What to do if your child has a fever and talks nonsense

Many parents have encountered such a situation: their children have a fever and talk nonsense, which makes parents particularly worried and they don’t know how to deal with it. It is very common for children to have a fever, but if they also talk nonsense, the condition must be very serious, which makes many new mothers even more nervous. Let's learn what are the solutions to children's fever and talking nonsense. I hope it can help everyone.

Children with a fever need to be treated dialectically, and you cannot just try to reduce the temperature. The external causes of fever include food, cold, and heat. In addition to external causes, there is also purely internal causes of fever, that is, physiological fever. According to experience, most fevers are caused by food poisoning (indigestion) and cold.

As long as children's fever is treated symptomatically, they should see improvement within two or three days. If there is no improvement and the child is in poor condition, seek medical attention promptly. In the early stages of fever caused by indigestion, the stomach and palms are usually hot. The temperature difference between the stomach and the back, and the palms is greater than the backs of the hands. Before the fever, there are gastrointestinal symptoms such as bad breath, constipation or smelly stools, diarrhea, or a yellow and greasy tongue coating. For details, see Diagnosis and Treatment of Food Accumulation in Children.

After confirming the diagnosis of indigestion and fever, the recommended Chinese medicine is Simotang oral liquid, and massage to help defecation: rub the abdomen clockwise for 10 minutes with a little force. Lower seven vertebrae for 10 minutes. You can massage your abdomen many times a day. To push down the seven vertebrae, use the thumb or the index and middle fingers to push down from the Mingmen (directly opposite the navel) to the end of the coccyx (Changqiang) to form a straight line. The position doesn't need to be too accurate, the key is to push down hard.

Fever caused by indigestion is usually a continuous low-grade fever, or recurring fever, with the temperature usually dropping in the morning and starting to rise continuously in the afternoon or evening. If you have a high fever and the ears feel hot, you may develop a rash three days after the fever. Medicines that help digestion and relieve constipation are not antipyretics, but help expel food accumulation. The fever will go down only after the food accumulation is expelled. If it is not completely expelled, the fever will recur, so massage can be used to help with defecation. Many mothers often think that the fever has subsided and resume eating meat or fruit, but the fever becomes even worse. Therefore, you must pay attention to your diet.

Generally speaking, children's fever due to indigestion is caused by cold. Fever caused by indigestion is usually not accompanied by cold symptoms, but this is not always the case. Fever caused by cold is usually accompanied by cold symptoms, such as runny nose, nasal congestion and cough. If the cold is more serious, children will show signs of being afraid of cold, such as a cold back and the need to cover themselves or wear more clothes. Older children will say they feel cold themselves. If a child has a fever and is afraid of cold, it is usually a fever caused by a cold. If he is not afraid of cold but afraid of heat, or does not like to cover himself when sleeping, it may be a fever caused by indigestion or a fever caused by a febrile disease. If you are afraid of cold or heat at the same time, you can use Xiao Chaihu Granules.

The above article explains some methods of dealing with children who have a fever and talk nonsense. I hope it can help all mothers. When a child has a fever, you must first find out the cause. Do not blindly give the child any medicine. Also make sure the child drinks plenty of water. In terms of diet, be careful not to let the child eat too greasy food.