Jaundice Treatment The simple
form of jaundice
can be cured rapidly by diet therapy and
exercises. Recovery will be
slow
in serious cases which have been caused by
obstruction or pressure in
the
bile ducts. The patient should rest until the
acute symptoms of the
disease
subside.
The patient should be put on a fruit juice fast for a week. The juice of lemon, grapes, pear, carrot, beet, and sugar cane can be taken. A hot enema should be taken daily during the fast to ensure regular bowel elimination, thereby preventing the absorption of decomposed, poisonous material into the blood stream. The fruit juice fast may be discontinued after the severity of the disease is over and a simple diet may be resumed on the following lines: On rising: A glass of warm water mixed with two teaspoons of lime juice. Breakfast: One fresh juicy fruit such as an apple, papaya, grapes, berries and mangoes. One cup wheat dalai or one slice of whole wheat bread with a little butter. Mid-morning: Orange juice. Lunch: Two small chapattis of whole wheat flour, a cup of strained vegetable soup, a steamed leafy vegetable such as spinach, fenugreek or carrot and a glass of buttermilk. Mid-afternoon: Orange juice or coconut water. Dinner: Two whole wheat chapattis with a little ghee or butter, baked. Baked potato and one other leafy vegetable like spinach and fenugreek, a glass of hot milk with honey if desired. All fats like ghee, butter, cream and oils must be avoided for at least two weeks and thereafter kept to a minimum. Digestive disturbances must be avoided. No food with a tendency to ferment or putrefy in the lower intestines like pulses, legumes, etc. should be included in the diet. The juice
of
bitter lufa (karvi
torai) is regarded as an effective (home) remedy for
jaundice. It is
obtained
by pounding and squeezing through a cloth. The juice
should be placed on
the palm of the hand and drawn up through the
nostrils. This will cause
a profuse overflow of the yellow colored fluid
through the nostrils.
The
toxic matter having been evacuated in a considerable
quantity, the
patient
will feel relieved. If the green juice of the bitter lufa is not available, it can best be substituted by two or three drops of the fluid obtained by soaking its dry crusts overnight in water. This produces an identical effect. Seeds of bitter lufa which are easily available can also be used for the same purpose after rubbing in water. Green leaves of radish should be pounded and their juices extracted through a cloth. One pound of this juice daily is sufficient for an adult patient as it provides immediate relief inducing a healthy appetite and proper evacuation of the bowels. In most cases a complete cure can be ensured within eight or ten days. Water
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