Why do children have repeated fevers?
It is very common for children to have a fever, especially in winter. The temperature difference between day and night is large, and the children's adaptability to the external environment is poor, and the body's immune system is not fully developed. Slight discomfort can easily lead to fever symptoms, or the body temperature rises rapidly after taking medicine to reduce fever. It would be even worse if the flu broke out. Parents should handle it calmly, and always put antipyretic drugs at home or in the bag for emergencies. However, there are many kinds of antipyretics, and not all of them can be prepared. Antipyretic drugs for children must be suitable for their organ physiological functions and drug metabolism characteristics. Therefore, it is suggested to keep professional antipyretic drugs for children, such as ibuprofen (such as Merrill Lynch) or acetaminophen (such as Tylenol), both of which are safe, effective and rapid antipyretic drugs recommended by the World Health Organization.
The main causes of fever are: the invasion of bacteria and viruses, causing respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, leading to fever. In particular, parents should be reminded that if the child's fever does not improve for more than three days, or if the baby has a high fever or convulsions, he should seek medical treatment in time so as to find out the cause and treat the symptoms.
Because the child's adaptability to the external environment is poor, the body's immune system is not fully developed, and it is easy to cause fever symptoms with a little discomfort, or the body temperature rises rapidly after taking medicine to reduce fever. Especially in the hot summer, if parents use air conditioning improperly or the baby drinks less water and doesn't adapt to the hot weather, it will cause repeated fever.
Why does the baby catch a cold and have a fever repeatedly? What should children do if they have repeated fevers?
What should children do if they have repeated fevers? If the average child's fever is below 38.5℃, parents should take physical cooling methods, such as drinking more water and sticking antipyretic stickers to avoid drug abuse. When the child's fever is above 38.5℃, it is best to give the child medication under the guidance of a doctor. How does the baby have a fever repeatedly? The baby has recurrent fever. According to the temperature of the fever, the specific methods are as follows:
When the temperature is lower than 1 and 38.5℃, physical cooling is the first choice for intervention.
Fever is the most common symptom of infectious diseases in children. The treatment of fever can be roughly divided into "physical therapy" and "drug therapy". Generally speaking, when the child's body temperature is lower than 38℃, it is not necessary to use drugs for treatment, but to choose the correct physical cooling method. For example, sticking antipyretic stickers, drinking plenty of water and taking a warm bath all contribute to the reduction of body temperature.
2. Babies whose body temperature is higher than 38.5℃ need to see a doctor.
If it is found that the child's body temperature has exceeded 38.5℃, parents should closely observe the child's condition in order to respond in time. For infants, when the body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, medication is needed.
3. If the body temperature is above 39℃, medical treatment should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
When the child's body temperature has exceeded 39℃, it belongs to high fever, and western medicine is generally chosen for treatment. At present, ibuprofen antipyretics and acetaminophen antipyretics are commonly used in clinic, which are relatively safe. But it must be clear that parents should take medicine under the guidance of a doctor, especially pay attention to the dosage of the medicine and send the baby to the hospital for treatment in time.
It should be noted that if parents don't know what to do if their children have repeated fever, parents should not abuse antibiotics casually in case of repeated fever, so as not to aggravate the condition. If the baby's fever is below 38.5℃, you can use physical cooling methods, such as drinking more water and sticking antipyretic stickers. If the fever is above 38.5℃ repeatedly, parents should immediately take their baby to the hospital for examination.
What is good for children to eat repeatedly with fever?
Only a balanced diet can enhance children's resistance and restore health as soon as possible. So, what should children eat with repeated fever? Parents can make their children eat foods rich in protein, sugar, fat, minerals and other nutrients in a balanced way in their daily diet, and eat more digestible foods, such as rice soup. In addition, let children develop good eating habits, picky eaters and partial eclipse will easily lead to unbalanced nutrition, weakened disease resistance and vulnerable to virus invasion. Children with fever can eat rice soup, mung bean soup, fresh fruit juice and semi-liquid food. , help to cool down.
(1) rice soup. Rice soup can supplement carbohydrates for children, and it is full of water, which is convenient for sick children to absorb in the stomach. Rice soup can be obtained by boiling rice and removing residues.
(2) mung bean soup. Mung beans are benign and have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials and relieving summer heat.
(3) freshly squeezed juice. You can drink watermelon juice in summer, which has the functions of clearing away heat, quenching thirst and diuresis; You can drink fresh pear juice in autumn and winter, which has the functions of moistening lung and clearing heart, relieving cough and resolving phlegm; Fresh orange juice has the functions of eliminating dampness, resolving phlegm, clearing lung-heat and dredging collaterals.
(4) Semi-liquid food: Common semi-liquid foods include porridge, eggs and rotten noodles. It is worth noting that liquid food is generally eaten in the acute stage of onset, and semi-liquid food is eaten in the recovery period or fever reduction period.
If a child with a fever has a bad appetite, don't force him to eat, so as not to vomit after eating, but be sure to replenish water. In addition, don't suddenly increase the food that your child hasn't eaten in the past during the fever, so as not to cause diarrhea.