Suffering from jaundice, dark yellow urine, indigestion, stomach upset. Treatment?
Patient: hii i am 24years old and have been diagonised with jaundice 5days ago..my urine color was orange in the begining but now it has tuned dark yellow. my eyes also look yellowish.i had indigestion and related problems in stomach 2weeks before this was diagonised..my question is how long does it take me to recover from this? what are the precautions to be taken? how can i know that am completely free from jaundice? Doctor: Hi, Welcome to Healthcare Magic! There are umpteen number of causes of jaundice. The first step is to have a complete liver function test done. Based on LFT report further tests may have to be done to see whether the jaundice is due to hepatitis or obstruction to bile flow. Only after knowing the cause one can tell when you will recover from jaundice. Viral infection is the most common cause and complete recovery can be expected in 4-8 weeks. If it is due to obstruction ( for eg by a stone), removal of the stone will provide rapid relief. So the first step is to find the cause of jaundice.