Obstructive jaundice

Obstructive jaundice

Obstructive jaundice:
Obstructive jaundice is a condition in which there is blockage of the flow of bile out of the liver. 
Any type of obstruction that blocks the flow of bile from the liver can cause obstructive jaundice.

Symptoms of Obstructive jaundice: 
  • Abdominal pain (typically occurs in the right upper quadrant of the body)
  • Dark-colored urine
  • Diarrhea
  • Easy bleeding or bruising
  • Fever and chills
  • Itchy skin
  • Loss of appetite (anorexia)
  • Malaise or lethargy
  • Pale stools
  • Unintentional weight loss
  • Yellow coloration of the eyes and skin (jaundice)
  • Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition
  • In some cases, obstructive jaundice can be life threatening. 
  • Abdominal swelling, distension and bloating
  • High fever (higher than 101 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Nausea with or without vomiting
  • Severe abdominal pain
Causes of obstructive jaundice-
  • Biliary stricture (narrowing of the bile duct)
  • Cancer of the gallbladder or pancreas
  • Cholangitis (infection or inflammation of the common bile duct)
  • Cholelithiasis (gallstones)
  • Congenital structural defects
  • Cysts of the bile duct
  • Lymph node enlargement
  • Pancreatitis
  • Parasitic infection
  • Trauma, including surgical complications
Obstructive jaundice
Obstructive jaundice


What are the potential complications of obstructive jaundice?
  • Cirrhosis (scarring of the liver)
  • Coagulopathy (a blood clotting disorder)
  • Digestive problems
  • Liver failure
  • Malabsorption syndrome (a disorder that interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food)
  • Spread of cancer
  • Spread of infection
1. Cholangitis
2. Liver abscess
3. Septicemia
4. Hepatic failure
5. Secondary biliary cirrhosis
6. Acute pancreatitis
7. Haemorrhage or haemobilia
8. Acute renal failure
9. Gall stone ileus

Top Homeopathic Remedies for Obstructive jaundice-
1. Chelidonium: Best Remedy for Gall Stones with Pain
2. Lycopodium: For Gall Stones with Gastric Symptoms
3. Calcarea Carb: For Gall Stones in Obese Patients
4. Carduus Marianus: For Inflamed Gall Bladder
5. Phosphorus: For Gall Stones with Sour Belching, Vomiting
6. Natrum sulphuricum: The patient may have any or some of the problems like chronic diarrhea, gall stone pain, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, obesity and problem in joints. On top of that, the patient may be too sensitive to changes in humidity and weather. In such a case, Natrum sulphuricum is given.
7. Nux vomica: If a patient suffers from nausea, colic pains, spasmodic pains, heartburn and acidity, gas and bloating, and takes too much of rich and oily food and drinks, then this medicine is used to treat gall stones for him or her.


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