What to do with pathological jaundice

My child is 3 years old. He has always been very healthy and his diet is also good. But I don’t know what happened in the past few days. He seems to have no appetite when I feed him and he doesn’t look energetic. My friend said that this is pathological jaundice in children. Her child had the same problem before. I don't know what is going on. I hope you can explain it. Also, will this cause any harm to children?

Jaundice is more common in newborns than at any other age. Its causes are special and complex. There are physiological jaundice, pathological jaundice, and breast milk jaundice. These situations need to be treated differently and handled accordingly. If a child develops jaundice within 24 hours after birth or the jaundice develops too quickly and lasts for a long time, it may even be accompanied by anemia, abnormal body temperature, poor feeding, vomiting, and abnormal urine and stool color. In some cases, jaundice has subsided or alleviated and then reappeared and worsened, which is mostly pathological jaundice. Common causes of pathological jaundice include neonatal hemolytic disease, neonatal infection, biliary tract malformation and neonatal hepatitis.

The dangers of jaundice

1. There are many causes of jaundice in children. For example, hemolytic disease in children, spherocytosis in children, perinatal diseases in children, etc. can cause hyperbilirubinemia and bilirubin encephalopathy, as well as anemia, hypoxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. These diseases and pathological changes can lead to brain damage in the fetus and children, and then lead to cerebral palsy.

2. Bilirubin encephalopathy is caused by hyperbilirubinemia and various pediatric diseases in children. For example, premature birth, infection, hypoxia, acidosis, etc. can cause bilirubin encephalopathy in children, which can cause serious brain damage and is an important cause of cerebellar palsy in children. Premature birth, infection, hypoxia, etc. can also cause or be combined with brain malformations, brain development disorders and brain damage, which may also lead to cerebral palsy in children.

3. Whether the various treatment measures for hyperbilirubinemia in children are used in a timely and correct manner may lead to unbalanced control of jaundice, or even aggravate jaundice, leading to the occurrence and aggravation of bilirubin encephalopathy. Therefore, inappropriate treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in children is also a cause of cerebral palsy in children.

In fact, the probability of children suffering from pathological jaundice is still very high, and many children have suffered from it. In fact, as long as this disease is treated in time, there is no major harm. Also, you should pay attention to the child’s diet, and it is best to eat light food during the illness.