Can children drink Xiao Chaihu when they have a fever?

Xiao Chaihu is a relatively common Chinese patent medicine. It has a certain effect in treating children's colds and fevers. If a child has a fever, if you really want to use Xiao Chaihu, you must listen to the doctor's advice. When a child has a fever, you must look at the specific temperature and then take the next step of treatment, such as using physical cooling, using medication to reduce fever, etc. Let us learn about this aspect.

Can children drink Xiao Chaihu when they have a fever?

Fever symptoms in infants and young children are mostly related to infectious factors. The specific cause needs to be comprehensively determined based on clinical manifestations, blood routine, C-reactive protein and other tests. It is necessary to pay attention and closely monitor the body temperature. Once it reaches above 38.5 degrees, oral acetaminophen or ibuprofen is needed to reduce fever. If the fever is low, physical cooling can be used to reduce fever. Xiao Chaihu Granules have a certain antipyretic effect, but it is not obvious.

What to do if your child has a fever

Parents are always nervous when they see their children’s faces are red and their bodies are burning. What should you do when your child has a fever? New mothers are bound to be in a panic. Even mothers who have experience with their children's fever may not be sure whether their treatment methods are accurate, because there are really many pitfalls that you should avoid when your baby has a fever.

First of all, parents should know that the 2016 "Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Fever of Unknown Cause in Children Aged 0 to 5 in China" states: If the axillary temperature exceeds 38.2 degrees or the baby is obviously unwell due to fever and depression, it is recommended to use the most widely used pediatric drugs, ibuprofen (such as Motrin) or acetaminophen (such as Tylenol). Both are safe and effective antipyretic ingredients that can help the baby reduce fever quickly.

Because children have poor ability to adapt to the external environment and their immune systems are not yet fully developed, any discomfort can easily lead to fever symptoms, or their body temperature may rise again quickly after taking medicine to reduce the fever. Especially in the hot summer, if parents use the air conditioner improperly or the baby drinks less water and cannot adapt to the high temperature weather, it will cause repeated fever.