What are the taboos of taking Chinese medicine during breastfeeding?

Traditional Chinese medicine is a kind of medicine made from herbal plants. It is gentle in nature and does not have too many side effects on the body. In real life, more and more people are beginning to take traditional Chinese medicine to treat some physical diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine is a slow-acting medicine. Although the effect is slow, it is very safe and healthy for the body. Therefore, many people like to take traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases. So what are the contraindications of taking traditional Chinese medicine during lactation? Let’s take a look at it together below.

1. Chinese medicine such as fried malt, pepper, and Glauber's salt, and Western medicine such as levodopa, ergonovine, estrogen, vitamin B6, atropine, and diuretics can cause mothers to stop breastfeeding. Therefore, mothers should not take it easily during breastfeeding.

2. Penicillin antibiotics. Including various penicillins such as penicillin, neopenicillin II, neopenicillin III, and aminobencillin. This type of drug rarely enters breast milk, but in some cases it can cause allergic reactions in infants, so attention should be paid.

3. Sulfonamide drugs, such as co-trimoxazole, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethoxazole, sulfaguanidine, probenecid, dipyridine tablets, bacteriostatic sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, succisulfathiazole, etc. This type of drug is weakly acidic, does not easily enter breast milk, and has no obvious adverse effects on infants. However, given that the drug-metabolizing enzyme system of infants is not fully developed and the liver's detoxification function is poor, even a small amount of drugs absorbed into the infant's body can produce harmful effects, leading to an increase in free bilirubin in the plasma and causing hemolytic anemia in some infants and young children who lack glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Therefore, long-term and large-scale use of drugs during breastfeeding is not recommended, especially long-acting sulfonamide preparations, which should be restricted.

4. Isoniazid (Remifon). There are no confirmed adverse effects on infants, but since anti-tuberculosis drugs need to be used for a long time, in order to avoid adverse effects on infants, it is best to switch to other drugs or stop breastfeeding. How can mothers who take medicine breastfeed smoothly?

5. Eliminate all the drops. It is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, and its harm to infants has not yet been confirmed, so it should be used with caution.

6. Chloramphenicol. Infants, especially newborns, do not have a sound liver detoxification function. If they inhale chloramphenicol through breast milk, they are likely to suffer from infant poisoning, which can suppress bone marrow function, cause leukopenia, and even cause the fatal gray baby syndrome. Therefore, the use of chloramphenicol should be prohibited.

To sum up, this is the relevant introduction to the taboos of taking Chinese medicine during breastfeeding. During breastfeeding, some nutrients in breast milk and some elements in the mother's body will be in the breast milk. At this time, mothers should pay attention to diet and hygiene, and usually pay attention to not being too tired, especially when they have just given birth, they should pay more attention to their bodies, and they can eat some protein-containing foods in their diet.