Patient's question:
What medicine should a newborn with jaundice take? After staying in the hospital for several days, I forgot to ask the doctor for a prescription when I was discharged. Are there any methods to reduce jaundice or medications available?Doctor's answer:
Hello, neonatal jaundice will appear two days after birth. It will reach its peak about a week later and usually subsides in about ten days. It is a type of physiological jaundice and generally does not require special treatment. If jaundice persists for too long or the jaundice index is too high, it is pathological jaundice. For mild cases, oral administration of Yinzhihuang oral liquid and probiotics such as Sanlian Huojun San can be used. For severe cases, you need to go to the hospital for blue light treatment and withdraw Huangbin for further blood tests to determine the cause. Etiological treatment