How to treat children with fever and oral ulcers

When children catch a cold, they will have a fever. Many parents will choose some antipyretics. In fact, the medicine will have a certain impact on the various organs of the child's digestive system. Many people will also have oral ulcers, thinking that it is just a lack of water in the body and all they need to do is drink more water. In fact, these theories are insufficient. Let us learn how to treat oral ulcers in children with fever.

Cut a watermelon into half, dig out the pulp, squeeze out the juice, hold the juice in your mouth, swallow it after about 2 to 3 minutes, then hold new watermelon juice, and repeat several times. Vitamin C Crush 1-2 vitamin C tablets, sprinkle on the ulcer surface, close your mouth for a moment, and do this twice a day. Strong tea, such as green tea, can promote the healing of oral ulcers by gargling with strong tea. Take tomato juice and hold it in your mouth for several minutes each time, several times a day. Take persimmon frost from persimmon cakes and drink it with boiled water or add it to porridge.

The reason why children with oral ulcers have a fever is that when the fever is high, saliva secretion decreases, the oral mucosa becomes dry, and the self-cleaning ability of the oral cavity decreases, which makes it easy for food residues to be retained, facilitating bacterial reproduction and causing stomatitis, gingivitis, etc. Therefore, oral care should be done for children with fever. You can use sterile cotton dipped in medicine to gently wipe the mouth or gargle with light salt water, once in the morning and once in the evening.

When a person has a fever, the body consumes a lot of nutrients and fluids, so you must pay attention to proper replenishment. Be sure to drink plenty of water, and eat liquid (milk, soy milk, egg drop soup) or semi-liquid foods such as noodle soup, porridge, and egg custard, and eat light foods. Eat appropriate amounts of fresh fruits and fruit juices, preferably pears, watermelons, water chestnuts, etc.; avoid eating greasy, spicy, and raw or cold foods.

Suggestions: 1. Watermelon frost: It has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It has been regarded as a good medicine for throat and oral diseases by doctors of all dynasties. Gu Shicheng, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty, officially included it in the "Compendium of Ulcer Medicine" for more than 200 years. Grind a few pieces of watermelon frost into powder and apply it to the ulcer several times a day. The effect is good.

2. Gargle with honey: Honey has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying when taken internally, and can heal sores, relieve pain and promote cell regeneration when applied externally. To treat oral ulcers, you can gargle with 10% honey juice; or wash your mouth clean and use a sterilized cotton swab dipped in honey to apply it to the ulcer surface. Do not eat after application. After about 15 minutes, you can swallow the honey and saliva, and then continue to apply it. Repeat this several times a day.

3. Yunnan Baiyao: Yunnan Baiyao is a famous medicine that can remove blood stasis and stop bleeding, promote blood circulation and relieve pain, detoxify and reduce swelling. Modern research has confirmed that it can fight inflammation and heal wounds, and is beneficial to the anti-inflammatory and healing of wounds. Apply Yunnan Baiyao to the oral ulcer wound twice a day and it will heal in 2-3 days.

4. Watermelon: Watermelon is a natural traditional Chinese medicine “Baihu Decoction”, which has the good effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Watermelon frost comes from this. Take half a watermelon, dig out the watermelon pulp, squeeze out the juice, hold the juice in your mouth, and swallow it after about 2-3 minutes. Then drink new melon juice and repeat several times. The part of watermelon that has the most heat-clearing effect is the green rind, which is the part between the red flesh and the green skin. When using this therapy, you should eat more green rind. In addition, you can also spray the watermelon frost powder directly onto the ulcer.

The above is the treatment method for children's oral ulcers due to fever. I believe that with such a comprehensive treatment method, children's oral ulcers can be cured. In addition, in order to avoid this situation, children can develop good eating habits, do not eat spicy foods, eat more fruits and vegetables that are conducive to the body's development, etc.