Anemia Can Affect Bilirubin Levels

(Newswire.net — August 20, 2018) Cheyenne, Wyoming — While bilirubin is hardly known outside the medical fraternity, the detection of excess amount of this chemical in urine can indicate an issue with jaundice, anemia and liver conditions. Bilirubin is a chemical by-product of red blood cells breaking down when they’re too old to function anymore but if hemolytic anemia occurs, too much bilirubin may be produced leading to jaundice as well. 

“Hemolytic anemia or haemolytic anaemia is a form of anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs), either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the human body (extravascular, but usually in the spleen),” explains Wikipedia. “It has numerous possible consequences, ranging from relatively harmless to life-threatening. In conditions where the rate of RBC breakdown is increased, the body initially compensates by producing more RBCs; however, breakdown of RBCs can exceed the rate that the body can make RBCs, and so anemia can develop. Bilirubin, a breakdown product of hemoglobin, can accumulate in the blood, causing jaundice.” 

The over production of bilirubin can be triggered by hemolytic anemia. Then the excessive bilirubin causes jaundice to develop it left unaddressed. For these reasons, it’s imperative to do routine urinalysis tests so any issues there may be can be identified and stopped in its tracks at soonest. The HealthyWiser™ Complete 10 Parameter Urinalysis Reagent Strips are ideal for detecting bilirubin and a host of other essential compounds worth monitoring. 

“Your liver takes the bilirubin from your blood and changes its chemical make-up so that most of it is passed through your poop as bile,” explains WebMD.com. “If your bilirubin levels are higher than normal, it’s a sign that either your red blood cells are breaking down at an unusual rate or that your liver isn’t breaking down waste properly and clearing the bilirubin from your blood.” 

In the event that bilirubin isn’t being expelled properly, it indicates that the liver is where the problem is taking place. If fatigue and shortness of breath are being experienced then the issue is most likely related to some form of anemia which can evolve into jaundice or even pulmonary hypertension and gallstones in the long run. 

“I kept having problems with my urine and kidney-area pain but every time I went to urgent care tests came back clear,” shares a verified HealthyWiser™ Complete 10 Parameter Urinalysis Reagent Strips customer on Amazon. “This helped me confirm something has been wrong and showing a doctor the result helped them pay attention to me. Finally a culture came back for a rare, antibiotic resistant type of strep and I am finally able to get treated after several months. It might have taken several more months or my situation to have gotten worse to get the sneaky bacteria or blood/bilirubin I was seeing to show up when I went to the clinic.” 

There are many possible complications if bilirubin levels aren’t maintained and since it’s a naturally yellow chemical, there are no visual clues to note just by observing urine. A urinalysis test must be conducted to identify bilirubin and the HealthyWiser™ Complete 10 Parameter Urinalysis Reagent Strips are able to identify bilirubin plus glucose, protein, pH, leukocytes, nitrites, ketones, blood, urobilinogen and specific gravity levels with speed and precision so you’ll always be thoroughly abreast of your total health.