What causes yellow palms in children?

Although Asians generally have yellow skin, the palms are generally white. If a child has yellow palms, it is probably because he is naughty, but most of the time it is due to malnutrition. There are many meridians on the palm, and its color can actually be used as a basis for judging our physical health. For example, "wang" in traditional Chinese medicine refers to observing a person's external manifestations. The following introduces some of the meanings represented by palm colors.

Yellow palms are generally a sign of insufficient blood flow in the blood vessels or malnutrition of the skin. This condition is usually a sign of chronic diseases, such as chronic atrophic gastritis, chronic anemia, chronic colitis, etc. However, there are also many situations in which the palms turn yellow. For example, when the palms are withered and yellow, it indicates abnormal intestinal function, with signs of abdominal distension and belching (hiccups); the phenomenon of yellow with bluish accompanied by pain is usually a reflection of stomach cold; and when the palms are light yellow, dry and dull, it may be a sign of spleen and stomach qi deficiency, and insufficient qi and blood, and you should take appropriate foods or medicines to nourish the spleen and qi.

The palms are grayish yellow and dull, and the skin on the face and other parts of the body also appears in a similar dull yellowish color. It is very likely that there is a bile excretion disorder in the human body. Be careful to prevent the occurrence of chronic bile duct, bile duct stenosis, gallbladder, common bile duct cancer, pancreatic head cancer and other diseases. These diseases can lead to obstruction of bile excretion, causing bile to accumulate in the body for a long time, soaking the skin and causing the skin to turn yellowish brown. In the late stages of certain visceral tumors or long-term chronic poisoning, the palms may also turn yellowish brown.

If your palms are golden yellow and the color is bright yellow and bright, you must pay special attention at this time. This situation may be a sign of early liver disease, such as acute icteric infectious hepatitis, drug poisoning and liver damage. Therefore, when you find that your palms are golden yellow, you should seek medical attention and get a prompt diagnosis.