What medicine should children take for viral fever

Viral cold and fever are very common diseases. Babies generally have weak resistance and are easily infected with viral fever. Generally, babies with viral fever will have symptoms of coughing and runny nose. If it is more serious, parents should take their children to the hospital for examination and antipyretic treatment in time. What medicine is usually better for children with viral fever?

What medicine should children take for viral fever?

The two most widely used and clinically safe drugs for reducing fever are acetaminophen (Bifurin, Tylenol, etc.) and ibuprofen (Motrin, etc.). During the medication process, parents should be careful not to let their children take a certain type of antipyretic drug for too long. If the fever lasts for more than two days, it is best to switch to another type of medicine. Tylenol and Benadryl should not be taken more than 4 times a day, with at least 4 hours between each dose. For antiviral treatment, babies can take Chinese patent medicines that have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, such as Shuanghuanglian. If the baby has a viral infection and the fever exceeds 38 degrees, a compound preparation containing ibuprofen or nimesulide can be used to reduce the temperature. These drugs cannot maintain the cooling effect throughout the night. It is recommended that parents prepare a box of pediatric antipyretic suppositories and apply them to the baby's rectum before going to bed to prevent high fever convulsions caused by a sudden rise in body temperature at night. However, if the baby's temperature cannot be controlled by oral medications, intravenous therapy must be given.

Many parents are anxious and mix different types of antipyretic drugs for their babies. If the fever does not go down after half an hour of oral medication, they will add suppositories. However, the durability of various drugs is different, and mixing them may cause overlapping drug effects. As a result, the fever subsided too quickly and too rapidly, causing the body temperature to drop rapidly below 36 degrees Celsius, which created new problems. Parents can choose an antipyretic drug and become familiar with its dosage and interval so that they can use it with ease.

How to care for babies with viral infection and fever?

1. First of all, we need to find out the cause of the child's fever. Fever is a warning bell for the body, indicating that something abnormal is happening inside the body. To a certain extent, appropriate fever is conducive to the elimination of pathogens. So if the child does not have a high fever, do not rush to reduce the fever immediately, otherwise it will hide the real cause of the disease.

2. When the baby has a fever, there is often a question that makes parents hesitant: should they wear more clothes to protect the baby from the cold, or take off clothes to help dissipate heat? In fact, adding or removing clothes should be coordinated with the progress of the fever. When the body temperature starts to rise, the baby will feel cold. At this time, you should add a thin, breathable shirt and give him/her antipyretic medicine. Half an hour after taking the medicine, the drug effect begins to take effect and the body begins to dissipate heat. The baby will sweat and feel hot. At this time, you should reduce clothing or use warm water baths to help reduce fever.

3. When giving your baby antipyretic medicine, you need to weigh the pros and cons. Of course, medication can improve your child's condition, but it is also likely to bring some side effects. In general, antipyretic medications should be used only for children with high fevers. The method and dosage of taking must be done according to the doctor's instructions. It is recommended to give children antipyretics only when their body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees Celsius. If your child has a history of high fever convulsions, you may give him or her antipyretics when the temperature reaches 38 degrees Celsius.

4. After a baby has a viral infection and a fever, he or she will usually have a poor appetite. At this time, the baby should mainly eat liquid, nutritious, light, and easily digestible food, such as milk, lotus root powder, and low-fat vegetable soup. When the baby has a fever, many parents think that they should supplement nutrition, so they feed their children a lot of protein-rich eggs. In fact, this not only fails to lower the body temperature, but increases the heat in the body, causing the baby's body temperature to rise, which is not conducive to the child's early recovery.