The child has a fever but does not have a fever

It is said that there is no trivial matter in parenting, and it is true. Nowadays, people hold their children in their hands and take care of them to grow up healthy. When a child has a headache or fever, the people who are most worried are his or her parents. Especially if the fever is too high, it will cause great harm to the child's body. Of course, a fever doesn’t necessarily mean that the body is hot. So what's going on if the child has a fever but doesn't have a fever? How to properly handle this situation?

The baby is hot but not feverish

The reasons for fever when the measured body temperature is not high, green stools and restless sleep are mostly related to indigestion. The digestive system of children is not mature enough, and the secretion of digestive enzymes and gastric acid is reduced. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a systematic examination to clarify the cause and treat the symptoms in time.

What to do if your child has a fever

1. A body temperature of 37.5-38℃ is a low fever, 38-39℃ is a moderate fever, and above 39℃ is a high fever. Low or moderate fever is beneficial to the baby's growth and development. Fever is the body's response to a viral or bacterial invasion. This reaction helps to eliminate invading viruses and bacteria, thus promoting the normal growth and development of the baby.

2. No medicine is needed unless the fever is high. If the body temperature reaches 39 degrees or above, medication must be taken immediately. If high fever persists for too long, many important functions of the body may be disrupted; the high consumption of oxygen and nutrients may increase the burden on the heart and blood vessels; the brain may become overly excited and cause febrile convulsions or over-inhibited and cause drowsiness; digestive dysfunction may occur; resistance may be weakened and pneumonia may occur.

3. If the baby has a high fever, parents do not need to become more and more nervous. Just follow the above suggestions, observe the baby's activity, replenish water, and reduce the fever appropriately when necessary. The higher the body temperature, the smaller the dose of antipyretic should be used to avoid excessive and rapid fever reduction causing collapse. Take your baby to the doctor promptly.

When a baby has a fever or a cold when he is young, parents should not give him antibiotics immediately. Although antibiotics are very effective, they will reduce the child's own resistance and easily make the body resistant to drugs, which is very detrimental to the child's future. Only when the fever reaches a certain level is it time to use drug treatment. For ordinary fevers, physical cooling can be sufficient.