Patient's question:
The child just born doesn't know what's going on, there are always red spots on their body, and they are also spitting up milk. Please ask if giving a 30-day-old baby a medicine to treat jaundice will affect their stool.Doctor's answer:
The jaundice is caused by the intake of traditional Chinese medicine Yinzhihuang oral liquid for regulation, dietary adjustments for easy digestion and absorption, increasing nutritional supplements, and avoiding adverse stimuli.Neonatal jaundice is caused by several factors: first, newborns have an excessive number of red blood cells, and these red blood cells have a short lifespan and are easily destroyed, leading to excessive bilirubin production. Second, the liver function of newborns is immature, which restricts bilirubin metabolism. These reasons contribute to the appearance of jaundice in newborns for a certain period.
Physiological jaundice does not require special treatment and will resolve on its own. There is another type of neonatal jaundice called breast milk jaundice. Its characteristics include: a higher degree of jaundice compared to physiological jaundice, a longer duration of jaundice, which can sometimes persist for up to three months. However, the infant is generally in good condition, and no other causes of jaundice can be identified. After stopping breastfeeding for three days, the jaundice level drops significantly. Breast milk jaundice is related to the reabsorption of bilirubin in the intestines.