What should I do if my child has a fever?

If a child has a weak constitution, he or she will easily catch a cold or have a fever. A cold is not like a fever. Once a fever occurs, it must be reduced immediately to prevent the child from getting hurt by the fever. Fever is a very common condition, but it should never be taken lightly. If the child is not completely cured, the high fever is likely to recur again and again. But don't take medicine or get an IV drip as soon as you have a fever. That's not good either. Next, let’s talk about the situation of children having fever.

Children are in the stage of growth and development, their metabolism is active, and their requirements for energy and nutrients are relatively higher than adults. Only by meeting the nutritional needs of children can we ensure their normal physical and intellectual development and form good physical fitness. A reasonable diet should not only pay attention to the dietary structure, and achieve a combination of staple and non-staple foods, coarse and fine grains, and meat and vegetables, but also cultivate children's good eating habits, eat at regular times and in fixed quantities, not be picky eaters, and try to eat less snacks, especially sugary snacks and cold drinks. Although candy can increase children's fun and provide some calories, eating too much can suppress appetite and is not good for children's health.

Colds and fevers in children are common diseases in pediatric internal medicine. Most cold patients do not have high fever or systemic symptoms, but only have low fever, headache, discomfort and other feelings. Children's colds and fevers are both beneficial and harmful to the human body. When they have a fever, the body's immune function is significantly enhanced, which is beneficial to eliminating pathogens and promoting recovery from the disease. Therefore, there is no need to use antipyretics when the body temperature is not too high. Just pay close attention to changes in body temperature. When the temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees, you should give your baby antipyretics.

The reason why antipyretics are not needed if the body temperature does not exceed 38.5 is because low fever can be helped by physical cooling methods. This method of reducing fever has many benefits and will not worsen the child's physical condition by giving it to the child frequently. When the fever becomes high, physical cooling methods are not very effective and the temperature can only be reduced through medication.