Jaundice is a common condition in newborns. It is usually cause by excessive levels of bilirubin, a yellow chemical in the blood, which results in yellow skin and whites of the eyes. The initial treatment for jaundiced infants is to breastfeed more frequently to stimulate the body to excrete excess bilirubin through the stool, which may help improve jaundice.
Jaundice in newborns is cause by three factors:
- Babies naturally have more red blood cells than adults, and jaundice is the result of the breakdown of red blood cells, so newborns produce a large amount of jaundice.
- There is more reabsorption of intestinal lymph back into the body. In this case, it is often the case that the baby gets too little milk, resulting in a small amount of stool. Therefore, less lymph is excret, and the lymph is reabsorb into the body again, resulting in more lymph in the body.
- The liver of a newborn baby is not yet fully functional. The liver is responsible for removing yellow substances from the body through the intestines, which are expell with feces. If you observe carefully, you will see that the baby’s feces are dark yellow or golden yellow. Which is the yellow substance in the body that is expell through the intestines.
Normally, jaundice in infants does not require treatment แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ, unless the infant has a high bilirubin level, is premature, is dehydrat, or is sick enough to not go away on its own. If after initial treatment for about 2 weeks, the infant is still jaundice or the symptoms worsen, the infant should be take to see a doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Generally, jaundice in infants usually appears as a light yellow color. After 3-5 days, the jaundice will gradually fade away. If the baby’s skin is noticeably yellow from head to toe, or the yellowing lasts longer than 7 days, or if there are other symptoms of illness, such as lethargy, vomiting, or pale or darker-than-normal urine or feces, these symptoms indicate that there is too much yellow substance in the body. If left untreated, this substance may seep into the brain, causing abnormal brain symptoms.