WORLD HEPATITIS DAY was organised at DR.SOHAN LAL CLINIC. Dr.Anand Kumar informed all the patients to take precautions and follow a strict diet in viral hepatitis.
Precautions
• Rest
• During the acute symptomatic period, complete rest and thereafter gradual ambulation.
• In high-risk patients (patients more than 50 years, pregnant and those with other major diseases) rest is continued till symptoms and signs have disappeared, and liver function tests have returned to near normal.
• Diet
• Nutritious general diet of 2000-3000 kcal/day. In the initial stage, when good diet is not tolerated, give a light diet, fruit drinks and glucose. There is no need to avoid fatty diets, but most patients cannot tolerate these diets.
• Encourage good protein intake.
• If vomiting is severe, intravenous fluids are given.
• Drugs
• Drugs should be avoided if possible.
• Alcohol to be avoided for next 6 months.