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Suggest Diet To Be Followed When Suffering From Jaundice

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Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015
Question: Hi.

My niece is 8 years old and she has been diagnosed with jaundice and her ratings are as below

s bilirubin total 3.4
direct 0.6
indirect 2.8
sgpt 65
could you please suggest the diet to be followed during jaundice,also please give some suggestions and precautions?Can she consume milk,dal and ORS-L?

Thanks,
XXXX
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Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (22 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Seems like viral hepatitis

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for posting in health care magic.

As far the description you have provided the child is suffering from viral hepatitis most probably Hepatitis A. This can be confirmed by doing anti - Hep A antigen in blood.

For follow up an INR ( a blood test) must be done, as jaundice patients can have bleeding tendencies.

As per medicine- no medocine has any role in jaundice. Take rest and diet rich in carbohydrate like rice wheat etc. Can take any food but should avoid too much spice or too much of non vegetarian food. A regular family diet is good enough.

Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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Follow up: Dr. Sabyasachi Das (7 minutes later)
Thanks for your quick response,

Is hepatitis a differ from jaundice?

what does that mean bleeding tendency?any complications?
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Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (9 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
explained

Detailed Answer:
Hepatitis A is one of the most common cause of jaundice.

In jaundice there may be complication of bleeding so we check INR which is marker of this complication.
Note: For further queries related to your child health, Talk to a Pediatrician. Click here to Book a Consultation.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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Suggest Diet To Be Followed When Suffering From Jaundice

Brief Answer: Seems like viral hepatitis Detailed Answer: Thanks for posting in health care magic. As far the description you have provided the child is suffering from viral hepatitis most probably Hepatitis A. This can be confirmed by doing anti - Hep A antigen in blood. For follow up an INR ( a blood test) must be done, as jaundice patients can have bleeding tendencies. As per medicine- no medocine has any role in jaundice. Take rest and diet rich in carbohydrate like rice wheat etc. Can take any food but should avoid too much spice or too much of non vegetarian food. A regular family diet is good enough. Thank you.