What causes children to shiver and feel cold?

Children are the apple of their parents’ eyes. When children are young, their body mechanisms are not fully developed and they are prone to various problems. Shivering and chilling is a common problem in children. Many parents do not know the specific reasons why their children are shivering and chilling, and can only worry about it. The following parents explain why children shiver and chill. Parents must take a look.

1. Hello! It may be because the temperature has dropped recently. Children are generally very sensitive to temperature. It is recommended that you pay attention to dressing your children warmly. Sometimes the child’s body does not have any special discomfort. When shivering, the body’s muscles twitch. At this time, the cells will produce energy to support muscle movement. In addition to a part of the energy generated being used for the cells' own activities, most of it is lost in the form of heat energy, so people shiver when they are cold. Shivering due to low temperatures is a type of cold-induced thermoregulatory shivering. Cold stimulates surface temperature receptors and intracranial temperature neurons, while acting on the hypothalamic temperature regulation center, thereby increasing muscle and cardiopulmonary activity and heat production to maintain the body's thermal balance.

2. There are many reasons for fever accompanied by chills. Common influenza, common cold, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, gallbladder infection, etc. The above symptoms alone cannot determine what disease you have. It is best to go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment to determine the cause of the disease. Carry out targeted treatment. If the fever is obvious and you feel unwell, you can take a small amount of antipyretic medicine. But you should know that antipyretics can only relieve symptoms and cannot cure the disease.

3. If a child suddenly develops symptoms of chills and shivering while sleeping at night, effective conditioning can be carried out and treatment can be carried out through the use of oral medications. If the child's temperature reaches above 38.5°, it is best to adjust it in time by using antipyretics. If the symptoms are more serious, be sure to go to the hospital for examination. Do not delay the treatment of the disease, which may lead to other complications and even affect the child's brain development.

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