| The word jaundice is derived from a French | | | | |
| word called as jaune, which means yellow. It | | | | Detection of jaundice is very important, |
| is a very common condition which is seen in | | | | because if you detect jaundice in the later |
| newborn babies which can be treated by | | | | stages it may prove to be fatal. Some of the |
| exposing them to sunlight. It is also known | | | | common symptoms for jaundice are: |
| as yellow skin or eyes disease. It turns your | | | | |
| skin, mucous membranes, sclera (the white of | | | | *Extreme fatigue and weakness |
| your eyes) into a single yellow color. This | | | | |
| yellow pigment which is seen on your skin is | | | | *Severe headaches |
| due to bilirubin which is a byproduct of old | | | | |
| red blood cells. If you are affected by | | | | *Constipation |
| jaundice consider it to be a serious problem | | | | |
| which cannot to be taken lightly. | | | | *Nauseating feeling |
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| Nearly 1% red blood cells retire everyday and | | | | *Yellow color of your eyes, skin |
| those are replaced by fresh blood cells. | | | | |
| These old blood cells are processed in the | | | | *Constant pain near your stomach and liver |
| liver and later disposed. If there happens to | | | | |
| be too many old red blood cells the yellow | | | | There are many causes for jaundice these are |
| pigment builds up in the body, which results | | | | some of the reasons due to which you are |
| in the first stages of jaundice. | | | | under the jaundice attack |
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| Even though jaundice is not a disease but it | | | | -It occurs when high level of bilirubin is |
| is a sign for many other diseases. Jaundice | | | | being produced for the liver and unable to be |
| is very common among babies due to the | | | | removed from the blood. |
| immature functioning of the liver. It is not | | | | |
| equipped to deal with the removal of | | | | -Defect in liver due to prevention in removal |
| bilirubin from the bloodstream. Jaundice | | | | of bilirubin from the blood. |
| occurs mainly due to liver failure but there | | | | |
| are many other reasons by which it is | | | | -Due to blockage of bile ducts. |
| affected. | | | | |