Patient's question:
Does newborn jaundice have anything to do with breastfeeding? A week ago, I checked the hospital and the jaundice index was a bit high. They prescribed medicine. I took it for a few days and it improved. After stopping the medicine, the baby's stool was brown.Doctor's answer:
Jaundice can be either physiological or pathological. Physiological jaundice usually disappears after about two weeks of birth. Pathological jaundice is generally caused by breast milk jaundice, liver and biliary diseases, and blood type incompatibility, among other factors. It is recommended to seek treatment at the neonatal department of the hospital. Under the guidance of a doctor, yellowing medications should be taken orally together with blue light therapy to prevent bilirubin encephalopathy. Appropriately increasing probiotics can also help. Letting the baby have frequent bowel movements can aid in reducing jaundice.