What Precautions Should Be Taken While Having High Bilirubin Count?

Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2015

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Question : Hello sir my nephew suffering from jaundice and hospitalisarion were found bilirubin 27 and sgpt 1500 after treatment bilirubin came down to 17 and sgpt to 300..but now at home his bilirubin ti 21 and sgpt to 500 docor said not to woory..fluctution happens and gave ursocol 300..he is 22 and no bad habbits ..is this ok what precaution we have to take and he is feelg absoulty normal
.cannot understand why this bilirubin increasing pl suggest what precaution we have to take

Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (-2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Monitor sgpt and bilirubin regullarly. Take healthy diet

Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM). I apprecite your concern regarding your nephew.

One of the most common cause of an increase in sgpt > 1000 is acute viral hepatitis. Others are drug induced or ischaemic hepatitis, wilsonian crisis. I hope your doctor must have seen for all causes and finally have made diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis which is self resolving disease it it is related to Hepatitis A and E virus. And if it is Hepatitis B then there may be chance of sef resolution in 95%.

And fluctuation of jaundice can ocurr during the course, so there is nothing to worry especially when he is asymptomatic. But I will advise him to monitor his sgpt and bilirubin at regular intervals.

Among diet : Diet should be healthy and hygienic. It should be high caloric and high protein diet.

I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar