High triglyceride symptoms.

High Triglyceride Symptoms.

1. Pancreatitis

If you are having very high triglyceride levels especially over longer period of time, it may lead to inflammation of pancreas called pancreatitis. If you have pancreatitis following symptoms may occur:

• Sudden and severe abdominal pain

• Vomiting

• Nausea

• Loss of appetite

• Fever

2. Fatty Liver and Liver Enlargement

Fatty liver is one of the high triglycerides symptoms and is caused by the build-up of excess fat in the liver cells. If you have fat more than 10% of your liver’s weight, it will be diagnosed as fatty liver. If you are eating more than you required, excess fat start building up in the liver. Too much fat exhaust liver’s normal functions and excess of fat starts depositing within liver.

Rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and alcohol abuse may also lead to fatty liver. If you have liver disease, the deposition of fats becomes more severe and pronounced. If you have high triglyceride levels, your doctor will also evaluate your liver to see the level of damage to the liver.

In case of persistent high levels of triglycerides, the size of liver may also increase over-time. The size of liver is usually evaluated through abdominal x-rays and ultrasound.

3. Spleen enlargement.

Spleen enlargement is also one of the high triglyceride symptoms and usually diagnosed on detailed examination of patient with high triglyceride levels. Abdominal x-rays and ultrasound are used to confirm the diagnosis.

4. Lipemia retinalis

In patients with consistently very high elevation of triglycerides, it may damage retina and this condition is called lipemia retinalis. These symptoms of high triglycerides are seen in patients with very high levels may even reaching 4000 mg/dL of triglycerides.

This is why in patients with history of triglycerides levels, eye examination is often included in physical examination of patient.

5. Eruptive xanthomas.

Xanthomas are fat deposits under the skin. If you are having very high triglycerides levels for longer period of time, yellow papules or pumps called eruptive xantomas may be found on your back, chest, bony elbows, buttocks, knees, and heels. These papules are caused by chylomicron deposits and usually disappear once treatment is started and triglyceride level kept below 1000 mg/dL.

Your healthcare provider may take biopsy sample from one of these papules to confirm the diagnosis. In other condition called dysbetalipoproteinemia (type III), very high levels of triglycerides may cause palmar xanthomas characterized by yellowish creases of palms.

Conclusion

There are no high triglyceride symptoms as such alarming you that you are having abnormal triglyceride levels. However pancreatitis, liver enlargement and fatty liver, lipemia retinalis, and eruptive xanthomas are usually seen in those patients with very high levels of triglycerides over long-period of time.