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Diet for Jaundice It is very important to diagnose the underlying cause for jaundice before any diet modification. When a nutritious well balanced diet is followed along with adequate rest mild form of jaundice can be treated effectively at home within few weeks. Try the following dietary guidelines to subside the symptoms -
- Many a times a patient with jaundice has a much diminished appetite accompanied with nausea and vomiting so it becomes important to include energy and protein dense foods at frequent intervals in a day's diet.
- Lemon when added to different juices will help in faster recovery, include variety of fluids in the diet like boiled water, barley water, lemon juice, coconut water, all fruit juices, mixed vegetable juices, carrot juice, beet root juice, juice of bitter luffa and sugarcane juice. Increased fluid will encourage frequent urination which in turn will help to excrete excess bile pigments from blood via urinary system.
- Fats and fatty foods will be very difficult to digest so avoid them all together; however to add taste in the diet fat from dairy products and eggs would be easily digested compared to a fatty meal. After two weeks cream, butter and olive oil can be gradually added in the diet as these can be easily digested and absorbed.
- Have a bland food and avoid strong spices, coffee, sweets, pickles, tea, salted meats, pork, condiments, raw pulses and alcohol.
- Take adequate rest, relax and avoid any kind of stress.
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