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Does drinking traditional Chinese medicine affect baby's breast milk?
Although Chinese medicine says there are no side effects, it is certain that all drugs have side effects. This depends on the nature and toxicity of traditional Chinese medicine. If you have been breastfeeding, it will have a certain impact on your child, unless you are a lotion for external use, but don't worry too much, the medicine will be metabolized soon. If you want to continue treatment, it is best to wean. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital to see a dermatologist, and actively treat under the guidance of a doctor after diagnosis.

Can I drink medicine during lactation?

Everyone wants to be healthy, but when the disease strikes, it is uncontrollable and needs timely intervention. For female friends, it is not suitable to take medicine at any time. So, can I take medicine during lactation?

Yes, but women must be careful when taking medicine during lactation, because the medicine they take may affect the milk quantity during lactation, leading to a decrease in milk quantity, which may lead to insufficient milk consumption of the baby. In addition, some drugs can be metabolized by milk, which may have an impact on the body when the baby eats milk containing drugs.

Therefore, it is also basic medical knowledge to follow the doctor's advice and make sure that the drug has no effect before taking it. And most drug packages will indicate whether this drug is suitable for lactating women. If you can't take this medicine, there will often be information such as "no lactation". However, it is also possible that some drugs are sometimes updated backward, so they are not updated in time and women are not reminded not to take this drug.

And taking medicine during lactation, we must observe whether the baby's reaction is abnormal after feeding, and sometimes the baby will have symptoms such as allergies and diarrhea. If symptoms appear, you must change the medicine or stop taking the medicine.