Why are baby's eyes yellow?

If a newborn baby has any health problems, parents must pay attention. If a child's eyes turn yellow, it is most likely caused by pediatric jaundice. Its specific conditions are yellow eyes and yellow skin. If this phenomenon occurs, you must go to the hospital for treatment. The child's condition must not be delayed. Newborn jaundice can be real or false, and it must be carefully checked. Parents must be responsible.

Jaundice in children Jaundice refers to a disease in which the skin, eyes and urine turn yellow. Neonatal jaundice refers to a disease in which the skin, eyes and urine of a child turn yellow after birth. Chinese medicine calls it fetal jaundice.

Neonatal jaundice can be true or false. True jaundice refers to pathological jaundice, such as neonatal hemolytic disease, neonatal sepsis, neonatal hepatitis, congenital biliary atresia, etc. False jaundice refers specifically to physiological jaundice in children and does not require treatment.

Physiological jaundice usually appears on the third day after birth. The earliest one may appear on the second day after birth, and the latest one may appear on the fifth day. The color is generally lighter, light yellow, and usually disappears in 2-3 days. Slightly more serious cases may disappear 5-6 days after the onset of jaundice, and jaundice in premature babies should not exceed 7-10 days at most. Jaundice that lasts for more than 14 days is protracted jaundice, or pathological jaundice caused by other diseases.

The order in which physiological jaundice appears is generally seen on the face, neck, and then spreads to the chest, abdomen, and limbs. The sclera, the white part of the eye, also appears yellow. The cause of physiological jaundice is related to the metabolism of bilirubin in the child's body after birth. There is a transferase that can eliminate excess bilirubin in the body, which will not mature until 3-5 days after the child is born. Therefore, during this period, too much bilirubin will appear in the newborn's body and manifest as jaundice. When this transferase matures, it will eliminate the excess bilirubin and the jaundice will disappear. Therefore, physiological jaundice does not require treatment, it is a natural phenomenon in the process of human growth.

Jaundice is caused by excessive bilirubin in the newborn's body, and it manifests as yellowing of the child's eyes. If the jaundice disappears after a few days, it is a physiological phenomenon and does not require treatment. If it does not subside, then treatment is needed, but it is recommended to go to the hospital immediately. I hope my suggestions work for you.