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Gilbert Syndrome: Treatment & Medication

Author: Sandeep Mukherjee, MB, BCh, MPH, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Consulting Staff, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center
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Updated: May 15, 2008

Treatment

Medical Care

The most important aspect of treatment once the diagnosis is established is reassurance. Patients with Gilbert syndrome should be informed of its benign nature and that hyperbilirubinemia is not associated with increased morbidity. It has an excellent prognosis and is associated with normal life expectancy, which must be made perfectly clear to the patient.

Diet

Diet is normal.

Activity

No activity restrictions are necessary.

More on Gilbert Syndrome

Overview: Gilbert Syndrome
Differential Diagnoses & Workup: Gilbert Syndrome
Treatment & Medication: Gilbert Syndrome
Follow-up: Gilbert Syndrome
References
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Keywords

unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, constitutional hepatic dysfunction, constitutional hyperbilirubinemia, familial nonhemolytic jaundice, hereditary nonhemolytic bilirubinemia, low-grade chronic hyperbilirubinemia

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Author

Sandeep Mukherjee, MB, BCh, MPH, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Consulting Staff, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Sandeep Mukherjee, MB, BCh, MPH, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
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Manoop S Bhutani, MD, FACG, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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