The elderly have a recurrent fever, what is the cause of high fever in the elderly

Fever is divided into infectious fever and non-infectious fever, the former is more clinically common, can be acute, subacute or chronic acute, or systemic or localized. Its pathogens can be viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, rickettsia, spirochetes, fungi, parasites, etc. In addition to fever, the patient also has symptoms of systemic blood poisoning.

The latter are mainly caused by the following categories: 1 Absorption of aseptic necrotic substances Mechanical, physical or chemical damage. Visceral infarction or limb necrosis caused by vascular embolism or thrombosis, tissue necrosis, and cell destruction.

2 Antigen-antibody reaction. 3 Endocrine and metabolic disorders. 4 **Reduced heat dissipation.

5 Dysfunction of the thermoregulatory center: high fever and no sweating are its characteristics. Physical (e.g., heat stroke), chemical (e.g., severe sleeping pill poisoning, etc.), mechanical (e.g., cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral **, skull fracture, etc.).

6 Functional fever: Primary low-grade fever Infectious Low-grade fever Postinfectious low-grade fever must be distinguished from an underlying infection that is active due to decreased antibody resistance (eg, tuberculosis) or other new infections. Summer fever Physiological low-grade fever.

Hello, I encountered exactly the same problem as you, the symptoms are the same, in addition to fever, always say that the stomach is uncomfortable, may I ask you how the old man's body is **. Urgent, thanks?

When the elderly often have a fever, because the immunity is relatively low, it is because the nutrients they usually take in from food are not enough.

Fever is because the body's immunity is fighting the virus in the body, you have to help immunity, how to help, the stomach digestion ability of the elderly is worse than that of ordinary people, so it is necessary to supplement vitamin C, it is best to contain the most C Red dates, kiwifruit, oranges, etc. to replenish water, you can drink some salt water in terms of food, and then eat some cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli and other raw vegetables, it will be fine immediately, do not go to the hospital for a drip, it will destroy immunity, the right way is to increase energy to the body, and the symptoms will be good!

In addition, fever can boost the body's immunity! Don't worry too much!

The old man should have some lung infection, my sister used to have a low-grade fever at night, accompanied by signs of sweating, and she was fine when she exercised during the day. Later, I did a lot of tests, and the final result was that there was some infection in the lungs.

To give you a suggestion, go to a Chinese medicine doctor... I've heard of similar cases, but I'm not a doctor, so it's hard to say.

Fever is one of the most common minor diseases in daily life, but the elderly must pay attention to high fever and take good care measures. The following is a collection of reasons for high fever in the elderly, I hope it will be helpful to you.

There are many febrile diseases in the elderly, which can be divided into two categories: infectious and non-infectious.

1. Infectious fever leads to high fever in the elderly.

It is the most common type of fever in the elderly**, including acute or chronic, systemic or focal infections caused by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, chlamydia, rickettsia, fungi, spirochetes, parasites, etc.

2. Non-infectious fever leads to high fever in the elderly.

Tumors of various organs, lymphoma, malignant histiocytosis and various leukemias.

Acute attacks of various rheumatic diseases such as dermatomyositis, polyarteritis nodosa, Wegner's granuloma, rheumatoid arthritis, and allergic diseases such as drug fever, blood transfusion reactions (blood group incompatibility), serum sickness, and exogenous allergic alveolitis.

Intracerebral hemorrhage and autonomic dysfunction.

Physical or chemical factors, extensive injury caused by machinery, aseptic abscess, visceral vascular obstruction, postoperative fever, aseptic pleurisy due to hemothorax, endogenous heat generated during erythrolysis, etc. Older people are more susceptible to heat stroke due to poor thermoregulation. Hyperthyroidism, severe dehydration, bleeding, congestive heart failure, etc.

When the elderly have a fever, they should consult a doctor for diagnosis and treatment in time and take medicine according to the doctor's requirements. In addition to taking medication, it is also very important to take care of your home care.

If the body temperature is as high as 39 40 and the fever is difficult to subside for a while, you can apply a towel soaked in cool water to your head. Pay attention to frequent changes, and at the same time, you can rub your chest, back and legs with warm water to dilate superficial blood vessels and help reduce fever.

Let the patient ensure good sleep quality, the bed that the patient sleeps in must be as comfortable as possible, and it is best to wear loose clothes, the patient's room should be opened and closed regularly to ensure good air circulation in the room, so as to breathe fresh air, do not smoke in the patient's room, the patient himself should not smoke, and it is best to be quiet in the living room.

You may sweat after taking the medicine, so don't cover it too thickly to avoid excessive sweating and prostration. After sweating, you should dry it in time and change your underwear in time to prevent cold.

1. Avoid eating more eggs.

Eggs are very nutritious, and egg whites can be used to prevent the fading of stretch marks. One of the essential foods to add is egg yolk, which can provide calories and various mineral elements, and can also improve immunity. However, the egg protein and ovoglobulin contained in eggs are complete proteins that can be absorbed by the body.

After eating eggs, a certain amount of extra calories will be produced, which will increase the body's calories, which in turn will exacerbate the body's heat.

2. Do not drink tea and cold drinks.

Sometimes fever is good for our body, but it is not good if there is a reverse ** burn, so adults want to know what is the reason for the adult anti-** fever, so I will tell you about it.

1.First, adult anti-** fever may be a fever caused by infection, in this case, if anti-infection measures are not taken, only anti-fever drugs will appear.

2.Second, it is possible that the adult anti-** fever is caused by viruses or bacteria. Fever is not contagious, and the one that causes it may be contagious.

3.Thirdly, there are many reasons for adult anti-** fever, which can generally be divided into infectious and non-infectiousIdentification between them requires some relevant examinations, so the symptom can only be carried out if the cause of the fever is identified.

Precautions. If an adult has a fever, he must pay attention to it, go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, and then prescribe the right medicine, so as not to miss the best opportunity.