How to prevent neonatal jaundice? What to do if a neonatal jaundice patient has diarrhea after taking medicine?

Neonatal jaundice is a common clinical problem. For patients with neonatal jaundice who need treatment, not only should they actively intervene with medical means, but they should also pay attention to daily life management and not abuse drugs. Since the main nutrition of newborns comes from breastfeeding, many mothers of patients will pay special attention to the choice of diet. Regarding the precautions and prevention of neonatal jaundice, let's learn about it with Qiao Ping, chief physician of Zhaoqing First People's Hospital.

What can’t mothers eat if their newborns have jaundice?

There is no special food that mothers of newborns with jaundice need to avoid. If they have favism, they should avoid eating broad bean products and other medicines.

What should I do if my newborn has diarrhea after taking medicine for jaundice?

If a newborn baby has diarrhea after taking medication for jaundice, parents need to check which medication the baby has taken and observe whether the bowel movements increase or the stool characteristics change. Some newborns will have more bowel movements after drinking milk. If the stool characteristics are not good and are watery, then stop taking medication and choose other symptomatic methods to deal with intestinal problems. The order of jaundice reduction in newborns is that if light exposure is used, the exposed areas will generally reduce the jaundice first.

How to prevent neonatal jaundice?

Prevention of neonatal jaundice should target the cause, including the following aspects:

1. Consider whether the mother and child have incompatible blood types. If so, actively monitor jaundice in the newborn after birth and intervene early;

2. Perinatal factors: if the newborn is suffering from asphyxia and hypoxia or the mother has diabetes, the newborn needs early intervention and early monitoring;

3. Ensure sufficient feeding amount and feed reasonably.

Neonatal jaundice mainly includes physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice. Generally, pathological jaundice needs active treatment. The treatment of pathological jaundice mainly adopts blue light irradiation. In addition, parents should pay special attention to the daily care of children. They should not only observe the health status of patients and regularly review relevant indicators, but also take correct treatment measures when children become ill. Children should not be given medicine blindly to prevent drug metabolism from aggravating the jaundice of children.