What's going on when a child has a fever and complains of a headache?

A child's fever means that the child's body temperature has exceeded 37 degrees. The child may not seem to have any obvious symptoms, but a fever can indeed cause great harm to the body and may even be life-threatening. Sometimes when children have a fever, they will also complain about having a headache, which is often caused by a cold. So, what should children eat when they have a fever and headache?

Liquid foods that children can eat when they have a fever include:

(1) Milk. Milk can provide children with a certain amount of protein, and adding an appropriate amount of rice soup can provide some carbohydrates.

(2) Rice soup. Rice soup can provide children with carbohydrates, and it has sufficient water content, making it easier for sick children to absorb it through their stomachs. Boil the rice until it is soft and remove the residue to get rice soup.

(3) Mung bean soup. Mung beans are benign and have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and relieving summer heat.

(4) Fresh fruit juice. The main ingredients of fresh fruit juice are vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. It only contains a small amount of plant protein and is easy to absorb. In summer, you can drink watermelon juice, which has the effects of clearing away heat, quenching thirst and promoting diuresis. In autumn and winter, you can drink fresh pear juice, which has the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing the heart, relieving cough, and removing phlegm. Fresh orange juice has the effects of removing dampness, resolving phlegm, clearing the lungs, and unblocking meridians.

Semi-liquid foods that children can eat when they have a fever include lotus root powder, milk powder, porridge, eggs, and soft noodles.

It is worth noting that liquid food is generally consumed during the acute phase of illness, and semi-liquid food is consumed during the recovery phase or fever-reducing phase.

Do not suddenly add food that the child has not eaten before during the fever period to avoid diarrhea. If a child with a fever has a poor appetite, do not force him to eat, so as to avoid stomach discomfort and vomiting after eating, but be sure to pay attention to replenishing water.