and drinking plentiful of water then it is a cause of deeper concern. If your symptoms are accompanied by weight loss and fatigue then your skin is vocalizing about an underlying Thyroid or renal disease.
  3. You have healthy eating habits and still get those pesky acne’s. It symbolizes stress, because every anxiety spree of yours releases cortisol in your body leading to ugly breakouts of acne. That is the reason that doctor often prescribes a birth control pill to manage them or some meditating techniques of yoga to calm your anxious mind.
  4. Yellow bumps or dark velvety patches are an indication of high triglyceride levels. Get yourself screened for diabetes.
  5. Stubborn acne accompanied with extreme loss of bodily and facial hair in teenage signal towards poly-cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
  6. It is very rare but if you see a orange yellow tone specifically around eyes then do not delay an appointment with your health practitioner. It indicates chronic liver disease leading to liver failure.
  7. Tripe palms distinguished by thick, velvety white skin of your palms with pronounced folds point to lung or stomach cancer.
  8. Brown discolouration and indentation in arms and lower legs which later changes to give wood like appearance is linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.

So, keep a watch on what your skin wants to convey, it is always better to arrest a disease (if any) in its preliminary stage.