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How To Treat Jaundice?

I am an African. I have grown in the tropics and have had bouts of malaria disease while growing. What I remember is that I was given chloroquine evrytime I fell ill with malaria when I was young, as it was then considered the most effective malaria drug. In december 1996, I went into coma for 3 days which was later discovered to be due to taking chloroquine without blood supplement drugs when I was young school boarder. Later years, when more effective malaria drugs came, I no longer use chloroquine. But I discovered anytime I had malaria, even without the use of chloroquine, I still itch for 3 days just like I took the drug. After sometime, I grew immune to malaria and would not fall sick. Few times I felt like there was malaria parasite in my system, my body start itchin for 3 days and at the end, I got totally renewed. But in 2005, I fell terribly ill, with yellow colouration of the eyes. I was rushed to my university s health centre. Afta some few days I got better. It was said I had Jaundice but evry other thing mentioned was nt clear to me. They talked about me having G6PR or G6PD....I can t say which now. Since then, I have fallin ill to malaria few times and all these while I do not take any drug, just that my body itches for 3 days, and I get better. But for few days 5 days now I have been itching and I have not gotten perfectly whole, and only to discover that I have a yellow colouration of the eyes. I don t know how to treat this once and for all. Kindly give me your expert and comprehensive advice.
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can

Well, jaundice is just a sign and not diseases, and treatment depends on exact cause.
Jaundice is usually sign of certain liver disease and high bilirubin value.
Causes of jaundice vary from non-serious to potentially fatal. Levels of bilirubin in blood are normally below 1.0 mg/dL (17 µmol/L) and levels over 2-3 mg/dL (34-51 µmol/L) typically results in jaundice.
High bilirubin may be due to liver diseases such as cirrhosis or hepatitis, infections, medications, orblockage of the bile duct In the developed world the cause is more often blockage of the bile duct or medications.
Blockage of the bile duct may occur due to gallstones, cancer, or pancreatitis. Medical imaging such as ultrasound is useful for detecting bile duct blockage.Treatment of jaundice is typically determined by the underlying cause. If a bile duct blockage is present surgery is typically required, otherwise management is medical.
Medical management may involve treating infectious causes and stopping medication that could be contributing. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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How To Treat Jaundice?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can Well, jaundice is just a sign and not diseases, and treatment depends on exact cause. Jaundice is usually sign of certain liver disease and high bilirubin value. Causes of jaundice vary from non-serious to potentially fatal. Levels of bilirubin in blood are normally below 1.0 mg/dL (17 µmol/L) and levels over 2-3 mg/dL (34-51 µmol/L) typically results in jaundice. High bilirubin may be due to liver diseases such as cirrhosis or hepatitis, infections, medications, orblockage of the bile duct In the developed world the cause is more often blockage of the bile duct or medications. Blockage of the bile duct may occur due to gallstones, cancer, or pancreatitis. Medical imaging such as ultrasound is useful for detecting bile duct blockage.Treatment of jaundice is typically determined by the underlying cause. If a bile duct blockage is present surgery is typically required, otherwise management is medical. Medical management may involve treating infectious causes and stopping medication that could be contributing. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.