Patient's question:
My cousin's son has been born for five days and has not been discharged from the hospital yet. When he was born, his skin wasn't yellow, but by the third day, it started to turn yellow gradually. After two more days, it looked even more yellow, and his eyes were a bit yellow too. My mom said it's jaundice, which is common for most newborns.What kind of help is needed: Hello, what are some folk remedies for treating infant jaundice? Are they effective?
Doctor's answer:
When treating jaundice, it is first necessary to determine the cause of the jaundice and its severity. If it is physiological jaundice, the child can recover on its own without special treatment. Simply increasing the child's feeding is sufficient. However, if the child has contracted specific bacterial or viral infections, targeted treatment for the underlying cause is required. Additionally, if the child's jaundice is too high, hospitalization may be necessary. 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.