Why the lips are blue

Blue lips: causes

In medical practice, this phenomenon is calledcyanosis. But whatever the factor served the appearance of a bluish hue, it indicates the disturbed functions of the body. Let us consider in more detail the most typical causes of blue lips.

Why a person around the mouth can acquire a bluish tint:

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  Oxygen starvation - at the same time it does not turn blueonly the mouth, but also the skin around the eyes. This is due to the high content of hemoglobin in the blood. The cause of oxygen starvation - impaired activity of the cardiovascular system;


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  smoking or constant poisoning with toxic gases (life near the road, plant, etc.) - in this case, the blue lips will "accompany" a gray, painful complexion;


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  lack of iron in the blood - very often occurs in pregnant women;


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  frequent and profuse blood loss (menstruation, severe injuries, ulcers);


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  cereal - disease, characterized by a strong cough and broken breathing;


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  a thrombus in the lungs;


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  supercooling;


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  Raynaud's disease - characterized by the destruction of blood vessels from severe stress or cold

Determine the cause of blue lips can only a specialist (with the exception of hypothermia). But in any case, it will be a lack of oxygen, so the treatment will be appropriate.

What to do if the lips turn blue

The following recommendations will help to eliminate cyanosis or give you time before the arrival of a doctor:

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   Wrap up in a warm blanket or rub your skin with a towel. When the body warms, the blood will begin to circulate faster, supplying oxygen to all organs.


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   Drink hot tea with honey, lime flowers or raspberries. Do not drink coffee, because caffeine helps to narrow the blood vessels.


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   Do a gymnastics or run to "disperse" the blood throughout the body.


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   If you smoke, immediately throw, because the blue lips are if not the first, then the most obvious news is that your body suffers from this addiction.

Important: pale blue lips always indicate that pathological processes occur in the body. Only in case of hypothermia can we speak of cyanosis as a temporary and easily eliminated effect. In other cases, you should immediately seek help from a specialist.

In the case of blue lips during pregnancythe supervising obstetrician-gynecologist should appoint iron-containing preparations to the future mother or advise food with a high iron content. Such foods include liver, beans, buckwheat, apples, persimmons, figs, nuts, beets, pomegranate, black currant.

An interesting fact: as a rule, all products with a high concentration of iron have red or brownish hues. This is because it is this component that gives the blood a red color.

Learn why the lips are always blue can onlyafter examination with a specialist. If you observe a similar symptom, but there was no hypothermia, see a doctor. Thus, the body "warns" you that it is not too late to avoid more serious diseases.