Jaundice is a condition where the skin turns yellow because of excess bilirubin in the bloodstream. It happens when your liver is not functioning properly, which can be due to a number of factors. Hepatitis is a virus which can cause liver disease, and thus cause Jaundice.

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Jaundice is the condition in which the skin, the mucous membranes, and the eyes get slightly discoloured and appear yellow. This discoloration is caused an increased level of bilirubin, a bile pigment, in your blood. Jaundice is characterized by fever, weakness, a loss of appetite, nausea, and the yellow discoloration. There is no known co-relation between smoking and jaundice but it is recommended that you do not smoke while you have or are recovering from jaundice for general health reasons. In fact, one of the symptoms of jaundice is distaste for smoking. Research has indicated that if an expectant mother is smoking, the chances of the child having jaundice are lowered. This seems to be the only benefit of smoking during a pregnancy. Because jaundice tends to weaken your system so much, it is essential that you get enough rest and allow your body to recover. You should also make sure that you are consuming a healthy and balanced diet. It is recommended that you should drink only fruits and liquids the first week of being afflicted with jaundice. You should avoid drinking any liquor for some time after you recover from jaundice. Stick to a light and high carbohydrate diet while you are recovering and avoid legumes and pulses that might cause or aggravate jaundice.

Jaundice it not a disease disease per se, rather it is a symptom that indicates the level of the bile pigment called Bilirubin has overshot its normal value of 0.6 to 1.2 mg/decileter.

The level of bilirubin in blood can rise due to a variety of conditions. In neonates (newborn infants) the jaundice is due to breakdown of blood (hemolysis). In adults it may be due to obstruction of the common bile duct--obstructive jaundice, or due to liver infections--such as Hepatitis A, B or C. Hepatitis A is caused by contaminated food or water. Hepatitis B and C are transmitted through blood and other body fluids.

Whether or not jaundice can be cured depends upon the underlying cause. Neonatal jaundice is usually self correcting, responding very well to phototherapy.

Jaundice in adults due to an obstruction is relieved once the obstruction is removed. When caused by infectious hepatitis, it depends on whether or not the underlying infection is curable. Generally there is no known cure of the hepatitis B and C, though these respond to treatment which affect the symptom.

Infant jaundice can be fatal if untreated. Most infants recover.

Yes...but it should be properly cooked. Properly boiled eggs can be consumed but not deep fried in oil.

How do you know the eggs have jaundice?

Jaundice is caused by increased levels of Bilirubin in the blood, typically as the result of injury or illness that has damaged the liver.

Jaundice is an infection of the liver, and if it , the liver was week due to early drinking, it can cause the patient to even die.

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Meals should be small but taken frequently.

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Drink water that is: • Boiled for 5 minutes

• Filtered by membrane filters like RO systems

• Chlorinated

• Ozonised

• Avoid raw foods when sanitation and hygiene is suspect

• Consume adequately cooked food as cooking destroys virus

• Patients must wash hand thoroughly to avoid spread by contamination Treatment

• Avoid exertion

• Take plenty of fluids

• Stay on normal diet

• Use supplementary vitamins

Eat vegetable broth, which is replete with minerals and trace minerals, and is easy to digest. Fresh vegetable juices are an excellent dietary supplement as well. Eat a diet of whole, unprocessed foods. Avoid processed food products that contain preservatives, artificial flavorings and colorings, and other additives. Avoid saturated animal fats, fried foods, and large meals, all of which place added stress on the liver. Strictly avoid alcohol, which is toxic to the liver. Also eliminate from your diet-refined sugar and anything containing caffeine. To ensure an adequate supply of basic nutrients, take a good multivitamin and mineral supplement daily. Choose a capsule or soft gel-cap form for best absorption. Colostrum has been shown to strengthen immune function and improve digestion. Take 500 milligrams three to four times daily. Lipoic acid is an antioxidant that helps to improve liver function. Take 100 milligrams daily. The combination of magnesium and malic acid helps to initiate the Krebs cycle, a series of enzyme reactions that results in the conversion of nutrients into energy at the cellular level. If fatigue is a problem, take 100 milligrams of magnesium and 300 milligrams of malic acid one hour before breakfast. Vitamin C and bioflavonoids have anti-inflammatory properties. Take 500 milligrams five to six times daily. This can reduce the duration of jaundice. If you have a sensitive stomach, choose an esterified form. Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant. Choose a product containing mixed tocopherols and take 200 international units in the morning and again at bedtime.

Help nursing care plan for Neonatal Jaundice

Jaundice

what substance is responsible for the jaundice

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Check the bilirubin level.

The only cure for jaundice is to let the liver heal. No drugs, especially no alcohol.

Reduce proteins to about 2.5 oz per day. Don't over eat. Rest.

The liver handles the disposal and cleaning of bilirubinfrom the system. Bilirubin is a bile pigment -- yellow/brown -- that occurs as a natural result of the degradation of heme. When liver failure occurs, either chronically or temporarily, bilrubin is not disposed of, and eventually results in jaundice. also known as icterus (attributive adjective: "icteric"), is a yellowish discoloration of thealso known as icterus(attributive adjective: "icteric"), is a yellowish discoloration of the skin , sclarae (whites of the eyes) and mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood). This hyperbilirubinemia subsequently causes increased levels of bilirubin in the extracellular fluids. Typically, the concentration of bilirubin in the plasma must exceed 1.5 mg/dL[1], three times the usual value of approximately 0.5mg/dL[1], for the coloration to be easily visible. Jaundice comes from the French word jaune, meaning yellow.

yes it can

In jaundice there is depostion of billirubin and bile salts in the skin, the billirubin gives the yellow color and the salts is the reason of pruritis.