Can pathological jaundice be cured by taking medicine?

In our lives, many people suffer from pathological jaundice, a disease caused by viruses. As we all know, jaundice can disappear with regular sun exposure, but if jaundice becomes more serious, sun exposure will also lead to a serious condition, so you must go to the hospital for treatment when necessary. So how long will it take for pathological jaundice to disappear on its own after taking medicine?

If the jaundice is particularly severe, hospitalization is necessary, mainly phototherapy to reduce jaundice. If the jaundice subsides slowly and rises rapidly, blood transfusion therapy may be required, but it is generally not necessary.

Neonatal jaundice is divided into physiological and pathological types. Normally, babies begin to develop jaundice 3 days after birth and disappear in about 14 days. If the baby's jaundice is too severe, it is considered pathological jaundice and needs to be treated in the hospital in time.

If the jaundice does not subside for more than 2 weeks, pathological jaundice should be considered. At present, you can pay attention to the baby's jaundice value. If the value is not high, you can feed more sugar water to alleviate the symptoms of jaundice. If the bilirubin index is high, it is best to actively treat jaundice, preferably with blue light irradiation. In general, oral Yinzhihuang can be used for treatment.

Generally, children with severe jaundice symptoms need active treatment. The general treatment mainly includes blue light therapy, supplemented by other symptomatic treatments.

If the treatment is not timely, it may cause bilirubin encephalopathy. It may be caused by hemolysis, but the specific cause needs to be determined in combination with relevant examinations.

Neonatal jaundice is caused by damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder. If the baby is breastfed, it must be caused by the mother's damp-heat constitution. Stop breastfeeding immediately and feed the baby with formula milk instead. Give the baby a decoction of Chinese medicine Artemisia capillaris, 10 ml each time, twice a day. The mother should boil half a pound of celery (western celery) in water to eliminate the accumulated damp-heat in the body, and eat less fish and pork. If the mother wants to continue breastfeeding after recovery, remember that she cannot eat chicken soup.