What can mothers eat to relieve breast milk jaundice?

Newborns will have jaundice within a short period of time after birth, but some children have breast milk jaundice, which is caused by jaundice after drinking breast milk. Mothers must pay attention to this symptom and should not be too stimulating in diet. There are some medicines or ingredients that can eliminate jaundice, and then adjust with diet therapy. You must pay attention to the dietary feeding techniques during breastfeeding and find appropriate methods to control it.

What should mothers eat when their newborns have jaundice?

Mothers with neonatal jaundice should not eat irritating foods. If various tests confirm that jaundice is caused by breastfeeding, there is no need to interrupt breastfeeding, unless the index is high enough to require blood transfusion. In this case, breastfeeding can be temporarily stopped for two days and then resumed after the jaundice subsides.

1. For breast milk jaundice, you can resume breastfeeding after stopping breastfeeding for a few days until the baby gets better. About 1% of neonatal jaundice is breast milk jaundice, which is manifested by elevated non-hemolytic unconjugated bilirubin. The children are generally in good condition and no other pathological factors causing jaundice are found. This is mainly because the activity of β-glucuronidase in breast milk is high, which increases the reabsorption of bilirubin in the intestine. It usually appears 3-8 days after birth, reaches a peak in 1-3 weeks, and disappears in 6-12 weeks. If the jaundice is significantly reduced or disappears 3-5 days after stopping breastfeeding, it will help with diagnosis. If breast milk jaundice is suspected, breastfeeding can be stopped for 48-72 hours. After the jaundice subsides, breastfeeding can be resumed.

2. If the baby has jaundice, breastfeeding mothers should avoid eating "yellow" foods. If it is confirmed to be breast milk jaundice and the jaundice is severe, breastfeeding should be stopped. If it is not breast milk-related, breastfeeding can be continued appropriately. Mothers should pay attention to eating less foods containing yellow pigments such as carrots, pumpkins, oranges, etc., and avoid spicy, irritating, and raw or cold foods.

Do not use medication for neonatal jaundice without authorization

Do not use medication for neonatal jaundice without authorization :

1. Taking medicine is effective in treating jaundice, but it must be used under the guidance of a doctor. When giving newborn babies medicine to treat jaundice, the elderly always oppose it because they are afraid of sequelae. In fact, it generally has no effect. Drug treatment generally uses some liver enzyme inducers to promote the conversion of bilirubin. It often has some short-term side effects, which usually disappear after stopping the drug. It can also be combined with Chinese medicine treatment, such as Yinzhihuang oral liquid, which also has a good effect on jaundice. The medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor and not on your own. The impact on the child as he grows up mainly depends on the severity of jaundice. For example, bilirubin encephalopathy can affect the child's intellectual development, motor coordination ability and muscle tone. Use drugs to reduce bilirubin production, accelerate bilirubin clearance or inhibit bilirubin enterohepatic circulation, including supplying albumin, correcting metabolic acidosis, liver enzyme inducers (such as phenobarbital), and intravenous immunoglobulin.

2. Blue light therapy is safe and reliable. Pay attention to protecting your eyes and drink plenty of water. 425-475nm blue light treatment for jaundice is relatively safe and reliable, and generally lasts for 1-4 days. Care should be taken to protect the eyes to avoid retinal damage. During phototherapy, insensible water loss increases and riboflavin destruction accelerates. Pay attention to replenishing water and riboflavin. Some children may experience side effects such as fever, rash, and diarrhea. If the liver enlarges, serum conjugated bilirubin increases, and the skin becomes bronze during phototherapy, phototherapy should be stopped. The bronze color will generally disappear on its own.