What are the dietary treatments for high fever in children?

When the body has a fever, it is necessary to choose medicine in time to improve it, so that it will not affect the body. For children with such problems, the choice of medicine cannot be arbitrary, otherwise it will have a great impact on the child's body. There are many reasons for children's fever, including common colds. There are also some good ways to relieve the fever. The pediatric high fever diet therapy is a good choice, which is conducive to improving children's fever.

Dietary treatment for high fever in children:

1. Shuanghua Drink suitable for babies over 6 months old:

Take 10 grams of honeysuckle and 10 grams of chrysanthemum. Boil honeysuckle and chrysanthemum in water for 15 minutes, and drink the juice as tea. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.

2. Ginger and brown sugar porridge suitable for babies over 8 months old:

3 slices of ginger, 12 grams of brown sugar, 50 grams of glutinous rice. Add rice and water to cook porridge, add ginger and brown sugar into the boiling porridge and serve it hot. It has the effect of inducing sweat and dispelling wind and cold.

3. Winter melon and lotus leaf soup suitable for babies over 1 year old:

Take 250 grams of winter melon and 1 lotus leaf. Wash the wax gourd and cut into pieces with the skin. Chop the lotus leaves, add water and boil the soup. When the soup is ready, remove the lotus leaves, add salt and drink the soup. It has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, relieving restlessness and thirst, and promoting diuresis.

Four major diseases often caused by high fever in children

1. Cramps caused by high fever Generally speaking, children under 6 months old or over 6 years old will not suffer from cramps due to high fever. Among children aged 1 to 6 years old, only 2% to 5% will experience this type of cramps. Cramps often occur when a high fever suddenly occurs. Cramps only occur once per fever and rarely more than twice. As long as the convulsions do not last long and are handled properly, they will not have much impact on the child's health. But repeated or persistent cramps can cause cerebral hypoxia and damage the brain.

2. "Burned brain" Generally, fever has little effect on the body's tissues and organs, and can accelerate the development of resistance. When the body temperature exceeds 41°C, proteins in the body will decompose, causing cerebral edema and leading to the death of the child or leaving sequelae of encephalopathy. Therefore, if a child has a high fever above 40°C, emergency treatment is required.

3. Dehydration: Children lose more water through breathing and skin in the hot summer than in other seasons, and the amount is even greater when they have a fever. For every 1°C increase in body temperature, the amount of water lost per kilogram of body weight per hour increases by 0.5 ml. When you sweat profusely while taking antipyretics, you lose more water from your body. Dehydration not only makes it difficult to reduce fever (dehydration itself can cause fever in young infants), but also affects metabolism and blood circulation, causing acidosis, etc. Therefore, children with high fever must be encouraged to drink water and, if necessary, receive intravenous drips under the guidance of a doctor.

4. When fever due to hypernatremia or hyponatremia occurs, dehydration may occur at the beginning, the sodium concentration in the blood may increase, and the blood may become hyperosmotic. The patient may experience extreme thirst, irritability, and even delirium or cramps. The fever may not only not subside but may even become higher. If the fever persists for a long time and the diet is not appropriate, hyponatremia will occur, and the child will become extremely tired and even apathetic or comatose. These conditions are more common in infants and young children who are usually malnourished.

Through the understanding of dietary therapy for high fever in children, you can use this method according to the above method. However, it should be noted that in order to improve the high fever in children, you must also pay attention to the child's physical condition for a long time, especially for children of a few years old. High fever is very easy to recur, and parents should pay attention to this.