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If you follow developments in international politics, especially the presidential election that was held just a few days ago in the United States, you may notice that something is foreign to your eyes. No, not because the United States has strong enough female presidential candidates for the first time. Not because this election was won by a businessman whose career in politics had not been widely known by the public before. Many people are even more curious about the reason why Donald Trump, the 45th president-elect of the United States of America, has orange skin.
Many have even debated whether Donald Trump's skin has a tinge of yellow, orange, or red. The reason is, every time this successful businessman who has swerved into politics appears in public, his makeup often covers his true skin color. However, most people in the United States and the world agree that Donald Trump's skin is orange. So what makes Donald Trump's skin look orange? Does this only happen to Donald Trump or is the orange skin phenomenon a fairly common condition?
Even though many people do tanning or sunburn will get skin that is slightly orange and red, in fact, orange skin color can appear as a symptom and sign of a certain disease. Check out some of the following types of diseases that can cause your skin to be orange like Donald Trump's face.
1. Carotenemia
Carotenemia is a medical condition caused by excess carotenoids in the blood. Carotenoids themselves are a type of yellowish organic pigment that can be found in natural foods such as red, orange, yellow, and green fruits and vegetables. The ingredients that carry these pigments are alpha and beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and lycopene.
If you eat too many fruits and vegetables with the ingredients mentioned earlier, carotenoids will be stored in the blood. If it is too much, the skin layer will start to receive the pigment intake. This is what causes the skin to turn yellow, orange, or reddish. Fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoids include carrots, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumber, and pumpkin.
Generally carotenemia is not dangerous. People who experience this skin disorder will be advised to change their diet. For example, by reducing the consumption of foods containing carotenoids. You are also usually asked to stop taking supplements that contain beta-carotene temporarily. After that, your original skin tone will usually recover.
2. Cirrhosis
Orange-yellow skin can be a symptom of various diseases that attack the liver (liver). The skin discoloration occurs due to too high levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream. Increased levels of bilirubin indicate inflammation or other disorders of the liver cells. In cases of cirrhosis, the cause is that healthy liver tissue is replaced by damaged tissue. As a result, liver function is disturbed.
Other symptoms that you should pay attention to are weakness, dark urine or urine color, a distended stomach due to swelling of internal organs, nosebleeds, vomiting blood, frequent thirst, and itching. The treatment and medication given depends on how much damage is done to the liver. Usually the treatments offered only serve to prevent or slow down further liver damage. So, if you experience these signs, immediately contact a health facility and consult a doctor.
3. Hepatitis
This disease can be caused by various things. For example, inflammation of the liver due to viral infections, autoimmune hepatitis, or the side effects of consuming drugs, drugs, toxic substances, and alcohol. Based on the virus that causes hepatitis, hepatitis can be divided into 5, namely hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.
People who suffer from hepatitis will show flu-like symptoms and other symptoms such as a yellow-orange skin color like Donald Trump's skin, weakness, loss of appetite, stomach pain, and drastic weight loss. Treatment for hepatitis varies. Usually hepatitis caused by a virus will be treated by prescribing antiviral drugs. For autoimmune hepatitis, the treatment can be in the form of therapy, liver transplant, or drugs that will help control your immune system. Meanwhile, hepatitis due to the side effects of certain substances will be given treatment to reduce symptoms.
4. Hemochromatosis disease
Another possibility that your skin has changed the color of Donald Trump's skin is hemochromatosis. This disease is a genetic disorder in which the body absorbs too much iron. This iron is stored in parts of the body, such as the liver, pancreas, skin and joints. If the iron in your body runs towards your skin, the result will appear on the surface of your skin, where your skin turns brownish orange in color.
To treat hemochromatosis, you usually need to go through certain procedures in order to reduce the amount of blood that contains too much iron. You will also be advised to undergo therapy. In addition, changing a diet that is low in iron is one of the treatments that you need to take.
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