What to do with neonatal jaundice? Analysis of the magical effect of probiotics on jaundice

Most newborns will have jaundice of varying degrees after birth. It can be said that nine out of ten newborns will have "little yellow people". Jaundice can be a symptom of normal development or a manifestation of certain diseases. In severe cases, it can cause brain damage. However, many parents do not know how to take care of babies with jaundice, and some even blindly treat them without medical advice, which is likely to have an adverse effect on the baby's healthy growth.

How much do you know about neonatal jaundice?

Neonatal jaundice refers to the condition characterized by yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes and sclera, which is caused by the fact that the liver function is not fully developed and the bilirubin metabolism capacity is poor in the neonatal period. It is the most common problem in the neonatal period. In severe cases, neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy may occur, leaving sequelae of the nervous system. Generally speaking, it can be divided into three types: physiological jaundice, pathological jaundice and breast milk jaundice:

1. Physiological jaundice: It is caused by the metabolic characteristics of bilirubin itself. Most babies will be "infected". It usually begins to appear 2-3 days after birth, reaches its peak at 4-6 days, and the jaundice will fade away within a week to half a month.

2. Pathological jaundice: jaundice appears too early (within 24 hours after birth) and disappears too late. Clinically, urinary tract infection and fever are the most common causes, while others include sepsis, biliary tract obstruction, neonatal hepatitis, hypothyroidism, congenital hemolytic disease and congenital metabolic abnormalities. Among them, biliary atresia is the most serious and needs to be treated as soon as possible.

3. Breast milk jaundice: Jaundice starts 4-7 days after birth and lasts for about 2 months. It is mainly characterized by increased unconjugated bilirubin and no other clinical symptoms.

Generally speaking, except for severe jaundice and pathological jaundice, which require the help of blue light therapy, there is no need for hospitalization for mild jaundice. As long as the cause of the baby's jaundice is closely monitored and identified in time, active symptomatic care can be provided, such as adequate feeding to promote metabolism, moderate day bathing to eliminate jaundice, and exercise to shorten the duration of jaundice. In addition, since probiotics are effective for any degree of jaundice, doctors generally recommend that parents supplement their babies with probiotics (such as Icoxin probiotic powder) to eliminate jaundice.

Probiotics have a magic formula for jaundice: building up intestinal flora to relieve jaundice

The biggest role of supplementing probiotics is to help babies quickly establish normal intestinal flora, enhance intestinal vitality, promote gastrointestinal motility, avoid constipation, and thus reduce the reabsorption of bilirubin by the enterohepatic circulation and increase bilirubin excretion. At the same time, after giving babies probiotics, their metabolites can lower the intestinal pH value, reduce the activity of glucuronidase in the intestine, prevent the decomposition of conjugated bilirubin into unconjugated bilirubin, reduce the amount of unconjugated bilirubin, and the bilirubin level in the serum will begin to decrease. The dual effect can effectively shorten the treatment time of neonatal jaundice, speed up the disappearance of jaundice in babies, and promote recovery.

Newborn baby health helper--strengthening intestinal immune defense function

The intestines not only bear the important functions of digestion and absorption, but are also the largest immune organ for the human body to prevent diseases, which is inseparable from the important role of intestinal flora. Although the gastrointestinal tract of babies is sterile when they are born, with the influence of feeding methods and the external environment, especially the immature intestinal system of infants and young children, they are particularly vulnerable to the invasion of pathogens. Harmful bacteria will begin to colonize and survive, making the intestinal immune function very fragile.

At this time, if you give your baby some probiotics, it can balance the number of beneficial bacteria in the intestines, produce organic acids and other substances, prevent the growth and reproduction of harmful bacteria, and reduce the chance of harmful bacteria and pathogens breaking through the defense line and entering the body, thereby maintaining the balance of intestinal flora and improving intestinal immunity. After the normal intestinal flora is established, the baby can also have a strong intestinal immune system, and the chance of diarrhea, constipation, bloating, indigestion and other symptoms will be reduced.