Question
My grandson has been born for four days, and the jaundice looks quite severe. The doctor said it is pathological, and recommended phototherapy with blue light, but I always feel that it might not be particularly good for the child. I heard that Chinese medicine can also be taken. I would like to prescribe some Chinese medicine for my baby. Can newborns with jaundice take Chinese medicine?
Answer
Consider pathological jaundice, breast milk jaundice, blood type incompatibility, liver and gallbladder diseases, etc. Such cases require hospital treatment. Commonly used oral antidote drugs and blue light phototherapy are available. Properly increasing probiotics can help children overcome jaundice by adding more probiotics and sunlight. Chinese herbal medicine treatment is also an option, but I suggest you should communicate with the doctor in detail to see if it is suitable. Generally speaking, blue light therapy is more effective for treating neonatal jaundice and does not harm the child.