Tips for sweating when having a fever

Fever is a very common symptom. When there is inflammation in people's bodies, it is usually accompanied by fever. Therefore, simply reducing fever is useless. You should first find a way to eliminate inflammation in the body. When you have a fever, you can choose to make people sweat a lot. This can effectively lower the body temperature, and toxins in the body will also be discharged with sweat. Let’s take a look at some tips for treating fever and sweating.

1. Cold or hot compress: If you cannot tolerate a high fever, you can use cold compress to help lower your body temperature: place a wet cold towel on your forehead, wrists, and calves, and cover other parts of your body with clothing. When the cold compress reaches body temperature, it should be changed. Repeat until the fever subsides. If the body temperature is not too high, hot compress can be used to reduce the fever. Use a hot, wet towel to repeatedly wipe the patient's forehead and limbs to dissipate heat from the body until the fever subsides. However, if the body temperature rises above 39°C, do not use hot compresses to reduce the fever. Use cold compresses to prevent the body temperature from continuing to rise.

2. Taking a bath Sometimes taking a warm bath is the most comfortable thing, and it can also help relieve the symptoms of fever. The purpose of sweating therapy is not only to make people sweat, but also to open the pores, circulate blood, promote lung qi and eliminate evil spirits through sweating. Therefore, if you can make your whole body sweat slightly through steaming sauna or taking a hot bath, you can also achieve the purpose of treating colds.

3. Drink plenty of boiled water. Drink plenty of boiled water from the early stages of a cold. Although you may not want to drink it at this time, tell yourself that your immune cells are fighting the disease and they need a water environment. Large amounts of water also facilitate timely removal of waste. At the same time, replenish water loss caused by high temperature, sweating, etc. in time. To relieve dry mouth after recovery from illness.

4. Rest in bed. At this time, you may feel body aches, weakness in your limbs, dizziness, etc., so don't force yourself to work. Keeping your body healthy is the key. Go to sleep and cover yourself with a thick blanket to help your body sweat. The process of sweating is also the body's way of dissipating heat.

5. Supplement vitamin C and E. Vitamin C is a natural antibiotic that has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and immunity-enhancing effects. You can drink some appropriately. You can drink nutritional supplements or buy them at a pharmacy. Vitamin E also needs to be supplemented. High temperature will accelerate oxidation in cells, and appropriate vitamin E can protect the cells.

Note: Women's body temperature may rise due to mental stress or strenuous exercise before menstruation or during pregnancy. The body temperature may rise by 2°C due to emotional influence, and may reach 40-41°C after a kilometer-long run. These are all physiological phenomena.