Patient's question:
Can drinking glucose water treat neonatal jaundice? What is the ratio of glucose to water? How many times a day should it be consumed? When reducing jaundice, does it decrease all over the body at the same time or start from one specific area? Which area disappears first?Doctor's answer:
Hello! There is a type of physiological jaundice that appears 2-3 days after birth, peaks on the 4-5th day, and resolves on its own within half a month.Jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth;
Jaundice does not subside after more than half a month;
The skin appears deeply yellow, even the soles of the feet are noticeably discolored;
After physiological jaundice resolves, the skin yellowness reappears;
Jaundice does not develop immediately after birth but appears after half a month.
If any of the above issues occur, it is considered pathological jaundice.
There is also a special type of jaundice called breast milk jaundice, which improves after reducing the amount of breast milk feeding.
It is recommended that you take your baby to the hospital for a check-up. First, you can observe whether the baby's jaundice is worsening or recurring. Check if the baby's palms, soles, and eyes are yellow. If jaundice subsides after stopping breastfeeding, it may be breast milk jaundice. It is recommended to temporarily stop breastfeeding for a period of time and resume feeding only after the jaundice completely resolves. Generally, jaundice does not recur after subsidence. If it recurs, it should be considered pathological jaundice and appropriate treatment measures should be taken. You can also give your baby some pure glucose, which may help reduce jaundice.
If using glucose powder (Beinmei), mix 20g-30g of glucose powder with 10 times the amount of water for consumption.
As for the process of jaundice resolution, the face and eyes (sclera) usually take the longest to clear.