Spleen – soft, spongy – is an important organ of the lymphatic and blood systems, that sits just below left rib cage – upper abdomen just above the stomach.
Few of its key functions include:
- Removes old or damaged red blood cells and destroys microorganisms in the blood.
- Regulates white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
- Stores blood cells and iron for future use.
- Produces lymphocytes, which are white blood cells that help fight infection.
- Acts as a first line of defence against disease-causing organisms
Splenomegaly is the enlargement of spleen that is measured by weight or size beyond its normal size and is usually detected during a physical examination.
Possible causes an enlarged spleen.
- When spleen works excessively in filtering or manufacturing the blood cells.
- Certain infections – viral infections e.g., mononucleosis or cytomegalovirus, bacterial infection such as syphilis or parasitic infections like malaria etc.
- Liver disease such as cirrhosis of the liver
- Portal hypertension and portal vein obstruction.
- Pressure on the veins in the spleen or liver or a blood clot in these veins
- Autoimmune conditions, such as lupus or sarcoidosis
- Splenic vein pressure/blockage.
- Non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
- Haemolytic anemia
- Metabolic disorders – such as Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick disease
- Cystic fibrosis
Some cancers such as;
- Hodgkin’s disease (cancer of the lymphatic system).
- Leukemia (cancer of the blood or bone marrow).
- Lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes).
Key signs and symptoms of splenomegaly
An enlarged spleen usually doesn’t cause symptoms, but generally one might have;
- General weakness or discomfort
- Abdominal distension
- Pain or fullness in the left upper belly that can spread to the left shoulder
- The enlarged spleen felt by palpating the abdomen.
- Recurrent or frequent infections.
- Loss of appetite,
- Sense of fullness while eating.
- Shortness of breath.
- Cool, clammy sweaty skin.
- Low red blood cells (anemia)
- Easily bleeding
Further Potential Complications
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease in platelet count).
- Leucopenia (decrease in white blood cells ).
Some of the healthy food which can help to manage this condition.
- Consume mainly organic vegetables, sautéed or lightly cooked.
- The Grains- oats, rice, sweet rice.
- Vegetables- potato, squash, sweet potato, yam.
- Fruit- dates, grapes.
- Bean product: tofu.
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