Gilbert’s Syndrome

Overview

Gilbert’s syndrome is a common and harmless condition where people experience occasional episodes of jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes). The jaundice and any associated symptoms will often pass without the need for treatment.

People with Gilbert’s syndrome are often concerned about having jaundice because jaundice can often be a sign of an underlying liver problem, such as cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) or hepatitis C.

However, it is important to stress that Gilbert’s syndrome is harmless and has nothing to do with liver problems. People with Gilbert’s syndrome are no more likely to develop liver disease than the population at large.

Gilbert’s syndrome is a common condition that affects around 1 in 20 people in England. It is more common in men than women.

Symptoms

The symptoms of Gilbert’s syndrome usually first become apparent around puberty, possibly as a result of the hormonal changes that occur during this time.

If you have Gilbert’s syndrome, during an episode of jaundice you may have symptoms such as:

stomach cramps
feeling very tired (fatigue)
problems concentrating and thinking clearly (brain fog)
a general sense of feeling unwell

However, around one in three people with Gilbert’s syndrome experience no noticeable symptoms and the condition is only detected during testing for other, unrelated conditions.

Causes

Gilbert’s syndrome is caused by a build-up of a yellow pigment, called bilirubin, in the blood. Bilirubin is found naturally in the blood and is formed when red blood cells break down. The body usually removes bilirubin, but in Gilbert’s syndrome this process does not work properly.

Gilbert’s syndrome is a genetic condition. People with Gilbert’s syndrome have a faulty gene that means their body has problems breaking down a substance in the blood called bilirubin.

Normally, when red blood cells reach the end of their life (after about 120 days), haemoglobin, the red pigment that carries oxygen in the blood, breaks down into bilirubin.

The liver converts bilirubin into a water-soluble form, which then passes into bile and is eventually removed from the body in urine or stools. Bilirubin gives urine its light yellow colour and stools their dark brown colour.

In Gilbert’s syndrome, the faulty gene means that bilirubin is not converted at the normal rate. It builds up in the bloodstream and can cause the skin and eyes to take on a yellowish tinge.

Other than inheriting the abnormal gene, there are no known risk factors for developing Gilbert’s syndrome. It is not related to any lifestyle habits or caused by environment factors.

People with Gilbert’s syndrome often find that there are certain ‘triggers’ that can bring on jaundice, such as:

Being dehydrated
Going without food for long periods of time (fasting)
Being ill with an unrelated infection
Stress
In women, having their monthly period

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Diet

Consuming mainly raw and organic fruits and vegetables and fresh squeezed vegetable juices can be beneficial. Continue this diet for a month or more. In addition, to aid the liver and gallbladder, in the morning drink a glass of warm, filtered water with the juice of 1/2 lemon. Eat plenty of raw apples and pears or grate together with yogurt and raw seeds or seed and nut butter. Consume plenty of raw green vegetables and sprouts to help cleanse the blood. Try drinking barley water throughout day (to make barley water, place one cup of barley in three quarts of water, then simmer for three hours). Avoid all hydrogenated and processed fats, deep-fried foods, sugars, and white flour products, as well as hot, sour, spicy, and salty foods, meat, fish, cheese, oils, and concentrated sweets.

It is important to not add further toxicity to your system so try to adhere to the following:

Do not consume any artificial sweeteners, such as Splenda, NutraSweet or Aspartame
Do not consume high fructose corn syrup or mono-sodium glutamate.
Do not drink any carbonated beverages.
Avoid all fast food restaurants.
Avoid all canned food.
Eliminate conventional dairy products. The best dairy products are raw, unpasteurised and homogenised dairy from grass fed cows. If this is unavailable, then buy organic dairy.
Avoid conventional beef. The best beef is organic grass fed beef. grasslandbeef.com/StoreFront.bok?affld=104400 The second best is organic meat; this includes beef, veal, lamb, chicken and turkey.

Supplements:

Take Vitamin D3 50,000-100,000 International Units a day for periods of 4 weeks at a time.
Wholefood supplements are the best way of ensuring your nutritional needs are met. The best we know on the market is Kevin Trudeau’s “KT Daily” product. You can find more details here kevintrudeaudailylifesessentials.com/
Take an Omega 3 supplement:

Krill oil –

Fish oil

Cod liver oil

Vegetarian –

Prescription and non-prescription medication:

What non-prescription and prescription drugs are you taking? Your non-prescription and prescription are partially the reason that you have this illness or disease – you need to get off these medications but do so only under the guidance of a licensed health care practitioner.

Mind

We know that when the body is out of balance, energy doesn’t flow, leading blockages and eventually disease. Here are some things you can do to combat stress and restore balance:

Go to a Dr Morter BEST (Bio-Energetic Synchronisation Technique) Practitioner.
Sign up for Energetic Re-Balancing: 2 practitioners to consider are:
Stephen Lewis, founder of the Aim Program. Find out more by clicking here.
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Consider using Mary Miller’s Iching System Products – ichingsystemsinstruments.com
Reiki healing is very powerful in releasing stress and emotional baggage. Find a practitioner here.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) has had remarkable results in dissolving stress. Find a local practitioner here (link) or go towww.thetappingsolution.com or www.tftrx.com
Try Hypnotherapy to relax the mind. Find a practitioner here.