What are the side effects of enema for children with fever?

Many children in their early childhood often suffer from diseases because they have poor overall physical fitness and low resistance to diseases. Children's fever enema is a common condition in children, but there are some side effects in treating diseases. Many parents don't know the side effects of children's fever enema. So, what are the side effects of children's fever enema?

First, what are the side effects of enema for children with fever? Enema therapy is a method of gastrointestinal drug administration. (Another way to administer the drug to the gastrointestinal tract is by oral administration.) Its advantage is that it is easy to operate and can be used in emergencies, such as reducing fever and stopping convulsions. Its limitation is that it is absorbed through the rectal wall, so the absorption is poor, requiring twice the dosage, and has large side effects. Another limitation is that the use of medication is limited. There are a large number of bacteria in the rectal pouch, so antibiotics cannot be used, otherwise the bacterial flora will be destroyed and constipation will be caused. In addition, long-term enema will stimulate the rectum to weaken its ability to store stool, and fecal incontinence may occur in rare cases. Its effect is not as good as oral medication, let alone the therapeutic effect of intravenous infusion. In clinical practice, enema is generally not recommended except for emergency medication or when there is really no other way (fasting or vomiting makes it impossible to feed medication, or give injections, etc.).

Second, alcohol can dilate blood vessels and take away a lot of heat when it evaporates, which can help cool down infants and young children when they have a fever. Prepare 100 ml of 75% alcohol, add an equal amount of warm water, and keep the temperature at around 27-37 degrees Celsius. Do not let it be too cold, otherwise it will cause muscle contraction, causing the temperature to rise again. When doing alcohol bath, use a small towel to start wiping the baby's neck, then wipe from top to bottom in a patting manner. The armpits, groin, and areas with large arteries and blood vessels on the surface of the body should be wiped until the skin turns slightly red, which will help reduce the temperature. Be careful not to rub the baby's chest, abdomen, and soles of the feet to avoid causing adverse reactions.

What are the side effects of enema for children with fever? Relatively speaking, there are no side effects. Enema is a treatment method in which a catheter is inserted from the anus through the rectum to the colon to infuse liquid in order to achieve the purpose of defecation and exhaust. It can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, soften and clear feces, and has the effects of cooling, inducing labor, diluting intestinal toxins and reducing absorption. In addition, it can also achieve therapeutic purposes such as supplying medicines, nutrition, water, etc.

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