It is often very difficult to determine the symptoms of high cholesterol. At least it is in most cases. The vast majority of elevated levels of cholesterol are usually discovered be an ordinary blood testing. Also, if the levels are high enough and high blood pressure symptoms are also found, there are serious complications involved at that point.
If you have excessively high cholesterol, then there may be some physical symptoms exhibited. One such symptom is pain that is caused by deposits of fat around the joints or tendons. Excessive high cholesterol can also cause swelling or enlargement of the spleen or liver. If you are experiencing these symptoms of high cholesterol, you should see your doctor.
To discover if the spleen and/or live has become engorged, a doctor usually just has to press down on the region of those organs. This makes the detection of the enlargement very easy. Pancreatitis, which causes horrible pain in your abdomen, can be yet another symptom of extremely high cholesterol levels.
As previously stated, elevated cholesterol levels are generally not very symptom indicative, but usually lead to more serious conditions. Other serious, and potentially fatal, conditions associated with high cholesterol are heart disease, hypertension or peripheral vascular disease.
Ischeamia, which is a conditions that causes blockage in the coronary arteries and in turn, lessens the heart's oxygen supply, is caused solely by out of control cholesterol levels. This condition is almost always the first step towards heart attack, as well as other serious circulatory diseases.
At times, although it is rare, people suffering from lipid disorders may show symptoms of high blood pressure. For those with a family history of these disorders in addition to high blood pressure there may be cholesterol deposits which are abnormal which collect in the skin surrounding the eyes and the eyelid tissues.
Additionally, the deposits of cholesterol can form small lumps that appear to be almost boil-like on the feet and hands. Furthermore, this strange formation of cholesterol build up can give the feet, legs and hands a yellow color that also appears to be in streaks.
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