How long does it take for baby jaundice to go away?

Parents are usually very worried when their baby has jaundice, fearing that it will cause some inevitable harm to their baby's body. In fact, generally speaking, jaundice will improve in about a week, unless the jaundice is caused by pathological reasons. In this case, it is necessary to first identify the specific primary disease and then carry out corresponding treatment. The recovery time may be longer.

Prepare diagnostic tests to evaluate biliary and liver function. Laboratory tests included urine and fecal urobilinogen, serum bilirubin, liver enzyme and cholesterol levels, prothrombin time, and complete red blood cell count. Other examinations include B-ultrasound, cholangiography, liver biopsy and laparotomy. To help relieve itching, people should bathe frequently, use anti-itch lotions such as calamine, and take diphenhydramine hydrochloride.

1. Jaundice with fever is seen in acute cholangitis, liver abscess, leptospirosis, sepsis, and lobar pneumonia. Viral hepatitis or acute hemolysis may first cause fever and then jaundice.

2. Jaundice accompanied by severe upper abdominal pain may be seen in bile duct stones, liver abscess or biliary ascariasis. Persistent dull pain or bloating in the right upper abdomen may be seen in viral hepatitis, liver abscess or primary liver cancer.

3. Jaundice accompanied by mild to moderate liver enlargement, soft texture or medium hardness, and smooth surface is seen in viral hepatitis, acute biliary tract infection or biliary obstruction. Obvious enlargement of the liver, hard texture, uneven surface and nodules are seen in primary or secondary liver cancer. Mild enlargement of the liver with a hard texture, irregular edges, and small nodules on the surface is seen in cirrhosis.

4. Jaundice accompanied by enlarged gallbladder indicates obstruction of the common bile duct, which is common in pancreatic head cancer, ampullary cancer, common bile duct cancer, etc.

5. Jaundice with splenomegaly can be seen in viral hepatitis, leptospirosis, sepsis, malaria, portal or biliary cirrhosis, hemolytic anemia caused by various reasons, and lymphoma.

6. Jaundice accompanied by gastrointestinal bleeding can be seen in cirrhosis, severe hepatitis, and ampullary cancer.

6. Patients with jaundice and ascites. Seen in. The main diseases are hepatitis, decompensated cirrhosis, liver tumors, etc.