What to do if gallbladder cancer causes skin itching

Skin itching is caused by the compression of the bile duct by the gallbladder tumor, which causes poor bile drainage, increased bilirubin levels in the blood, and stimulation of nerve endings in the skin. In this case, the direct symptomatic treatment is to place a drainage tube to drain the bile, but the drainage effect may not be ideal due to the blockage of the bile duct. What should I do if gallbladder cancer causes skin itching?

Here are two methods for external use. You can try them on your patients: 90g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 90g of Leonurus japonicus, 90g of Sophora flavescens, 150g of Tribulus terrestris, 60g of Nepeta spicata, 60g of Vitex rotundifolia, and 60g of Citrus aurantium. Application: Crush and sieve the above medicines for later use. Add 90g of water to 3000ml each time, decoct for 20 minutes, and remove the residue. When the temperature of the medicine solution is suitable, soak the affected area or shower the whole body. Alternatively, use 30g each of safflower, lithospermum officinale, mountain mast, and rhubarb, an appropriate amount of borneol, and vaseline. Preparation: Grind safflower, lithospermum officinale, mountain mast, and rhubarb into fine powder, add borneol and mix evenly, and bottle for later use. When using, take a little of the powder each time and add vaseline to make it into a butterfly shape, apply it to the navel, bandage it with a dressing, fix it with adhesive tape, change the dressing once a day, and use it for 1 week. At the same time, attention should be paid to providing patients with a comfortable and relaxed treatment environment, try to keep their mood relaxed, eat a light diet, avoid greasy and spicy foods, drink plenty of water and eat more vegetables and fruits.
The above mentioned methods are all symptomatic treatment methods, which can temporarily relieve the patient's itching. The most fundamental thing is to carry out effective anti-cancer treatment to kill cancer cells, shrink tumors, and relieve the patient's pain. Due to the special location of gallbladder cancer, it is not sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Generally, surgery and biological treatment or traditional Chinese medicine treatment are the main treatment options in clinical practice. If the condition is more serious and does not meet the conditions for surgery, biological treatment can be directly carried out to control the progression of the disease and relieve the patient's symptoms.