I am 19 year old I have jaundice and my bilirubin level is 2.03 what to eat and not to eat for fast cure please tell.

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Do's and do not's during jaundice don'ts avoid consuming foods that are high in fats like red meats and fried or oily foods as the liver is still weak and these foods will increase strain on the liver. Likewise, avoid consuming sugar rich foods and foods containing artificial sweeteners. Avoid consuming juices or foods prepared by hawkers or even from restaurants. Do not opt for large meals. Small frequent meals are advisable. Do's plenty of oil-free cooked vegetables like potato, carrot, and cauliflower must also be eaten, because there is a special requisite for vitamin b and c for a healthy recovery. Thinned vegetable soups, custards, buttermilk, and cold milk shakes can also be taken in-between the meals. Take foods rich in carbohydrates like cereal porridge, bread, rice, potato, yam, custards to ensures adequate supply of calories. And it will help to avoid the protein breakdown.

A Amin Homeopath · Accepted Answer

Do's and do not's during jaundice don'ts avoid consuming foods that are high in fats like red meats and fried or oily foods as the liver is still weak and these foods will increase strain on the liver. Likewise, avoid consuming sugar rich foods and foods containing artificial sweeteners. Avoid consuming juices or foods prepared by hawkers or even from restaurants. Do not opt for large meals. Small frequent meals are advisable. Do's plenty of oil-free cooked vegetables like potato, carrot, and cauliflower must also be eaten, because there is a special requisite for vitamin b and c for a healthy recovery. Thinned vegetable soups, custards, buttermilk, and cold milk shakes can also be taken in-between the meals. Take foods rich in carbohydrates like cereal porridge, bread, rice, potato, yam, custards to ensures adequate supply of calories. And it will help to avoid the protein breakdown.

Karuna Chawla · Answer

The patient should rest in bed till the acute symptoms subside. He should not be given any solid foods for the first few days of the treatment. He may be given plenty of fresh fruits and vegetable juices. The idea is to provide a high carbohydrate based diet as the liver is infected, and minimize the strain on the liver. Suji or dalia porridge, soft custards, curd rice are other soft easy digestible foods. Fruits and vegetables are highly recommended, and can be used to prepare juices. Those like lemon, grapes, pear, tomato, carrot, beet and yes, sugarcane are preferable. Sugarcane juice, mixed with lime juice, being high carbohydrate can hasten recovery from jaundice. Half a glass of this juice, mixed with half a lime, may be given to the patient twice daily. It is, however, very essential that the juice must be pure and preferably prepared at home in a hygienic manner. Resistance is low in jaundice and any infected beverage could only make matters worse. It is also important to prepare this juice fresh each time and avoid storing it. After the severity of the decease has passed, the patient may be given a simple and well-balanced diet. The emphasis should be on fresh juicy fruits such as orange, apple, pineapple, grapes, papaya and mango, and vegetables such as spinach, fenugreek and carrots. The patient should avoid all fats like ghee, butter, cream and oils for at last two weeks and thereafter their consumption should be kept down to the minimum. Digestive disturbances must be avoided. No food with a tendency to ferment or putrefy in the lower intestines like pulses and legumes should be included in the diet. Other effective home remedy is the use of green leaves or radish (muli). The leaves should be pounded and their juice extracted. It should be strained through a clean piece of muslin before use.

Sreepada Kameswara Rao · Answer

During and immediately after jaundice, you will be very weak and your digestion also will be very weak. Please take home made boiled food without oil. Drink a lot of water and take a lot of rest for a quick recovery.  Fruit juices, sugar cane juice, coconut water are good. No drinking and smoking