Patient's question:
That day I went to the hospital to visit my friend's wife, who had just given birth not long ago. But when I arrived, I found out that my friend's son had jaundice when he was born. How is newborn jaundice treated?Doctor's answer:
Hello, neonatal jaundice can be divided into physiological and pathological types. Physiological jaundice usually appears 2-3 days after birth, lasting 3-5 days, and even naturally disappears within about a week. It does not require medication. Pathological jaundice refers to jaundice that appears within 24 hours after birth and usually persists for a long time without spontaneously resolving. In treatment, Yin Zhi Huang is generally used in combination with probiotics, exposure to sunlight, glucose water, etc. If the jaundice index is very high, blue light irradiation therapy can be used.