Is it OK to bathe a child with a fever?

In the past, it was common for many children to have fever, and the fever would never go down. Due to the hot weather, parents and friends all knew that children should not eat cold food when they had a fever, as these cold food would irritate the children’s stomach. However, it is too hot in summer and children are always sweating. Mothers want to give their children a bath to cool down. Is it okay to give a young child a bath when he has a fever?

Fever is caused by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, etc.). When these pathogens invade the body, the body's defense system can make various responses to protect the body from the pathogens. Fever is one of the defense responses. Fever is not a bad phenomenon. It means that the body is fighting against pathogens, so it consumes a lot of physical energy and the patient will become sleepy and weak. But whether or not you take medication, there will always be a process, and the disease will not be cured immediately (the course of the disease generally takes 3-5 days).

Generally, physical cooling is recommended for babies with fevers below 38 degrees (such as 1. Ventilate more and pay attention to heat dissipation. Keep the indoor temperature between 21℃ and 23℃; 2. Let the child rest in bed and sleep more. Ensuring adequate sleep is beneficial to the recovery of the disease. Open the blanket or take off too much clothes, wear loose clothes, and avoid wrapping with a quilt; 3. Feed the child with warm water or vitamin C juice frequently, 250 ml a night. 4. Apply an ice pack to the forehead.

5. For high fever, you can use alcohol to wipe the baby's joints, take a warm bath, and place the child in warm water 4℃~6℃ lower than body temperature for 5~10 minutes, then wipe the whole body with a large towel and gently massage the skin until it turns red; you can also use 32℃~34℃ warm water, preferably not hot on the inside of an adult's wrist, to bathe the child, focusing on the forehead, neck, armpits, groin and limbs. The whole bathing time is 10~15 minutes, until the child's body temperature drops to 38℃, etc.). This physical cooling method is very effective. My son used it when he had a high fever, and it can reduce the fever by about one degree.

Generally, antipyretic drugs, such as phenamine drops, are used only after the body temperature reaches 39 degrees. However, when infants and young children under 3 years old have a high fever, physical cooling methods should be used first. Generally, antipyretic injections and antipyretic drugs are not used to avoid collapse and drug toxicity reactions. Regardless of whether the fever has subsided, parents should take their children to find out the cause of the fever as much as possible to see whether the baby has caught a cold or has a viral infection. It is unscientific to force the temperature down. At the same time, pay attention to letting the baby drink more water, vitamin C juice, etc., drink nutritious soups such as pigeon soup, chicken soup, fish soup, and eat light and easily digestible food. Remember not to force the baby to eat, because after the fever, the baby's gastrointestinal digestion function will be affected, and it will be fine after recovery. I wish the baby health and happiness!

First of all, in the above article, we learned about bathing young children when they have a fever. In fact, it is okay to bathe with warm water when they have a fever, as long as they don’t catch a cold and the weather is not too cold. If they have a fever, you can rub the palms of their hands with alcohol to reduce the fever.