Patient's question:
Nursing 1–3 times, dry cough before feeding each time, yellow-green, paste-like stool; other aspects are normal. At 15 days old, took phenobarbital for a week to treat jaundice, but there was no improvement. After stopping phenobarbital, took traditional Chinese medicine (ingredients: Poria, Oldenlandia, fried Bupleurum, licorice, Polygonum) 2 days (2 times) and experienced dry cough; then the symptoms reappeared.Previous treatment and outcomes: After stopping the two jaundice treatments, switched to taking Bifidobacterium breve and Bifidobacterium longum granules (once daily) and applied Dinggui Er Ni to the navel, but there was no improvement.
What kind of assistance is needed: How to alleviate the above symptoms, and what could be the underlying causes of these symptoms?
Doctor's answer:
If the baby bends their knees to their chest, looks very uncomfortable, and seems to be in the midst of hiccups, it may have swallowed a lot of air while feeding. Pay close attention to the baby's feeding posture: always keep their head higher than their abdomen. Crying can cause the baby to swallow excessive air, so changing their diaper before they become too uncomfortable can prevent falling into this vicious cycle.