Why does high bilirubin occur in pregnant women?

After pregnancy, everything about the pregnant woman is closely related to the normality of the fetus, so after pregnancy, we should pay great attention to timely prenatal check-ups so that any problems can be corrected in time. During prenatal check-ups, some pregnant women may have high bilirubin levels. At this time, pregnant women are often very nervous and worried that it will be harmful to the fetus. So, what causes high bilirubin levels in pregnant women?

Experts point out that it is normal for total bilirubin to be high during pregnancy, but some high total bilirubin is often related to the following diseases. In addition to normal high total bilirubin, the reasons for high total bilirubin in pregnant women may also be:

1. Massive destruction of red blood cells.

When a large number of red blood cells are destroyed, the indirect bilirubin in the human body will increase a lot. At this time, the liver cannot convert all of it, resulting in an increase in indirect bilirubin in the blood. The main causes of high bilirubin at this time are: leukemia, severe anemia, malaria, hemolytic anemia, etc.

2. Liver disease.

The liver and gallbladder have a very close relationship, and liver and gallbladder diseases usually occur at the same time. Patients with poor liver function will be found to have high bilirubin during examination. Because the liver is the place where direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin are converted, when the liver is diseased, the conversion ability of the two types of bilirubin is reduced, thereby increasing the bilirubin in the blood; at the same time, patients with liver disease have difficulty in excreting direct bilirubin, which flows back into the blood. Liver disease patients with high bilirubin may experience symptoms such as yellow skin, yellow urine and yellow eyes.

3. Biliary tract disease.

Increased direct bilirubin is common in biliary tract diseases. Direct bilirubin enters the intestine from the bile duct. If the bile duct is blocked, direct bilirubin cannot enter the intestine smoothly and thus flows back into the blood, resulting in high bilirubin. The main causes of high bilirubin at this time are: gallstones, bile duct tumors, pancreatic head cancer, etc.

After becoming pregnant, the pregnant woman's endocrine system will be different from before, and some physical indicators may also be different from before pregnancy. Some pregnant women will have high bilirubin, but it is just a little high and there is no need to worry too much. This happens to many people. However, if the bilirubin level is relatively high, you need to pay attention, as there may be some disease in your body, so you need to pay attention to timely examination and treatment.