Why does my child have a fever and his face is swollen?

Nowadays, many children often suffer from fever and colds. Because children's immune function is not as strong as adults, children are more likely to get sick. This is also a normal phenomenon. When a child has a fever, in addition to the fever in the body, some parents will observe that the child's face is red and swollen. In this case, the fever should be reduced appropriately. The redness and swelling of the face is mainly caused by the excessive heat of the body.

Young children are prone to fever because their resistance is weak, and the cells in their bodies are easily infected, producing a substance called "pyrogen". When pyrogens appear, the body temperature will rise immediately, making the child's body temperature higher than normal.

In fact, fever is beneficial to the human body to a certain extent. For example, it can control the reproduction of bacteria and viruses. To put it another way, high body temperature can "burn" bacteria and viruses to death, so fever can enhance children's immunity to a certain extent. Therefore, parents sometimes do not need to worry too much about fever affecting the health of their children. Of course, if the high fever persists, you must seek medical attention immediately.

1. Do not wear too many clothes. One or two thin clothes are enough. Because fever needs to dissipate heat, children's clothes should be kept as cool as possible.

2. If the child still has a high temperature after taking the medicine, you can try giving the child a warm bath for about ten to fifteen minutes. Depending on the child's body temperature, you can give the child a warm bath several times a day.

3. Give your child plenty of water to prevent dehydration.

4. Even if the child does not have other symptoms of discomfort (such as irritability, crying, etc.), parents should pay attention to changes in the situation.

Recommendation: When a child has a fever, parents do not need to rush to use medication to reduce the fever. They can first try physical cooling methods such as taking a warm bath to help the child reduce the fever.

3: Under what circumstances should you seek medical help?

If the child still plays, eats and sleeps as usual despite having a fever, parents do not need to worry too much.

But if your child looks a little tired, has a dazed look, is breathing hard, or has trouble eating, you should see a doctor. Young babies (under three months old) need special attention and caution, because if babies under three months old get sick, the condition can be very serious, so if they get sick, they need to seek medical attention immediately.

There are many different reasons for fever, and a common fever does not have much impact on a young child's intelligence.

However, parents should also pay attention to changes in their children's fever, because the early symptoms of diseases that can cause damage to the brain, such as meningitis, are also fever. Therefore, if a child is found to have an abnormal fever, such as a persistent high fever, they should be taken to the doctor immediately for early treatment.