Is it useful to drink glucose for neonatal jaundice?

  It is not recommended to drink glucose for neonatal jaundice because neonatal jaundice is divided into physiological jaundice, pathological jaundice and breast milk jaundice, which require different treatment plans according to the different causes.  Physiological jaundice does not require special treatment: because the fetus increases the number of red blood cells in order to adapt to the lack of oxygen in the fetus, the baby breathes with the lungs after birth, and the bilirubin in the body accumulates too much in the blood, it is necessary to pay attention to warmth and proper feeding, sufficient supply of water and heat to promote the discharge of fetal stool, which usually will basically subside in about 7 to 14 days.  Breast milk jaundice will subside on its own 2 to 3 days after breastfeeding is stopped. If the jaundice of newborns does not subside for a long time and the situation is serious, causing pathological jaundice, drinking glucose will not play a therapeutic role. It is recommended to take gardenia yellow granules for anti-yellowness treatment and go to the hospital to take blue light, so that the bilirubin in the blood is transformed into water-soluble isomers, thus facilitating the discharge. And glucose water is too sweet, baby will drink for a long time will cause changes in the sense of taste, easy to make baby anorexic milk unwilling to eat regular meals. Glucose water will stay in the mouth and easily produce acidified saliva with bacterial fermentation, damaging the baby’s milk teeth. If too much sugar is consumed, the energy is too high, but it can cause the baby to catch fire.  In short, jaundice is found to seek medical attention in a timely manner, do not take medication without authorization, appropriate feeding according to the needs of the early cure of neonatal jaundice has certain benefits, do not overfeed to the detriment of the baby’s health.