What should I do if I have a fever? What is the best way to deal with a fever

What should I do if my baby has a fever?

Fever is an immune response of the body, which is the body's immune system response to fight bacteria and viruses. The body raises its body temperature in order to control the multiplication of bacteria and viruses, which requires a lot of energy from the body. Fever not exceeding 39 degrees is a low-grade fever, do not use medicine to reduce the fever casually, only when the body temperature rises above the degree can the reproduction of bacteria and viruses be controlled, and it can get better quickly, even if the body temperature rises above 39 degrees, if there is no serious illness, you can deal with it yourself.

Only when there is a serious illness do you go to the white coat.

If you have a fever, you can eat some foods or nutrients that can quickly improve immunity, and supplement some fruit and vegetable juices rich in vitamins and minerals, which are better than a single body that heals itself, and the recovery time is faster. You can eat the following foods to help improve your immunity.

1. Eat some high-protein foods that are easy to digest and absorb, such as kefir, fresh milk, eggs, etc. Protein is the main component of making antibodies, and only when the body has enough protein can the immunity be boosted quickly. For people who are very weak after a fever, it is necessary to eat the kind of meal replacement shake that contains more than 50 nutrients in order to quickly replenish energy and recover faster.

2. Eat some fruits rich in vitamin C, such as kiwifruit, fresh dates, hawthorn, cherries, strawberries, etc. Vitamin C activates the body's immune system and boosts immunity levels. If the body's reaction is relatively large, we must find a way to make additional vitamin C nutritional supplements, 3000 mg each time, once every two hours, we have been using it for more than ten years, and the effect is very good.

At the same time, you can also use vegetables and fruits to juice to drink to replenish water and minerals, you can use carrots, lettuce, lemons, cucumbers to juice and drink, every hour to squeeze a glass to drink.

3. Use some ginger, garlic, and shallots to boil water to drink, which also helps to improve immunity. Because these foods also contain a lot of plant factors that boost immunity. You can also use these ingredients and eggs to make egg drop soup to drink, which has the effect of increasing energy, dispelling cold and dissipating heat.

If you want to do better, you can directly supplement all the nutrients that can quickly improve immunity, and we often use protein powder, multi-nutrient tablets, vitamin C, and echinacea.

Fever is a symptom, and many diseases can have symptoms of fever, and just talking about fever may require a whole book. I'm just going to make a superficial point.

The fever that the common people talk about is also a medical fever, and fever also has "low-grade fever" and "low-grade fever", that is, high fever and low fever. There are also certain misunderstandings about the understanding of fever among the common people. For example, if you just have the symptoms of a cold and your body temperature is 36, people will say that they have a low-grade fever.

Medically, it is not considered a fever. So whether the fever is fever or not, there must be a critical point. Human beings are homeothermic animals, so the body temperature is constant, and due to various external environmental influences, there may be slight differences in the temperature we measure.

For example, the temperature in the armpit is there, while the temperature in the rectum is generally 37. Therefore, the fever referred to in medicine is the armpit temperature is greater than that. Axillary temperature at 38 is low, 39 is moderate, 40 is high, and above 40 is ultra-high.

As we said earlier, fever is just a symptom, not a disease, and fever reduction is just a way, mainly because it has to be the primary disease.

For the management of fever, physical cooling is preferred. In general, it is necessary to keep the environment quiet and well-ventilated. Apply a warm towel or cold water pack to the forehead, armpits and groin.

Note that it is best to wrap the ice pack in a cloth to avoid it being too cold. You can also use cold water or alcohol to wipe the bath, and the focus is also on these parts. If you have a pallor or a cold all over your body, you should stop immediately.

It can also be used with about 30 saline enema, which can also cool down, and the effect is better for toxic bacillary dysentery.

Of course, there are also our national treasures, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion can also cool down, such as acupuncture Quchi, Hegu, Dazhu, Shaoshang, Shixuan, etc., all have the effect of reducing fever.

Then there is the medicine to reduce fever. There is also a time point to be mastered when taking medicine to reduce fever, that is, if the body temperature is exceeded, you can take antipyretics. Common antipyretics are aspirin, ibuprofen, nimesulide, etc. If you really don't have a fever, you can consider using hormones, which take advantage of the anti-inflammatory effect of hormones.

The most common question asked by family members in the paediatric ward is: What should I do if my child has a high fever that persists? A child's high fever is a great torture for parents, so what should I do when I have a fever?

Definition of fever

Fever refers to the armpit temperature exceeding, and the ear temperature exceeds 38, which is defined as "fever". It is a clinical symptom caused by an underlying infection or inflammation of the body, and it also indicates that the body is in an inflamed condition. Fever has a protective effect on patients because when the body temperature rises, it can provide an unfavorable environment for pathogenic bacteria in the body, and the secretion of hormones that cause inflammation due to fever can strengthen the body's immune system response to fight foreign infections.

In addition, another question that family members often ask is: Will a constant fever burn out my head? Will the skull break?

Fever itself does not affect brain function, because the basic component of brain cells is protein, and protein is usually gradually destroyed above 42 degrees Celsius, and the general fever rarely exceeds 42, so most of them do not have to worry about burning out the brain. Unless there are certain fevers that cause brain lesions such as encephalitis, meningitis, etc.

Most brain infections are associated with vomiting, lethargy, confusion, and abnormal limb movementsetc.).

What to do if you have a fever

The cycle of fever is simply divided into a chilling phase, a fever phase, and a defervescence phase.

Chills: When there is chills, chills, rapid heartbeat and breathing, cold or shivering limbs, wear appropriate clothing or cover to keep warm to reduce the discomfort caused by the above symptoms.

Fever period: In the event of ** warmth or fever, thirst, headache, irritability or loss of appetite, you should reduce clothing and covers, maintain air circulation in the room, replenish water, and use ice pillows or warm water baths to help dissipate heat, so that the body feels cool and comfortable; After using an ice pillow for 5 10 minutes, you should pay attention to whether the limbs are warm, when the limbs are cold, you should suspend the use and give warmth, and infants less than 3 months old are recommended to use water pillows without ice pillows. (Because the body temperature control center is not yet mature, it is easy to cause hypothermia due to the use of ice pillows); The warm water bath (water temperature 38, soak for 20-30 minutes) is to dilate the microvasculature through water vapor to achieve heat dissipation.

It is also important to drink enough water (including boiled water, juices, sports drinks, fruits...).If the body temperature is more than 38 and the axillary temperature is more than above, you should take antipyretic medicine according to the doctor's instructions. And correctly record the number of days of fever, body temperature and other symptoms for the doctor's reference.

Antipyretic period: At this time, it is warm and may sweat a lot, so you should replenish water and change clean clothes in a timely manner, wear loose clothes, reduce covers, and keep indoor air circulation, and the room temperature should be maintained at 24 26 to maintain the body dry and comfortable.

Fever generally refers to fever, and the specific treatment measures for fever should be evaluated according to the patient's fever temperature. If the patient's fever temperature does not exceed 38, physical cooling can generally be taken; If the patient has a fever temperature above 38, medication is required**. Fever is generally caused by abnormalities in the thermoregulatory center, and the clinical symptoms are mostly soreness and weakness of the limbs, and sometimes it is accompanied by uncomfortable symptoms such as runny nose and sore throat.

1. Physical cooling: patients can use warm towels or alcohol to wipe the body, so that the heat is dissipated and the body temperature is reduced. 2. Take medication**:

Patients need to take drugs under the guidance of a doctor** Hawking, commonly used drugs are ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc., which can restore body temperature to normal through the action of drugs. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to a light and easy-to-digest diet during the recovery period, and you can eat millet porridge, lean porridge and other foods in moderation, and at the same time, you need to pay attention to rest and avoid staying up late.

1.Sweating releases heat out of the body, but the body also loses water, and if you don't have enough water, it will be difficult to reduce the fever. Therefore, it is important to drink enough water. You can drink more coarse tea, cold boiled water and fruit juice.

2.Change your clothes frequently after sweating, be careful not to let your body catch a cold when changing clothes, and keep the house warm. Wipe your body with a towel moistened with hot water, dry your body with a dry towel, and change into clean underwear and pajamas.

3.When you have a fever and the whole body has a fever, you can sleep on an ice pillow and a warm water bath to help relieve fever. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the neck and shoulders not to catch a cold.

4.Since it is easy to consume physical strength, it is important to supplement nutrition. When you are sick, your stomach and intestines have poor digestion, so you have to eat something that is easy to digest.

Add some easy-to-eat foods such as rice soup, clear soup or milk, and supplement protein-rich foods such as fish, meat and eggs. Fruits and vitamins also help to replenish energy.

5.When constipated, it is more likely to have a high fever, so special attention should be paid to massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction when you are unable to defecate. Do's and don'ts of daily life: Trembling and shivering are a precursor to fever.

At this time, it is best not to let the patient sweat, but to keep warm and recuperate. See if there are symptoms other than fever, such as face or ** no abnormalities, whether there is constant vomiting or abdominal pain, headache, etc. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to whether the stool and urine are normal.

If you have two or more of the above symptoms, you should see a doctor.

The most important thing is that when the cause of the fever is not clarified, do not use cooling drugs lightly, so as not to cover up the condition and delay the disease.