Patient's question:
My baby is a premature child, and I was very worried about the child's condition from the beginning. Recently, the child has had a series of issues, and I am very concerned, fearing that the condition may worsen. Please ask, what medicine can newborns with jaundice take to reduce it?Doctor's answer:
Physiological jaundice generally does not require treatment. Starting to eat earlier after birth can facilitate the earlier excretion of meconium and establish the normal gut microbiota, thereby reducing the absorption of bilirubin from the intestine and alleviating jaundice to some extent. When a newborn has jaundice, sulfonamide drugs, aspirin, and drugs containing sodium benzoate should be avoided, as these drugs can promote the occurrence of kernicterus. When there is a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in red blood cells, many oxidative drugs (such as vitamin K3, vitamin K4, sulfonamides, and furans) cannot be used. Patients with pathological jaundice should be sent to the hospital for treatment. In addition to treating the underlying disease, phototherapy, traditional Chinese medicine, oral phenobarbital, and caffeine, or exchange transfusion can be selected to reduce serum bilirubin levels. The treatment method is determined by the doctor.