Patient's question:
My baby has only been born for about two or three days, and jaundice has appeared. Now the baby's skin looks yellow. I want to give the baby some medicine, but I don't know how to feed it.Doctor's answer:
Most newborns may develop varying degrees of jaundice two or three days after birth. From about seven days to two weeks, the condition gradually subsides. Neonatal jaundice is caused by damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder. If breastfeeding, it is definitely due to the mother's damp-heat constitution. Immediately stop breastfeeding and switch to formula feeding. Administer a decoction of traditional Chinese medicine for the child to drink, 10 milliliters each time, twice a day. The mother should drink half a kilogram of boiled celery water daily to eliminate accumulated heat and dampness in the body.