Patient's question:
My cousin's son has been born for five days now and hasn't left the hospital yet. When he was born, his skin wasn't yellow, but by the third day, it started to turn yellow slowly. After two more days, it looked even more yellow, and his eyes were a bit yellow too. My mom says it's jaundice, which is common for newborns.What kind of help I need: Hello, what are some folk remedies for treating infant jaundice? Do they work?
Doctor's answer:
When treating jaundice, the first step is to determine the cause and severity of the jaundice. If it is physiological jaundice, the child can recover on its own without special treatment. Simply increasing feeding for the child is sufficient. However, if the child is infected with specific bacterial or viral pathogens, targeted treatment for the underlying cause is necessary. Additionally, if the child's jaundice is too high, hospitalization may be required. Therefore, it is not advisable to make generalizations, and there are no specific home remedies for jaundice. In clinical diagnosis, probiotics and Yinzhihuang oral liquid can be used to promote the resolution of jaundice.