High temperature accompanies many different diseases in children. And in each case, the fever in the child brings the parents to "full combat readiness." Since doctors say that fever is extremely dangerous for young children, mothers and fathers have a reasonable question how to bring down a high temperature, preferably without the use of medications. As you know, from pills and mixtures, in addition to benefits, there is also tangible harm, especially for the child's body. Folk recipes can always come to the rescue - safe and reliable.

Why does the temperature rise?

Everyone knows that fever is not an independent disease. This is a symptom, a protective reaction of the body to the invasion of some foreign agent, to the inflammatory process. Fever is a clear evidence of the invisible work of the immune system, which fights the pathogens of some kind of ailment.

The heat, oddly enough, has good intentions - in conditions of high temperature it is more difficult for microbes to multiply, the replication of viruses slows down. If the thermometer has exceeded the 40.0 mark, microorganisms generally lose their ability to reproduce.

But with heat and fever, phagocytes - protective cells - begin to multiply more actively. They feed on harmful invaders, both viruses and bacteria, devour and digest them. The higher the temperature, the more actively phagocytes "hunt".

At an elevated temperature in the body of a sick child, several more very important processes start - the production of interferon is activated, which is involved in the immune response to the invasion, and antibodies are stimulated that are able to resist the causative agent of a particular infection.

All this is accessible and logically explains why, in most cases, the child's temperature should not be brought down at all.

There are only two cases when the positive properties of fever should be neglected: if the child is infants and has a fever above 38.5 °, and if a child from one to three years old has been suffering from fever with a temperature above 39 ° for about three days.

37 °, 37.5 °, 38 ° and a little higher is not a reason to immediately stuff the baby with antipyretic drugs. It is necessary to give the immune system a chance to develop a reliable defense, and the pills, which bring down the heat, "forbid" it to defend itself properly.

And now we propose to watch the release of Dr. Komarovsky on emergency care at a high temperature.

The reasons for the rise in temperature are manifold. In the smallest, this can occur during teething. Almost all viral infections are accompanied by high fever. Fever accompanies meningitis, influenza, SARS, sore throat, tonsillitis, sinusitis, kidney and gastrointestinal tract diseases.

What is the danger?

The heat also has negative sides. For example, a high temperature (above 38.5) significantly increases the load on the heart, which can be dangerous for children with congenital heart defects and newborns. Fever has a negative effect on the state of the nervous system and the brain. Excessively high heat (about 40.0) can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, cause disturbances in other organs, primarily in the kidneys, liver and pancreas.

When is it impossible to do with folk methods?

You cannot rely on traditional medicine if the high temperature has risen and lasts for several hours in newborns and children up to a year. The crumbs that have just been born have an imperfect thermoregulation system, at temperature they rapidly lose heat and moisture, dehydration may occur, convulsive syndrome, respiratory failure may begin.

You shouldn't waste precious minutes and try alternative medicine recipes on your kid. He definitely needs a good antipyretic drug. "Paracetamol" and preparations containing paracetamol as the main active ingredient are suitable for such small patients.

In the next video, Dr. Komarovsky's advice is not about children's temperature.

Folk ways to reduce fever should not be tested on babies whose temperature has stubbornly kept above 39.5 for more than three days. In this situation, medications are also required, both "paracetamol" and "Ibuprofen" are suitable.

Folk remedies cannot replace qualified emergency medical care with the use of antipyretic drugs both in tablets and in injections. They are necessary if the child has a high temperature accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, the baby complains of abdominal pain. Such conditions require an urgent response, since vomiting and diarrhea contribute to a very rapid loss of fluid, which for a small child is fraught with death in case of untimely drug assistance.

You should not start home treatment with improvised means if the child has a history of serious diseases of internal organs (congenital or acquired). In this situation, any jump in temperature up to 38.0 and above should be a signal for reasonable parents that it is time to call a doctor or an ambulance.

If the fever is accompanied by convulsions, loss of consciousness, pallor and severe lethargy, this is also a reason to urgently seek medical help, and not give the baby tea with honey and raspberries.

Folk remedies

Ordinary water

Children can be swabbed with water at room temperature. This gives a minor and short-term effect, usually within half an hour, the fever returns again. But rubbing with water is harmless, so they can be repeated with enviable persistence and frequency.

Small children are allowed to do enemas with warm water. For babies up to six months, no more than 60 ml of liquid is injected into the rectum, for children from 6 months to a year - no more than 160 ml. This procedure has one very important disadvantage - any enema is not very useful for the intestinal microflora, and therefore it is worth thinking carefully several times before lowering the baby's temperature in this way.

Vinegar

It can also be used for wiping. Concentrated acetic acid (70%) is not suitable for these purposes, a weak solution is needed - a maximum of 9%. It must be diluted in equal parts with water at room temperature. The resulting acidic liquid is used to wipe the body of the child, stripped to panties, avoiding the face and genitals. Then they let the body dry and cover the child with a thin blanket. You cannot wrap up the baby. As in the case of ordinary water, the effect of such a procedure lasts no more than 30-40 minutes, then the rubdown must be repeated.

If you make small gauze lotions with such a vinegar solution on the temples, forehead, calves, and the inner part of the elbow and hold until dry, the effect will be less pronounced, but slightly more long-lasting.

Many doctors oppose vinegar and alcohol rubbing on children and recommend using water for rubbing.

Rubbing with vinegar and lotions with an acidic solution are not recommended for small children, but there is a way out - socks are moistened in a solution and put on the baby's legs. Socks should be removed after 20 minutes. Repeat the procedure as the heat rises again.

Vodka

A very popular way to lower the temperature is not pure vodka, but its 50% solution with water. The child is rubbed with this composition, and then fanned with a towel for 30-40 minutes. This method, although laborious, is very effective and in some cases one or two procedures are enough for the fever to decrease and no longer rise. But many doctors speak out against this method of lowering the temperature.

Now let's hear from Dr. Komarovsky about rubbing with vinegar and alcohol.

Sauerkraut

Compresses with this tool are applied to the vein area on the inside of the elbow bend. There is delicate and thin skin, so it is important to observe that the brine does not cause any aggressive irritating reaction. This method is considered by many parents to be quite effective.

Cranberry

A stock of these marsh berries should be kept in the freezer of every family with children. Cranberry juice in high heat is an excellent diaphoretic. It allows you to lower the temperature within half an hour after drinking. The effect lasts for several hours.

Linden

Herbal tea, which can be brewed from the flowers of this tree, promotes increased sweating, which means a fairly rapid drop in the thermometer. The herbal collection is sold in any pharmacy, it must be brewed by taking a teaspoon of raw materials and pouring a glass of boiling water. This healing tea is insisted for about half an hour, after which you can add a spoonful of honey to it. This method is not suitable for small children, because linden and honey are quite strong allergens.

And if even in a healthy state the toddler tolerates both of these products well, then during the period when his immunity does an important job in the fight against pathogenic microbes and viruses, an allergy to such a drink may well appear.

Needles

A liter jar of pine needles must be turned into a gruel using an ordinary meat grinder, mixed with honey (no more than two tablespoons). To mix everything. From the resulting mass, you need to mold small cakes. One of them is placed on a piece of cloth and applied to the baby's chest, the second to the back. Keep it for about 15 minutes, after which the temperature should begin to decrease within half an hour.

Ginger

Ginger is peeled and grated. The resulting tart mass must be dosed carefully. For half a glass of warm tea, you need to put no more than half a teaspoon of ginger mixture, stir and give the child a drink. The heat will subside almost immediately. In addition, ginger has a tonic effect. Ginger tea is not suitable for children under 6-7 years old, it can irritate the digestive system.

The danger of self-medication

The onset of the negative effects of fever in children, especially in small children, is several times higher than in adults. Convulsions and loss of consciousness, respiratory failure and the development of acute heart failure cannot be predicted in any way, these conditions have practically no precursors.

The danger of self-treatment of children's fever lies in the fact that parents who decide not to call a doctor take responsibility for the life of the baby. Lost time in cases of high fever plays a key role.

Let's listen in the next video, what is the danger of self-treatment of childhood diseases.

It can be very difficult to understand the reason for the rise in temperature on your own. The higher the fever, the more careful and urgent examination the child needs.

What cannot be done?

  • First of all, a baby with a fever should be stripped down to panties or a diaper. You can only cover your child with a sheet, not three blankets and a downy shawl. It is strictly forbidden to wrap up a child with a high temperature!
  • When rubbing with diluted vodka or vinegar solution, it is important not to rub the products into the skin, but only lightly touch them. Intense hand movements with strong pressure on the surface of the child's body are prohibited, as they cause increased blood circulation and an additional rise in temperature.
  • In high heat, you can not use folk remedies in the form of inhalation.
  • Massage, warming up, warming compresses at high temperatures are strictly prohibited!
  • Do not force feed a child with a fever. Lack of appetite in this situation is a wise decision of nature itself, since an empty stomach and clean intestines help to transfer the disease faster and facilitate its course.
  • Do not give your child cold drinks. Such drinking can cause vascular spasm.
  • Some parents advise placing a fan at the side of the child's bed and blowing it around until the temperature begins to drop. Such "treatment" is a sure way to pneumonia, experts say. It is better to refrain from blowing.
  • Do not bathe a child with a fever in a hot bath or hot shower. This will only contribute to overheating.

  • A sick child needs to measure the temperature at least twice a day - in the morning and in the evening, if the fever has risen, and the cause cannot be established in any way, there are no other symptoms, measurements should be taken every two hours.
  • There is no need to strive for a rapid decrease in body temperature in a child. The fever should subside gradually. A sharp jump down can greatly harm the health of the baby. A decrease of 0.5 degrees in one procedure is considered optimal. It is not necessary to reduce it by more than 1 degree per day.
  • A decrease in temperature should always be accompanied by an increase in fluid in the child's diet. An abundant drinking regimen is the main requirement of both medical and non-traditional treatment of fever. It is advisable for the child to drink compotes, fruit drinks from berries and fruits with a high content of vitamin C (black currants, raspberries, viburnum, cranberries, rosehip broth), but milk, fermented milk products are better left for later.
  • In a room where a sick child with a high temperature lies, you should not close all windows and doors. On the contrary, the room should be well ventilated, it should not be hot. If the fever occurs in the cold season, you need to hang wet towels on the hot radiators in the apartment and make sure that they remain damp. This will help increase the humidity in the air in the house, which, in turn, will protect the delicate mucous membranes of the nose, nasopharynx and larynx, as well as the bronchi and trachea of ​​the child from drying out and inflammation. The optimum air temperature in the room is 18-19 degrees, humidity is 50-70%.
  • Folk remedies will be most effective if they are correctly combined with traditional therapy. They perfectly complement the effect of certain medications, enhance the effect of pharmaceutical preparations, and accelerate the child's recovery. If there is an irresistible desire and need to treat your child using folk methods, be sure to consult your doctor. Pediatricians are quite willing to approve of many of the above treatments for fever. Unless, of course, the child has serious concomitant diseases.

Colds and infectious diseases are always accompanied by fever. This is a protective reaction of the body to foreign bodies of a protein nature. Doctors do not recommend dropping temperatures up to 38 - 38.5 degrees, so as not to interfere with the immune system to produce antibodies. However, some children can hardly tolerate even a slight increase in body temperature - 37.5 degrees. Every mother should know how to bring down the temperature in a child at 7 years old, 9 years old and at a younger age. Consider what medications can reduce the fever in the body, than to alleviate the condition of a child of any age.

Methods for Reducing Heat in the Body

A high fever in a child is a sign of the immune system fighting bacteria and viruses. Parents should carefully monitor the condition of the baby and not try to immediately bring down the temperature of the child so that he does not suffer. In some cases, with a weakened immune system and intolerance to heat in the body, it is necessary to immediately give antipyretic drugs. However, strong children are not threatened by a rise in temperature, and some of them try to play with toys even at 38.5 degrees.

Helping a child should be as follows:

  • Provide sufficient air humidity in the room, hang wet towels.
  • Make sure that the room thermometer does not rise above +20.
  • More often offer the child boiled water at room temperature, if you refuse to drink from a cup, offer water in a spoon.
  • Wipe the body with wet wipes, but you cannot completely undress the crumbs.
  • Take off excess clothing, leave only a T-shirt and light pants.
  • If the above methods do not help bring down the temperature of the child, give an antipyretic.

Important! Children need to be given only two types of antipyretic drugs - based on paracetamol or ibuprofen.

Ibuprofen has a longer lasting effect, so paracetamol is preferred at high temperatures. How to bring down the temperature of 39 in a child? Give ibuprofen syrup or rectally. If the baby is vomiting, it is better to put a candle. Suppositories reduce fever more slowly, but last longer. Candles are also preferable if the baby is allergic to the components of the medicines.

Medicines should be given in the following cases:

  • if the child has difficulty breathing, he suffocates;
  • with diarrhea and frequent vomiting;
  • if the child refuses to drink water;
  • if the baby has a hard time tolerating fever;
  • with hysterical behavior of the child;
  • if you have previously had cramps with heat;
  • at mark 39 on the thermometer.

In all these cases, an antipyretic medicine is simply necessary. Sometimes the child needs to be given paracetamol already at a temperature of 37.2, if he feels very bad. Each case is individual, so be guided by the well-being of the baby.

Features of temperature for colds

Fever can be of different manifestation of symptoms - "white" or "red". White is called a fever, accompanied by pallor of the face with a hot forehead and cold extremities. Red fever is characterized by reddening of the skin: the child is “on fire”.

Methods of helping a baby with white and red fever are different. Pallor of the face and cold extremities indicate vasospasm, and in this case, you should not put a cold compress on the forehead and rub the extremities. In contrast, for red fever, a cool compress on the forehead is recommended.

The methods of rubbing the skin with vinegar and vodka are simply unacceptable, especially for a one-year-old baby or baby at 8 months. This method of lowering the temperature can cause severe burns to the skin, and the fumes of alcohol and vinegar fumes can poison the blood. These methods work well for adults, but not for children.

In case of heat in the body, you cannot give the child a raspberry broth and wrap it in a blanket: this method is suitable at a moderate body temperature. Especially it is impossible to drink raspberries for small children: babies quickly lose moisture in the heat, and raspberries will speed up the process of sweating through the pores of the skin.

If you are giving raspberry tea to your child, first provide the body with enough moisture - he must sweat with something. Therefore, when soldering with raspberries, follow the rule: first water, then raspberry infusion.

Persistent heat

What if the fever does not go down? This condition is especially dangerous for small children - urgently call a doctor at home. If a child at 10 or 11 years old has a persistent temperature for more than five days, an ambulance must also be called.

A persistent fever can indicate the course of internal inflammatory processes, for example, the onset of pneumonia or other serious illness. A persistent temperature is also characteristic of pyelonephritis, however, a pediatrician must establish the diagnosis.

How to reduce the temperature that does not get lost in the summer? Some parents try the “homebrew method” of dipping their child in cool water to quickly relieve fever. It should be noted that in this way you can only cool the skin, but not the temperature in the body.

This method is very dangerous for children, since the internal heat remains with the external coolness of the skin. This condition can lead to unpredictable consequences. Why does the skin get cool? This is due to vasospasm, but not due to a decrease in temperature.

Contraindicated medications

Some antipyretic drugs are contraindicated in children, as they can cause dangerous consequences. These include:

  1. aspirin;
  2. analgin.

These medicines can be taken by adults, as the body can cope with the negative effects. Analgin is banned in some countries due to dangerous complications. The active substances of analgin have a bad effect on the liver, blood and brain. This drug can be used only in a critical situation when other means do not help - but only by doctors.

Note! It is impossible to treat a child with analgin on their own.

Aspirin is one of the most common antipyretic drugs in our country. In nature, aspirin is found in the fruits and sprigs of raspberries. Recently, however, doctors have discovered a negative effect of aspirin on a child's liver. It is better not to use this remedy, although it is several times more effective than ibuprofen and paracetamol. For adults over 18 years of age, aspirin is not dangerous.

Outcome

A fever in a child is not always an alarming symptom, sometimes he talks about the fight of the immune system against viruses. Parents should observe the behavior of the baby during a fever: if he feels normal, paracetamol or panadol should not be given. However, with inadequate behavior of the child, antipyretic drugs are also given at a temperature of 37.5.

A high temperature in a child indicates that the baby's body has begun a serious struggle against the invasion of microorganisms of various origins that are dangerous to health and life, as well as inflammatory processes. So, if the thermometer shows 37-8.5, the baby does not need special help. But the child's temperature is 39 (and it does not matter whether he is a year old or six), needs correction. Today we will talk about how to bring down the temperature of a 6-year-old child.

Find the cause of the temperature

Before you bring down a high temperature in a child, figure out why it has grown. One thing is ARVI, another is terrifying numbers on a thermometer and no symptoms on a summer day. A high temperature in a six-year-old child may be due to the following ailments:

  • Allergic reactions, including vaccinations, medications and insect aggression;
  • chickenpox;
  • sudden exanthema;
  • rubella;
  • mumps epidemic;
  • measles;

With allergies or viruses, a couple of days after the appearance of too high numbers on the thermometer, you can observe in the child enlarged lymph nodes plus a rash.

The next reason is bacterial ailments. Among them, the most common among six-year-olds:

  • Sore throat or pharyngitis;
  • kidney and urinary tract infections;
  • stomatitis;
  • otitis media.

In these cases, the principle of "knocking down the temperature and order" does not fit in any way. It is best to call an ambulance without fail and inspect the crumbs, as well as pass all the necessary tests.

Medicines

It would seem that this is the simplest answer to the question of how to bring down the temperature of a child. But this is not the case. At the age of six, not all anti-temperature drugs are allowed for babies. So, aspirin is not recommended until the age of 12, at least by mouth. Among the funds that are not particularly recommended for preschoolers, it is worth mentioning phenacetin, nemisulide, antipyrine, amidopyrine, analgin and all means based on them. Also, do not give antipyretics for longer than three days in a row.

The ideal forms of antipyretics for a child are:

  • Candles. Well suited if the baby refuses to take the medicine by mouth. They are quite effective and work within two thirds of an hour;
  • Syrup, liquid medicine. Cope with the temperature in a third or half an hour;
  • Chewable tablets, sweet syrups. Their child is likely to eat and drink, but they are not suitable for every baby, because there are flavors, sugar substitutes and other chemical additives that can provoke allergies. Giving such "sweetness" for the first time, watch the baby's condition.

So, it is best to give a six-year-old the following remedies:

  • Paracetamol. Allowed in the absence of hypersensitivity to it. Its analogs are calpol and panadol, plus efferalgan, tylenol, mexalen, dolomol and dofalgan. All of them remove 1 -maximum 2 degrees and chow for four hours. If the fever is too active, then it may take only a couple of hours;
  • Ibuprofen. The counterparts are ibufen and the more dangerous nurofen, which is nevertheless very effective. Suitable also in the form of candles;
  • Among homeopathic remedies, viburcol is most needed (once every couple of hours in the form of a candle), as well as Belladonna-6 (three granules once a day) and Aconit-6 (the same dose, but every ten minutes, while the temperature will not decrease).

It's important to know! Both nurofen and paracetamol are better for children. And the dosage for six-year-olds is less than for adults.

Folk remedies

Doubtful enough, it can even be dangerous to experiment on a child at this age. But you can try.

  • Most often, it is advised to rub the whole body with vinegar or vodka. But the second option is better for adults. Pour 5 ml of vinegar into a liter of water. The water should be warm. We moisten a sponge or a folded natural fabric and rub first the baby's tummy and back, then the arms, palms, feet and legs. Repeat every couple of hours.
  • If the temperature is too high for a 6-year-old child, wraps can also be effective. We soak a sheet made of natural fabrics in a cool broth of yarrow or just cool water. We squeeze out, wrap the child and cover with a blanket. To prepare a decoction of yarrow, you will need a couple of tablespoons of this herb and a liter of water. Boil in a water bath in porcelain for about 20 minutes, cool and filter.
  • You can bring down the temperature with compresses. They will need terry napkins. After moistening them in a broth of mint, we twist and apply them to the temples, forehead, groin folds and wrists. After ten minutes we put in new ones, after another ten minutes we change again.

It's important to know! Such "water treatments" are not recommended for so-called white fever, when the skin is pale, the limbs are cold, and the forehead is hot.

  • Enemas can also be quite effective. So, an enema of 300 ml of water and salt can work. You can also add beet juice here (a couple of drops). Salt concentration - a teaspoon per 100-120 ml of water.
  • A decoction of chamomile is also suitable as an enema: 15-20 g of dry grass per quarter liter of water. After boiling in a water bath, cool. Can be used after straining.
  • Give milk. Boil it and grate raw onion while still hot (one part to three parts milk). Not tasty, but works quickly.

A rising temperature in children often indicates the penetration of an infection into an immature organism. At the same time, parents should be sensitive to the issue of its reduction. Artificial suppression of the immune system, which manifests itself in the form of a moderately elevated temperature, can help microbes survive in conditions that are less destructive for them.

What temperature should a child bring down

Often, caring parents strive to warmly dress their baby during a seasonal cold snap, but some adults go beyond reason at the same time. Due to the multilayer canopy made of clothes, the natural processes of thermoregulation are disrupted in children, which leads to the greenhouse effect. It is especially important not to wrap up infants and one-year-old babies: at this age, children's physiology is still undergoing many metamorphoses.

It so happens that parents do not know how to bring down a child's temperature when overheating. To do this, mom or dad should take the baby home, undress and let the body "cool". Typically, within half an hour, heat exchange returns to normal. When confirming the development of an infectious disease in a small organism, parents should call a doctor who will give the necessary recommendations for caring for the baby during the acute period. In addition, it is worth mentioning several types of temperature, suggesting different approaches to reducing:

  1. Subfebrile - characterized by conditionally normal indications for a person, which lie between 37-38 degrees. It is not recommended to knock down such thermometer values.
  2. Moderately high - suggests an increase in the mercury column up to 39 degrees, which may be accompanied by "red" or "delirium tremens". With this condition of the baby, it is necessary to begin to take measures to combat the heat.
  3. The child has a high fever. Values ​​greater than 39 degrees must be immediately brought down with antipyretic and other means. A quick result is obtained by wiping the baby's limbs with a cotton napkin dipped in water.

How to bring down the temperature of 39 in a child

There is no significant difference between the methods of dealing with fever in children of different age groups. Many parents are concerned about the problem of how to bring down the temperature of a child. It is important to know about the inadmissibility of antipyretic therapy with drugs such as Paracetamol and Aspirin in young children. Drugs can cause them negative consequences in the form of:

  • loss of consciousness;
  • seizures;
  • encephalopathy;
  • toxic liver damage.

If you are looking for how to bring down the temperature of a child, then Ibuprofen and its analogues are considered objectively harmless and effective antipyretic. In addition, during illness, the child's body loses a lot of fluid. A baby with a fever needs to be given a large amount of drink in the form of fruit drinks or lemon-acidified water. A little more difficult in this sense with babies. Newborn babies should be provided with constant access to breast milk, which contains many antigens.

Rubdown with vinegar

If the temperature is not knocked down by drugs, or if the parents do not want to give harmful drugs to their beloved child, you can use vinegar. Adults are required to know how to bring down the temperature of a child using the specified method. For wiping children, only 9% apple cider vinegar is suitable, which must be diluted with water in a 1: 2 ratio. Procedure:

  • the whole body of the baby needs to be treated with an acidic solution;
  • at the end of the procedure, it is recommended to cover the crumb with a thin sheet and give it a rest after manipulation, unpleasant for all children;
  • vinegar rubdowns cannot be used for small children due to increased skin permeability: excessive absorption of the product is fraught with toxic poisoning.

Rubbing with vodka

With regards to this method, you should know that alcohol compresses and rubdowns are unacceptable for children of any age. Vodka, like other alcoholic beverages, has a toxic effect on children. Safety is the main condition in deciding how to bring down a high temperature in a child. Babies are forbidden to treat angina, as well as other diseases, with alcohol methods. However, the older children's age group can be treated by rubbing the feet with vodka.

What to give a child from a temperature

Thermometer readings that do not exceed moderately high values ​​are not recommended to be knocked down. Dr. Komarovsky believes that temperatures up to 39 degrees do not imply the use of antipyretic drugs. Answering how to bring down the temperature of a small child, a famous pediatrician recommends rectal suppositories with ibuprofen. In addition, the doctor calls for an adequate attitude to the state of the crumbs, and without obvious signs of its deterioration, he does not advise the use of medication.

Antipyretic drugs for children

It is prohibited to use analgesics to lower the temperature in small patients, like the above-mentioned drugs based on acetylsalicylic acid. Even a single intake of these drugs can lead to the most negative consequences of the situation for a vulnerable organism. Naturally, the use of relatively safe antipyretics can also cause many problems, so parents should be very scrupulous in figuring out how to bring down the temperature of a child. Among the less dangerous and more effective drugs are the following:

  • Ibuprofen;
  • Nurofen;
  • Ibufen;
  • Viburcol (homeopathic remedy).

Folk remedies at high temperatures

Alternative medicine recipes, unlike medicines, do not inhibit the physiological processes in the child's body. The natural components of the products do not have a detrimental effect on the liver and kidneys of children. In addition, traditional medicine is focused on home treatment, which has a positive effect on children who are panicky about medical hospitals. There are many recommendations on how to reduce the temperature in a child, but the following are considered the most effective:

  1. Hypertonic salt solution. To prepare it, you need to dilute 2 tsp. rock salt in 250 ml of hot water. Saline solution is an excellent sorbent that helps the body get rid of the symptoms of intoxication. For babies up to 6 months. the daily dose of such a drug is 30-40 ml, and for older children - 200 ml.
  2. Echinacea infusion. The plant has a lot of advantages and has long been used for infectious diseases. To prepare the infusion, 1 tablespoon should be used. dry echinacea pour a glass of boiling water. Then leave the medicine to infuse for about half an hour. Give the baby to drink the remedy in rare sips throughout the day.
  3. Enemas with chamomile decoction. The antiseptic, anti-inflammatory properties of this herb make it indispensable for all sorts of diseases. To begin with, you need to brew chamomile: add 1 tbsp in a glass of boiling water. dry medicinal raw materials, after which the product is boiled in a water bath for several minutes. Next, the resulting medicine is filtered, cooled. Just before the procedure, a little sunflower oil is added to the broth.

    4. Discuss

    How to bring down the temperature of a child

A child's fever is always a good reason for parental anxiety. And if we are talking about a baby, then the excitement can develop into a real panic. In fact, fever and fever are fairly common symptoms of many diseases. Today we will tell you how to quickly and effectively cope with high body temperature in children of different ages.

Causes of fever in children

An increase in temperature occurs when a child's body is exposed to viruses, toxins or bacteria. In response to the penetration of the "pest", immune cells release pyrogens - special substances that cause the body to heat up from the inside. This is provided by nature for a reason, because the immune system works much more efficiently when the temperature rises to 38 ° C. But if the temperature begins to rise to 39 ° C and above, there is a load on the cardiovascular, nervous and respiratory systems.

A high temperature in children (from 37 ° C to 40 ° C) occurs under the following conditions of the body:

  • the development of a bacterial / viral infection;
  • eruption of milk teeth;
  • overheating;
  • heatstroke;
  • strong emotional experiences;
  • fright, prolonged stress.

Often, a sudden onset of fever is the first symptom of a serious illness (meningitis, pneumonia, etc.). It can be accompanied by warning signs:

  • Lethargy, inactivity, sleepiness.
  • A rash in the form of blue "stars" and bruises appeared on the baby's body.
  • The child has stopped urinating, or has become very rare, the urine has acquired a dark shade; the appearance of seizures.
  • Disturbed breathing (too frequent or rare), too deep or, conversely, shallow.
  • The child's mouth smells like a specific odor (acetone).

If you notice the presence of one of the above points in your child, then you should immediately call an ambulance.

On a note! For any temperature increase in a child under 6 months old, an urgent need to consult a doctor.

What temperature should be brought down in a child?

A frequent question for young mothers: when can you bring down the temperature in children?

Pediatricians have established the following temperature limits, depending on which a decision is made to reduce the thermometer indicators to optimal values:

  1. light heat - from 37 ° C to 38.5 ° C;
  2. moderate fever - from 38.6 ° C to 39.4 ° C;
  3. high heat - from 39.5 ° C to 39.9 ° C;
  4. life-threatening fever - 40 ° C and above.

Doctors do not recommend giving antipyretic drugs up to 38 ° C if the child's well-being is stable. You can bring down the temperature with this indicator without medication: wet compresses, light rubbing of the skin will come to the rescue. The child needs to be provided with coolness, plenty of drink and rest.

Note! If the measures taken do not bring results, and the child's fever does not subside for two hours, then it is necessary to give a medicine to relieve the fever prescribed by the local pediatrician. In case of sharp increases in thermometer readings or "jumps" in temperature from 38 ° C to 39.5 ° C, regardless of the age of the baby, immediately call an ambulance.

Don't panic - the temperature of a healthy child

  • Sometimes an increased temperature can be seen in a baby who is barely born. The thing is that in a newborn child, thermoregulation mechanisms are not fully formed, so the body temperature in the armpit can reach 37-37.5 ° C. In the evening, the temperature is usually higher than in the morning - this should be taken into account by new mothers.
  • Temperatures above normal during teething are a common occurrence that worries parents. But in this case, the fever does not rise above 37.5 ° C, therefore, to alleviate the child's condition, you can adhere to home methods: more liquid, less warm clothes and no diaper at least during wakefulness. If signs of fever appear (as well as signs such as nausea, vomiting, refusal to drink) and the temperature rises, you should see a doctor.
  • There are also situations when a healthy infant begins to rise in body temperature for no apparent reason, and quite significantly. This may be due to overheating (especially with low humidity in the room). This is possible when the mother carefully wraps up the baby and does not open the window in the nursery during the day. As a result, when changing a diaper, she finds a hot baby who is breathing heavily and on the thermometer the divisions exceed 38 ° C.

Remember: The child should be dressed only 1 layer of clothing warmer than himself! Don't be guided by your toddler's cool palms and feet. If the crumbs have warm elbow and popliteal folds, as well as the back, it means he is comfortable, and he does not freeze.

Going Down: 4 Steps to Reduce Fever Without Drugs

There is a special table of upper temperature norms for a person depending on age:

If the child has a fever, the temperature should be lowered to 38.5 ° C as soon as possible (rectal temperature to 39 ° C). What you need to do for this:

  • Create an optimal temperature regime in the room where the child is. The room should be moderately warm (about 23 ° C), but with access to fresh air, well ventilated.
  • Choose appropriate clothing for your baby. If this is a child under one year old, then it is enough to put on a thin blouse or a slip on him. While the child has a high fever, it is better to remove the diaper: it is easier to control whether the baby is still urinating. Also, diapers retain heat, which is the basis for a temporary cessation of their use while the baby is fevering.
  • Put a cool compress from a cloth soaked in water on the child's forehead; it is also worth wiping the crumbs with water at room temperature. The baby can be immersed in a bath of water corresponding to normal body temperature (37 ° C). This will help to safely bring down fever in case of angina. Frequent rubdowns can help you get over the illness more easily. But rubbing with alcohol or vinegar is not recommended for young children - the skin of babies is very delicate and thin, it is easy for substances to penetrate through it, and in addition to the high temperature, we risk getting a crumb of poisoning in addition.
  • Offer your child to drink a lot and often. If the baby is breastfed, then provide him with round-the-clock access to the breast. Mother's milk is a storehouse of immune factors that will help you cope with fever faster. If the baby is bottle-fed or has already grown up, then offer him plain boiled water. It is imperative to take at least a sip every 5-10 minutes to stay hydrated.

Important! To check if the child has enough fluid, count his urination - a baby who drinks a sufficient amount urinates at least once every 3-4 hours with light urine. If a one-year-old baby refuses to take liquid, or is too weak to drink on its own, immediately consult a doctor again.

How to bring down the temperature of a child: folk methods

At high temperatures, the main task of parents is to make sure that the child's body has the opportunity to lose heat. There are only two ways to do this:

  1. evaporation of sweat;
  2. warming the inhaled air.

Traditional methods, which are distinguished by their simplicity, safety and the ability to resort to them in any situation, will help relieve fever and improve the child's health.

Avoiding dehydration

If the baby has a fever, and he refuses to drink even a little, then this is a direct path to dehydration, which can only be dealt with with droppers. In order not to bring it to an extreme state, be sure to make up for the lack of fluid in the body of the crumbs.

What can you give to drink:

  • babies: breast milk, boiled water;
  • from 1 year old: weak green tea, linden blossom decoction, chamomile decoction, dried fruit compote;
  • from 3 years old: tea with cranberries / viburnum / currants, uzvar, still mineral water, etc.

If the fever is combined with vomiting and the liquid does not stay in the body, then to maintain the water-salt balance, you need to dilute the powder of the medicine Regidron according to the instructions and drink the child a teaspoon.

We provide coolness

If a child has a fever, then it is necessary to immediately rid him of clothes that retain heat, thereby overheating and intensifying the child's painful state. At any time of the year, ventilate the room for at least 10 minutes, letting in fresh air in the room where the child is resting. The flow of cool air has a beneficial effect on a small patient who has a fever. It can be achieved in summer by temporarily turning on the air conditioner or fan (without directing the flow towards the child!).

Wet wrap

Wrapping with a wet cloth is good for extreme heat, improving the condition of the child in the first minutes. You can use plain water for wrapping. To do this, moisten a soft towel or gauze in water at room temperature, wrap it gently around the baby's torso. Then put the child to bed, cover with a sheet and carry out the procedure for 10-15 minutes. After an hour, with a good reaction of the body, you can repeat the wrap. For the best effect, you can do a wrap with yarrow infusion - 4 tablespoons. pour freshly cut leaves with 1.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, cool. You need to use the healing composition within a day.

Important! This folk remedy can be used only if the child is “on fire”, he is very hot. If the baby, on the contrary, freezes, this means that he has a vasospasm - in this case, the wrapping cannot be carried out, but it is necessary to give an antipyretic.

Rubbing with vinegar

This is a long-standing method of lowering body temperature. It can be used only in children over 6 years old, and only with vinegar diluted with water 1: 5. A solution of one part vinegar and five parts water should be used to wipe the baby's arms, legs, feet and palms with a soft cloth. You can repeat the rubdown every 3 hours. If skin irritation appears after the procedure, do not use this method of relieving heat again.

Healing enema

Enema is good for relieving fever and lowers high fever by at least 1 degree during the first hour after the procedure. It is carried out in children over 1.5 years old. A simple solution for a medicinal enema: 1 tsp. chamomile herbs are poured into 0.2 liters of boiling water and infused for an hour. Then the infusion is filtered through cheesecloth and is ready to use. You can also use a saline enema solution, which is prepared quickly and is very effective: 2 tsp is taken for 0.3 liters of warm boiled water. extra fine salt and a few drops of fresh beet juice. Mix everything thoroughly, and the solution is ready.

Taking a bath

A cool bath will help when the column rises higher and higher on the thermometer, and there are no medicines at hand. You need to draw warm water into the bath, but not hot - use a thermometer and control that the water is not higher than 37 ° C. Submerge the baby in water and gently wash his body with a washcloth. Be careful, touching can be painful in the heat - in this case, simply pour water from a watering can on the child gently. In 15 minutes of bathing, the body temperature will drop by at least a degree and the child will feel better. After the bath, just lightly dab the skin without wiping it dry - the evaporation of water will also additionally have a slight antipyretic effect. You can repeat the procedure up to 5 times a day.

You will also find popular tips for lowering high temperatures in the cheat sheet below.

Child's age At what point to bring down the temperature Folk remedies to alleviate the condition
1 to 12 months Do not knock down with medication until a temperature of 38 ° C, only sparing home remedies. If the mark is exceeded, use the medicine as directed by the attending physician. To undress the child, take off the diaper, cover with a thin breathable diaper. Provide the baby with a sufficient amount of liquid (breast milk, warm boiled water, from 6 months - baby herbal tea). Ventilate the room where the baby is located for 10-15 minutes, place the child in another room for this time.
1.5 to 3 years Within the permissible norm without the use of drugs - the temperature is from 37 ° C to 38.5 ° C. If the limit is reached and home remedies do not help, it is necessary to take measures to reduce the fever with the drug. At 1-2 years old, the baby is already able to drink on its own, therefore, offer the child plenty of drink at high temperatures. Rosehip decoction is especially useful - it can be prepared in a thermos (pour 3 tablespoons of berries with 600 ml of boiling water) and serve warm, slightly sweetened with honey. You can offer the baby to take a warm (not hot!) Bath - 20 minutes is enough to lower the body temperature by one degree.
3 years and older The temperature is above 38.5 ° C, the child is sleepy, lethargic, “burns” all over and refuses to drink - it's time to call a doctor and give an antipyretic agent. Ventilate the nursery and humidify the air - it is very difficult for a child to breathe with dry air at a temperature. If you don't have a humidifier, hang towels soaked in water around your baby's crib. The child should have access to liquid - every 10 minutes you need to drink 3-5 tablespoons. water, fruit drink, tea or compote. Leave only light clothing (T-shirt, underwear) on your body. Limit your child's activity; bed rest and rest are important for fever.

And now tips for lowering the temperature from a pediatrician. Watching the video:

Antipyretic drugs: table by age

From the first days of life until adulthood, only a doctor can prescribe a medicine to a child. Therefore, the answers to the questions “how to bring down” and “how to bring down” the child's temperature should be directed, first of all, to the pediatrician. Keep in mind that many of the medicines do not take effect immediately, but after a certain period of time, which can take from 20 minutes to 1.5 hours.

  • Paracetamol the doctor prescribes to children in two forms of release: suspension and suppositories. Most parents give preference to her. The tool helps to reduce the temperature not to the normal value of 36.6 ° C, but by about 1-1.5 degrees. A single “serving” of paracetamol is 15 mg per kilogram of the child's weight. For example, if a baby weighs 4 kg, he needs to be given 60 mg of this drug.
  • Ibuprofen(the active agent in medicines such as Nurofen and others) belongs to the “reserve” drugs. It is actively used by mothers of children after a year, but not babies. It is undesirable to prescribe it to children under 4 months of age. Also, pediatricians do not approve of the use of ibuprofen when there is a risk of dehydration, since this drug has a negative effect on the kidneys. For a single dose, you need to take 10 mg of ibuprofen per 1 kg of the child's weight.

On a note! The combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol in medicine is recognized as unsafe - drugs in practice have shown that they are able to enhance each other's side effects. Whenever possible, adhere to drugs with the same active ingredient when treating a child, or take long breaks between taking different drugs (at least 6-8 hours).

  • Panadol has proven itself well as a remedy for fever with angina, group, ear pain (otitis media) and ARVI. The suspension bottle is easy to use, the medicine has a sweetish taste, so kids take it calmly. The drug is used in children older than 3 months, before reaching this age - only as directed by a doctor.
  • Tsefekon D- a drug produced in the form of suppositories, it is based on paracetamol. Suppositories are convenient to use while the child is sleeping, as well as when dehydrated (nausea, vomiting, inability to take liquids and food). Cefekon D has not only antipyretic effect, but also analgesic and anti-inflammatory. The action of the suppositories begins already in the first 15 minutes, but it also passes just as quickly, so a single use of the drug may not be enough until the morning.
  • Drugs that should not be used to lower the temperature in children: ketoprofen, nimesulide and other drugs from the NSAID group. In no case should you give your child aspirin - it can cause damage to the brain and liver.
Child's age Paracetamol Nurofen Panadol Tsefekon D
newborn – – – –
1 month in suspension (120 mg / 5 ml) - 2 ml orally before meals, 3-4 times a day with an interval of 4-5 hours – – in the form of rectal suppositories - 1 suppository 50 mg 2 times a day with an interval of 4-6 hours
4 months

5 months

6 months

 in suspension (120 mg / 5 ml) - 2.5-5 ml orally before meals, 3-4 times a day with an interval of 4-5 hours in suspension (100 ml) - 2.5 ml orally 3 times a day with an interval of 6-8 hours in suspension (120 mg \ 5 ml) - 4 ml orally 3 times a day in the form of rectal suppositories - 1 suppository of 100 mg 2 times a day with an interval of 4-6 hours
7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months

11 months

12 months

 in suspension (100 ml) - 2.5 ml inside 3-4 times a day with an interval of 6-8 hours in suspension (120 mg \ 5 ml) - 5 ml orally 3 times a day
1 year in suspension (120 mg / 5 ml) - 5-10 ml orally before meals, 3-4 times a day with an interval of 4-5 hours in suspension (100 ml) - 5 ml orally 3 times a day with an interval of 6-8 hours in suspension (120 mg \ 5 ml) - 7 ml orally 3 times a day in the form of rectal suppositories - 1-2 suppositories of 100 mg 2-3 times a day with an interval of 4-6 hours
3 years in suspension (120 mg \ 5 ml) - 9 ml orally 3 times a day
5 years in suspension (100 ml) - 7.5 ml orally 3 times a day with an interval of 6-8 hours in suspension (120 mg \ 5 ml) - 10 ml orally 3 times a day in the form of rectal suppositories - 1 suppository 250 mg 2-3 times a day with an interval of 4-6 hours
7 years in suspension (120 mg / 5 ml) - 10-20 ml orally before meals, 3-4 times a day with an interval of 4-5 hours in suspension (100 ml) - 10-15 ml orally 3 times a day with an interval of 6-8 hours in suspension (120 mg \ 5 ml) - 14 ml orally 3 times a day

Important! To lower the temperature to normal values, antipyretic therapy with drugs alone is not enough - it is necessary to combine them with safer means (rubdowns, airing, drinking plenty of fluids).

Tips for parents: what to do if your child has a fever

Always be attentive to your baby's complaints about their well-being. Even if he mentioned that he was simply hot, do not be too lazy to spend five minutes and look at the column on the thermometer. Treatment, started in a timely manner, will help to quickly identify the cause of the disease and prevent the development of the disease.

Before the list of tips, we recommend watching a short video on how to help a child with a temperature:

Do not lower the temperature ahead of time

If the temperature does not exceed 37.5 ° C, and the child's condition is satisfactory, then do not rush to give the child medicines. Many pathogens die in the body precisely at this temperature; this is a kind of immune defense that is provided by nature itself.

Remember the rules of behavior in case of illness

More than once in the infancy of her children, mothers will have to deal with the temperature, so it is worth taking note of all the recipes in advance so that they are at hand at the right time. After all, when the baby is sick, there is no time to waste precious time reading forums - it is much better if the cheat sheets are always in sight (you can print them out and leave them in the medicine cabinet).

Have fever medications in your medicine cabinet

Children's medicines for temperature, taking into account age, should always be in the home medicine cabinet, just in case. Fever can come on suddenly, at any time of the day, and it is better if you are ready to help your child, giving an antipyretic drug as needed.

What shouldn't you do?

  • Allow the child to run, jump and exercise in every possible way at temperatures above 38.5 ° C - for a speedy recovery, the child's body needs rest and rest.
  • Wrapping your baby in warm clothes, covering with a warm blanket - trying to get the baby to sweat properly, you can achieve the opposite effect and provoke a new rise in temperature.
  • Measuring the temperature forcibly - new stress is useless for a sick baby. If the crumb resists and is afraid of a thermometer, try measuring its temperature in half an hour. Sometimes children are afraid to measure the temperature rectally, in this case there is a reason to use another method of measurement.