How Jaundice Can Be Cured?
In Adults, Jaundice Itself Usually Isn't Treated. but Your Doctor Will Treat the Condition That's Causing It. If You Have Acute Viral Hepatitis, Jaundice Will...
In adults, jaundice itself usually isn't treated. But your doctor will treat the condition that's causing it. If you have acute viral hepatitis, jaundice will go away on its own as the liver begins to heal. If a blocked bile duct is to blame, your doctor may suggest surgery to open it.
What is the main treatment for jaundice?
Symptoms will usually resolve without treatment within 2 weeks. However, infants with extremely high bilirubin levels will require treatment with either a blood transfusion or phototherapy. In these cases, treatment is vital as jaundice in newborns can lead to kernicterus, a very rare type of permanent brain damage.
How do you make jaundice go away?
- Phototherapy treatment (also called light therapy or bili lights). This is when your baby is placed under special lights that help her body change bilirubin into a form that she can get rid of in her urine. ...
- Exchange transfusion. ...
- Intravenous immunoglobulin (also called IVIg).
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