Patient's question:
The child is one month old and going for vaccination. The doctor said it's due to jaundice and advised not to vaccinate, suggesting we treat it first.Previous treatment history and effectiveness:
Stayed in the hospital for a week. When admitted, the measured index was 330, and by the time of discharge, it was 170. Underwent three rounds of blue light treatment, but I feel the effect was not significant.
Help needed:
After returning home, the baby hasn’t had a bowel movement for four days. How should we handle this? Urgent need for expert medical assistance.
Doctor's answer:
After reading your description, I have a basic understanding of the situation. The child's condition still requires (concentrated exposure to blue light), and only three sessions of blue light therapy have been administered. Moreover, with such a high jaundice index, how can the child be discharged? Generally, it needs to be reduced to below 25 before discharge. Prolonged jaundice can cause significant harm to the liver. Therefore, I suggest you switch to another hospital for blue light therapy, and the child should also take Yinzhihuang and probiotics. This will help in reducing jaundice and may also alleviate nausea and vomiting caused by the jaundice reduction process. The main issue is the excessively high jaundice level.