Patient's question:
The baby is just 5 days old. Today, the doctor measured the jaundice index at 13, and the normal value is 12. How can we get the baby's jaundice down?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal jaundice mainly has two types. The first is physiological jaundice, because the fetus needs a large number of red blood cells in the mother's body to complete oxygen absorption. After birth, the excessive red blood cells are destroyed. When the heme pigment produced by red blood cell destruction exceeds the liver's ability to absorb it, jaundice may occur. At this time, you can take probiotics or Yin Zhihuang to promote bowel movements and bilirubin excretion. Severe cases can be treated with blue light irradiation, which can also reduce jaundice. The other type is pathological jaundice, mainly caused by incompatibility between the mother's blood type and the fetus's blood type, leading to hemolytic jaundice in the fetus. This condition requires blood exchange treatment.