What should I do if my baby has repeated fever due to bronchitis?

Baby fever is a common symptom. There are many reasons for baby fever, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, etc. Various diseases can cause baby fever. The most common baby bronchitis has repeated fever, which will cause the child to have a persistent high temperature. This will affect some other physical conditions of the baby. Let us understand what to do if the baby has repeated fever due to bronchitis.

Parents should pay close attention to the onset of the disease. If the child's temperature is not very high and the general condition is relatively good, he or she can be treated and rested at home.

Some parents, when they see their children have a little fever, quickly give them antipyretics, hoping to lower the temperature in a short time. This practice is not advisable, because there are many reasons for children to have a fever. Hastily lowering the temperature before clarifying the condition will instead cover up the condition and delay treatment. At the same time, any disease that causes fever has a process, and the treatment of the disease also takes some time. Children's diseases should be treated comprehensively. For example, if you have a fever due to inflammation, your body temperature will naturally return to normal after the inflammation is eliminated. If you just take antipyretics, your body temperature will drop immediately, but it will rise again soon.

It is best to use physical cooling methods and do not use various antipyretic drugs easily to prevent toxic reactions. First of all, you should adjust the temperature of the room and keep the air circulating. For example, you can open doors and windows or use fans to speed up air circulation, which is conducive to heat dissipation and cooling. You can also use ice or cold water to apply to the head, neck, armpits and bilateral groin to reduce fever. When applying ice, wrap the ice bag with a layer of cloth to prevent local skin frostbite. Wiping with 35-40% alcohol or 30°C warm water can dilate skin capillaries and accelerate water evaporation, which is also a fairly simple way to reduce fever. When taking an alcohol bath, be careful not to wipe your head, face, and chest. When physical cooling methods are ineffective, appropriate antipyretic drugs can be used under the guidance of a doctor.

When children have a fever, they should be fed boiled water or sugar water frequently. Drinking water can replenish the water evaporated due to fever. Sweating after drinking water can help reduce fever due to the evaporation of water. In addition, increased urination can also allow some heat to be removed through urine, accelerating the reduction of fever.

The above are the solutions to the repeated fevers caused by baby bronchitis. You can use physical cooling methods or various antipyretic drugs, but you need to be careful when choosing the drugs. If your baby has an allergic constitution, do not choose drugs that are likely to cause allergic reactions.