Patient's question:
Patient is 1 year old. My daughter was just born half a month ago. Previously, her feeding, urination, defecation, and urination were all normal. However, during the postpartum period, the baby's urine was yellow for a while. She would spill milk while feeding and refuse to feed, only drinking about 20 ml of milk a day, which was also very little. She was vomiting milk. Is this jaundice? What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Now the baby needs a blood test to identify the cause. Jaundice is divided into physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice. Pathological jaundice is most afraid of developing bilirubin encephalopathy, which can cause irreversible damage to the child's intellectual and physical development. The former gradually decreases within one month after birth, while the latter gradually worsens. In daily life, it is important to pay attention to letting the baby drink some glucose. Provide the baby with hydration and use jaundice-reducing medications to promote excretion. Let the baby bask in the sun, with direct sunlight shining on the skin, which helps to eliminate jaundice.