What to do if you have a fever due to gastroenteritis? Common treatment methods

Fever caused by gastroenteritis is a very common symptom. During the illness, you should rest more and replenish electrolytes in time to prevent and treat dehydration caused by vomiting and diarrhea. During this period, you should also pay attention to your diet, which should be light and nutritious to avoid further irritation to the intestines.

1. Treatment methods

General treatment: Rest in bed as much as possible and take glucose-electrolyte solution orally to replenish fluid loss. If vomiting persists or dehydration is obvious, intravenous supplementation of 5%-10% glucose saline and other relevant electrolytes is required. Encourage a light liquid or semi-liquid diet to prevent dehydration or treat mild dehydration.

Symptomatic treatment: Antiemetics can be injected if necessary: ​​for example, intramuscular injection of chlorpromazine 25-100 mg/day. Antispasmodics: such as Belladonna 8n 11 times, 3 times a day. Antidiarrheal drugs: such as Smecta, 1 bag each time, 2-3 times a day.

2. Gastroenteritis care

During the recovery period of enteritis, due to changes in the gastrointestinal tract, especially the intestinal pathophysiology, the intestines are very sensitive to food. Therefore, special attention should be paid to diet control. It is advisable to eat light, soft, and warm food, and avoid eating fatty meat, fried, raw, cold, and hard foods too early, as well as high-fiber foods such as celery, leeks, garlic shoots, etc. After 2 to 3 days of recovery, you can eat as normal.

3. Diet therapy and health care

1. White Peony Drink

Recipe: 15g white peony root, 20g Poria cocos, 15g Atractylodes macrocephala, 10g ginger, 15g aconite root, 20g brown sugar

Preparation: Roast the aconite root and boil it for 30 minutes to remove the water; wash the white peony root, poria, atractylodes and ginger, and slice them. Put the above medicines into a stew pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 30 minutes over low heat, remove the residue, add brown sugar and stir well.

Edible: Drink as tea.

Efficacy: Anti-inflammatory and antidiarrheal.

2. Chuanxiong and Angelica Tea

Recipe: 5g Chuanxiong, 5g Ginseng, 5g White Poria, 5g Angelica, 5g Atractylodes, 5g White Peony, 5g Cinnamon Twig, 50g Corn

Preparation: Wash the above medicines; wash the corn clean, put it in an aluminum pot, and add appropriate amount of water. Place an aluminum pot on high heat and bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes over low heat until the residue is removed.

Directions: Take once a day as tea.

Efficacy: Anti-inflammatory and antidiarrheal.

3. Ginseng Hawthorn Tea

Recipe: 10g ginseng, 10g hawthorn, 10g atractylodes, 15g tuckahoe, 10g lotus seeds, 10g yam, 6g tangerine peel, 6g oriental rhizome, 6g licorice, 30g sugar

Preparation: Wash the above medicines, put them in an aluminum pot, and add appropriate amount of water. Place an aluminum pot on high heat and bring to a boil, then simmer for 25 minutes on low heat. Turn off the heat, filter out the residue, add sugar and stir well.

Edible: Drink as tea.

Efficacy: Nourishes the spleen and stomach, stops diarrhea. It is especially suitable for patients with enteritis who suffer from malnutrition and dull skin.