How to Eat Your Way to Recovery: The Ultimate Jaundice Diet Plan

Jaundice is a medical disease that typically develops when the liver cannot break down bilirubin. Skin and eye yellowing are readily noticeable symptoms. Jaundice is a sign of numerous conditions that impact the gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary tract, and blood system. It is typically brought on by a rise in the blood plasma's bilirubin concentration. The best way to the recovery process and alleviate symptoms is through a healthy and balanced diet. In this article, we will explore the ultimate jaundice diet plan which includes the best foods to eat and avoid, key nutrients to focus on and dietary tips which can support your body's natural healing process. 

What is a jaundice diet?

Commonly doctors and other health experts advise jaundice patients to switch over to a jaundice diet for a couple of weeks, or at least until the condition becomes less serious.  In most cases, a patient is asked to go on a juice and a liquid diet for about a week. This reduces the risk of dehydration while also providing the body with foods that are simple to digest while still being high in nutrition. At this time, fresh vegetable juices (beet root, carrot, and spinach), fruit juices (orange, pear, grapes, and lemons), and veggie broth are ideal. The liquid diet should be maintained until the acute jaundice symptoms have subsided.
A patient may be instructed to follow an all-fruit diet for 3 to 5 days after the liquid diet. As a result, the three or four meals eaten per day should include fresh fruits such as apples, pineapples, grapes, pears, and oranges. Bananas should never be consumed by people suffering from hepatitis. The liquid and food jaundice diet, on the other hand, should be strictly followed.
Following the completion of the fruit diet, a doctor-recommended diet of normal foods cooked with minimum oils and spices should be implemented. 

The diet for jaundice includes the following principles of nutrition:

•    The patient is advised to eat every two hours in small portions. Overeating is highly undesirable due to the increased load on the digestive tract. 
•    It is best to consume liquids on an empty stomach. 
•    liquid 1.5 - 2 liters minimum;
•    Total energy content - between 2400 and 2800 kcal
•    Composition and energy value: Proteins 90-100 g (60% of animals), Fats 80-90 g (30% vegetable), Carbohydrates 400-450 g (70-80 g) 
•    Salt not more than 10 g, 

When you wake up: drink a glass of warm water with honey and lemon juice. 

Breakfast: 1 cup fresh toned or skimmed milk, sweetened with honey or jaggery, and 1 fresh juicy fruit such as apple, pear, mango, papaya. Etc.

Mid-morning: Fruit juice of any choice.
Lunch: Raw vegetable salad, two small chapattis\ Roti , a steamed leafy vegetable dish (Spinach, fenugreek etc. ) with low salt and oil and a glass of buttermilk.

Mid-afternoon: Coconut water or any juice.
Dinner: Raw vegetable salad, two small chapattis\ Roti , a steamed leafy vegetable dish (Spinach, fenugreek etc. ) with low salt and oil or one cup vegetable soup.

Before sleep: A glass of warm skimmed milk with honey.

Fresh veggies and fruit juices should be consumed in large quantities by the patient. Dandelion leaves, radishes with leaves, daily raw vegetable salad should be added. Raw apples and pears are especially beneficial. Drinking barley water several times throughout the day is thought to be an effective treatment for jaundice.

Digestive disturbances must be avoided. No food with a tendency to create acidity in the lower intestines like pulses and legumes should be avoided. Drinking plenty of water with lemon juice will help to safeguard the liver cells that have been damaged. 

Food especially beneficial: Lime juice. Pear, lemon. Barley water. Coconut water, sugarcane juice.

Foods to avoid:  Chicken, meat, fish, mushroom, ladyfinger, green cabbage, smoked meats, most sausages, canned food; fatty fish, smoked, salted fish; hard boiled and fried eggs; , green onions, garlic, pickled vegetables; spicy, fried and fatty snacks, clarified butter, butter, caviar; chocolate, cream products, ice cream; pulses, legumes, mustard, pepper, horseradish; Banana, Tea, coffee, cocoa and cold drinks etc.

Note : Alcohol and smoking should be strictly avoided.

Conclusion: 

When the liver breaks down old red blood cells, bile is created, which contains bilirubin, a yellowish-brown substance. It is the substance that gives the excrement its typical colour and is excreted from the body as feces. Alcohol, spices, certain medications, and acidic foods can all cause a rise in bilirubin levels in the body. The skin and whites of the eyes turn yellow when the body's bilirubin levels are elevated. Jaundice can occur when the body has too much bile. Therefore, maintaining a healthy bilirubin diet that restricts the intake of overly-rich foods, oil, spices, alcohol, and other substances is crucial. Coconut water, radishes, dried vegetables, and tomatoes are examples of foods that should be a part of a healthy bilirubin diet.

With the aforementioned treatment plan, the jaundice patient can quickly recover from the condition and strengthen his ailing liver until it resumes normal function. With reasonable care in diet and lifestyle, regular, moderate exercise, frequent exposure to sunlight and fresh air, and enough sleep, liver problems can be avoided from recurring.

According to research, the liver has a great ability to regenerate itself as long as it is properly supplied with all necessary nutrients. High-complete-protein diets. C vitamin. Additionally, B supplements, especially choline. Additionally, vitamin E can speed up its renewal. Maintaining the diet for a considerable amount of time is crucial even after healing to avoid the problem returning.

Jaundice nutrition and supplements are an important component of jaundice treatment. To avoid relapses or other complications, it is best to have a doctor closely watch the diet followed as well as the recovery process.

- Compiled by Dr. Rakesh Kumavat - Team Proceed Fit

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