an introduction
Childhood diseases are a concern for parents, especially as in many cases they do not know what to do with their son’s special direction. If they wake up to their son’s scream in the middle of the night, the diseases that children are exposed to are many and their causes are different. Due to negligence, that negligence, which leads to the weakness of their immunity and make them vulnerable to any disease may be transmitted to them in different ways, it is known that the temperature of the human body normal 37 degrees, if increased or deficiency there is a defect that must be accelerated treatment for the absence of complications, But there is little difference in body temperature Between the child and the adult, the temperature of the body is not necessarily 37 degrees. In older children it may be 37.5. For example, a child may have a child’s body in a fight with infection such as flu, ear infections, gastritis, autoimmune disorders, weather fluctuations, unhealthy lifestyle, or an unsanitary environment in which a child lives.
Symptoms and methods of measurement
Symptoms that appear on children who develop high fever include sweating, headache, bone pain, dryness, weakness, loss of appetite, these symptoms and how to know whether children suffer from high temperature or not this is very easy by touching the area of the forehead in the head, and if If you want to read a minute, use modern methods such as:
Mercury Thermometer
When using this traditional balance, the liquid that is contained in it is first pushed, placed under the child’s armpit for a period of time. It is best not to put it under the tongue as much as it does. If reading the balance to the child’s temperature is within 36.4, If you exceed this limit, consult your doctor.
Temperature measuring strips
These strips are easy to use, so that the tape is placed on the child’s brow some time, and the tape contains a pointer to indicate the temperature rise or normal rate.
Electronic Thermometer
This balance is characterized by high accuracy in reading the body temperature, and is used by putting it in the ear, but it is more expensive than the measuring strips and mercury thermometer.
Methods of Treatment
cold water
It is the most common treatment method, where cold water is used, provided it is not very cold, although the water from the tap is good, and this method of splashing a piece of cloth in the water and flooded well and then squeezed well and placed on the body parts such as forehead, armpits, legs It is good to change the cloth or wash it and soak it again and again to keep it cool. Some of the situations that do not work with this method. Use a basin that is filled with cold water and let the child sit in it for a while. The bathroom is cool but we should not be overwhelmed by the baby, his joy at that moment is very important .
Rayhan
It is one of the herbs known for its effectiveness in lowering the temperature of the body high, and the method of using boiling about twenty sheets of basil with suspended from the ginger, ground in a glass of water, and left on the fire to boil well, and then add a little honey for easy to drink, Three a day for three days this helps to reduce the temperature.
Apple cider vinegar
The apple cider vinegar is an effective and inexpensive treatment, and it helps in lowering the temperature. Because the acid that it contains helps in absorbing the heat from the skin. Because it contains minerals, it helps compensate the minerals that the body loses because of the high temperature. Put a small amount of apple cider vinegar into the water of the lukewarm bath and soak the child’s body with it for no more than ten minutes and then you will notice a great improvement, and the other way is by immersing a piece of cloth with vinegar mixed with water and placed on the child’s brow or parts of his body as in the cold water method.
Garlic
It is known that the body is an antibacterial and fungus and thus helps the body to get rid of infections, and the method of using garlic by crushing it with cloves and put them in a cup This method may not be favored by young people, so the other way is to heat a mixture of garlic and olive oil and put them on the soles of each foot and wrap the gauze to ensure that the garlic stays in place and leaves for a whole night. For children Bur older than ten years and approach the more.
Raisins
Raisins help reduce body temperature and fight against viruses. It works as a tonic for the body when it is high temperature. It is used by soaking raisins in the water for at least an hour. The raisins are crushed, filtered and drunk twice a day until the temperature returns to normal.
Mint
Peppermint has cooling properties, so eating it reduces the temperature, helps in expelling excess heat from the body, is done by boiling some leaves of fresh mint, leaving it cools for ten minutes, and then filtered add a tablespoon of honey, and is taken three to four times a day.
Egg whites
It works to stop the temperature of the body, as well as the ability to absorb the heat in a fast time, and by soaking a piece of cloth in the egg white and leave it until wet, and then put the cloth on the soles of the feet or to be linked and installed so as not to slip, Time or even the cloth is dried and changed in one way and in the same way, the temperature will drop and become normal.
There are many ways in which children can get rid of children’s fever, and the best and most effective ones are mentioned, but this will not be enough. Parents can follow some tips and guidelines to speed up child care by making the baby drink water and eating orange juice in large quantities to prevent dehydration. , And be careful not to use too cold water or ice on the body directly, and must provide the full comfort of the child in bed for at least two days, stress may increase the complications of high temperature, and we must make the child eating large amounts of vegetables; because his body needs to make up for The ingredients are important Which do not allow the child to eat refrigerated foods that may increase the temperature of the body, if the temperature of the child has not decreased after all possible attempts, go to a specialist doctor to be used medical treatment methods of drugs and others and will not be Through a specialist doctor.