http://www.vitaminsk.com/other-diseases/why-should-u-inject-vitamin-k-to-a-patient-who-is-jaundiced/ Vitamin K, Vitamin K Food Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:03:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.vitaminsk.com/other-diseases/why-should-u-inject-vitamin-k-to-a-patient-who-is-jaundiced/comment-page-1/#comment-451 francescapenney Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:53:16 +0000 http://www.vitaminsk.com/other-diseases/why-should-u-inject-vitamin-k-to-a-patient-who-is-jaundiced/#comment-451 If the jaundice is caused by blockage of the bile ducts, no bile enters the intestine. Bile is necessary for digesting fat in the intestine and releasing vitamins from within it so that the vitamins can be absorbed into the body. Therefore, blockage of the flow of bile can lead to deficiencies of certain vitamins. For example, there may be a deficiency of vitamin K that prevents proteins that are needed for normal clotting of blood to be made by the liver, and, as a result, uncontrolled bleeding may occur. If the jaundice is caused by blockage of the bile ducts, no bile enters the intestine. Bile is necessary for digesting fat in the intestine and releasing vitamins from within it so that the vitamins can be absorbed into the body. Therefore, blockage of the flow of bile can lead to deficiencies of certain vitamins. For example, there may be a deficiency of vitamin K that prevents proteins that are needed for normal clotting of blood to be made by the liver, and, as a result, uncontrolled bleeding may occur.

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