Can I use a fan when my child has a high fever?

A high fever in children is a common symptom. In order to completely cure the fever, in addition to cooperating with the doctor for injections and medication, parents must also do relevant care work in daily life, provide the children with a comfortable living environment and appropriate food, which can promote the child's recovery faster. In summer, many people like to use fans. So, can children use fans when they have a high fever?

1. Can children use fans when they have a fever?

Do not use an electric fan when your baby has a fever. Just keep the indoor and outdoor areas ventilated. It is recommended that babies with fever should receive active symptomatic treatment. The temperature can be reduced physically or by taking medication. Using an electric fan will aggravate the baby's condition, and it is easy to catch a cold. Instead, the baby should drink more water and be careful not to catch a cold. At the same time, it is recommended not to take medicine, but to supplement with fruits rich in vitamin C, keep warm and rest, and wait patiently for two days, and the baby will get better. Mothers can also use clean water or alcohol to wipe the baby's body to cool down.

When a child has a fever, the room should be kept ventilated and the air should be fresh. If an electric fan is really needed to help with ventilation or the person accompanying the child needs to use an electric fan to "cool down", then there should absolutely be no "direct wind" directed at the child. The fan can be turned on in a place where the wind cannot reach the child.

Moreover, if a child has a fever, he or she cannot be in an air-conditioned room. First, the temperature in the air-conditioned room may be low, which is not conducive to the child's condition. Second, the ventilation effect and air quality in air-conditioned rooms are generally not ideal, which is not conducive to children. Therefore, he or she cannot be in an air-conditioned room.

2. What foods should you eat when you have a fever?

1. Green leafy vegetables

Green leafy vegetables contain more vitamin C, which has a certain inhibitory effect on cold viruses. Many fruits and vegetables, such as radishes, pears, kiwis, citrus fruits and various mushrooms, can enhance the body's immunity. Eating more of them can help prevent colds. Eating more zinc-rich seafood such as oysters is also beneficial for regulating the body's cellular immune state to prevent colds. In addition, vegetables and fruits are alkaline foods. After consumption, they can maintain a certain alkaline environment in the body, which is not conducive to the reproduction of viruses and other microorganisms.

2. Drink chicken soup

According to relevant reports, in some European and American countries, once people catch a cold, they do not seek medical treatment or medicine first, but immediately slaughter a chicken and drink chicken soup, which often achieves the effect of rapid recovery. Medical scientists and nutritionists have found that chicken and chicken soup contain many amino acids needed by the human body, which can effectively enhance the body's resistance to cold viruses. Therefore, when a cold first occurs, drinking some chicken soup can effectively eliminate the viruses in the respiratory tract, restore the respiratory tract to normal, and thus promote recovery.

3. Eat soft food

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, patients with colds should eat soft and thin foods, such as porridge, lotus root powder, noodles, etc., and choose food based on their condition. People with wind-cold type can eat more sweat-inducing and cold-dispersing foods such as peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, etc.; people with wind-heat type should eat more foods that help dispel wind-heat and clear away heat, such as mung beans, radishes, cabbage, pears, etc.