Hello my great and wonderful friends here in the Hive Blockchain, how has it been? I am very much pleased to come your way again with a thought-provoking topic you will love to learn from. Read along with me as I discuss it.
WHAT IS JAUNDICE
This is a yellowish colour of the skin and the whites of the eyes. The most common in some newborn babies are always visible in the eyes turning yellow instead of white. The Jaundice physically is noticed after the 2nd or 4 days after birth. It may be difficult to notice Jaundice in children with Dark skin colour a few days after birth. To be very sure that it is Jaundice, a medical test should be conducted to determine the severity.
CAUSES OF JAUNDICE IN NEWBORN BABIES
During pregnancy, if the mother is having a liver problem such that this organ of elimination of waste is not removing toxins or damaged red blood cells from the body, jaundice may occur.
What causes jaundice in newborns?
•A blood infection (sepsis).
•A different blood type than you.
•Bruising from a difficult birth.
•Too many red blood cells.
•A low oxygen level (hypoxia).
•A liver condition such as biliary atresia.
TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT
It is often recommended that pregnant women should eat a well-balanced diet to help the liver function well. Drinking at least 1 litre of water or more daily is essential including eating vegetables, lean protein etc. Avoid drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
Natural morning sunlight may help cure jaundice in babies. The best time to receive this sunlight for infants is usually the early morning mild sunlight. The mother or a health caregiver will sit out-door with the baby to receive this treatment between the morning hours of 7 am to 10 am. Several babies got their healing through this method.
Caution is needed using this form of treatment, be sure to wear a
sunglass to protect the baby's eye from the intense heat of the sun.
PAWPAW – HERBAL REMEDIES FOR JAUNDICE
Pawpaw has been widely used by traditional medicine health practitioners in treating several health issues. Doctors and nurses as well are encouraging its use as it is loaded with antioxidants, flavonoids, carotenoids, vitamin C and vitamin A. The Pawpaw has very great value in eye care because of its rich contents of these vitamins.
Pawpaw can also boost the immune system thereby helping the body defend itself from jaundice infection.
Let us see the various methods of using the Pawpaw to treat Jaundice.
THE DRY PAWPAW LEAVES
When you notice jaundice after the birth of a child, get a handful of dry pawpaw leaves and rinse them with water. Put them in a pot or kettle, fill them with water and boil it. After it has reached boiling point, turn off the heat and pour some quantity into your flask. Use part of it to bathe the baby when it's mildly warm and spoon-feed the baby with about 4 spoons morning and night. Repeat the process for 3 to 5 days and you will see jaundice will clear away without any yellow eyes or skin.
It is recommended that the mother should also drink at least half glass of this boiled medicine so the baby will also receive more benefits as the mother breast feed him.
UNRIPE PAWPAW
Some prefer using the unripe Pawpaw fruit to cure Jaundice. It is also very simple as it gives you other health values.
METHOD:
Get an unripe Pawpaw and wash it. Then peel or skin it, throw away the cut-off part and cut the fruit into smaller pieces. Then get a small transparent bottle and fill it with very clean water and pour the pawpaw into the bottle. Keep it to stay for at least 6 hours before you administer it to the baby.
Give 1 to 2 spoons 3 times daily. Another benefit of this method is that your baby’s stool will not be too soft and watery again. Also, it promotes healing of the navel and better sleep for the baby.
You can try any of the above methods when your baby has Jaundice.
It is very natural and there are no side effects, I have used both methods and they are beneficial.
All of these medicinal values are made possible using the Pawpaw a great ancient fruit.
Till we meet again on another topic. Stay safe, healthy and beautifully young following natural medicine alternatives.