THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO

LOWER CHILDS FEVER WITHOUT

MEDICATION IN LESS THAN 5
MINUTES
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If your child is having a fever, it can be very stressful and a big deal for you. Many
studies have confirmed that if your child is completely healthy, then fever is nothing you
need to worry about. The fever works to fight off an infection in the body that is causing
your child to be sick. So, if the fever is getting worse, and your child is burning up and is
uncomfortable, then you can use these simple steps than can help your child feel better.
And, its extremely important for you to remember that if your kid is having a high
fever that lasts for more than a few days, then you need to take your kid to a
pediatrician.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO LOWER CHILDS FEVER WITHOUT MEDICATION IN

LESS THAN 5 MINUTES
Admin | December 20, 2015 | Health | No Comments

If your child is having a fever, it can be very stressful and a big deal for you. Many
studies have confirmed that if your child is completely healthy, then fever is nothing you
need to worry about. The fever works to fight off an infection in the body that is causing
your child to be sick. So, if the fever is getting worse, and your child is burning up and is
uncomfortable, then you can use these simple steps than can help your child feel better.
And, its extremely important for you to remember that if your kid is having a high
fever that lasts for more than a few days, then you need to take your kid to a
pediatrician.
Homemade natural methods to lower childs fever in less than 5 minutes:
1.

Grated potatoes

You need to wash, and then peel the potatoes. After you are done peeling, grate the
peeled potatoes and after that, put the grated potatoes in your childs socks. It will
lower the fever and your child will be much better.
2.

Brandy and water

First of all, you need to dilute small cup of brandy with the same amount of water in a
bowl. Then, you need to soak gauze with this mixture. Squeeze the excess mixture out
of the gauze, and put it in the childs socks.
3.

Cold washcloth on forehead

This is also very useful and effective remedy for lowering high fever. Just put a cool,
damp washcloth on your childs forehead. The best ways is to put the cool cloth while
your child is sleeping or resting.
4.

Give your child a lukewarm bath

Its extremely important for you to use lukewarm water while you give your child a bath. Dont use
cold water by any chance, because it can make them shiver and cause their body temperature to
rise even more. This method is extremely useful because the water evaporates from the skin and it
will cool the body and bring the body temperature down.
5.

Give your child plenty of fluids and chilled food

Give your child lots of cold foods and drinks to help them lower the bodys temperature from the
inside out. And its extremely important to keep them hydrated.
6.

You can use a fan

You need to keep the fan on low mode and adjust it just to circulate the air around your kid. Dont let
it blow directly on your child.
7.

Remove layers of clothing

This is also very useful. You can remove layers of clothing, so your child can lose the body heat
more easily through skin. You need to dress your child more lightly. If your child is shivering, you can
cover it with light blanket until its warm again.
8.

Keep your child indoor in cool place

You need to stay inside with your child, in cool pl

Don't Give Your Child Ibuprofen

If You Suspect His Fever Is
Dengue-Related

Doctors say paracetamol is the safest medicine to give your child if you think he has
dengue fever.
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Parents, if you suspect your child's fever is related to dengue,
consult a doctor immediately and don't give him medications like
ibuprofen, mefanamic acid, and other nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID).

This was the strict advice of doctors present during the launch of the Allied
Against Dengue campaign by GSK Consumer Healthcare Philippines together
with the Department of Health and the Philippine Pharmacists Association.
SmartParenting.com.ph is an ally along with CNN Philippines and Mercury
Drug.
Dr. Salvacion R. Gatchalian, vice president of the Philippine Pediatric
Society (PPS), said that NSAIDs should strictly be avoided as these drugs
have been shown to aggravate gastritis or bleeding. Other drugs that should
be avoided are steroids and aspirin. Antibiotics are also not necessary to
treat the symptoms of dengue.

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The safest medication to treat high fever related to dengue is

paracetamol, according to Dr. Gatchalian and the World Health
Organization (WHO), especially when a child's dengue symptoms do
not require hospitalization. Aside from paracetamol, the child needs
to be given plenty of fluids, bed rest, and a lukewarm sponge bath if
the child still has fever.
However, Dr. Gatchalian stresses that the first two days after the
fever are the most crucial and should be monitored. Warning signs
of severe dengue may appear after three to seven days after the
first symptoms appear.
Dengue is suspected when a child has a fever and at least any of
the two following symptoms:

vomiting and/or nausea

muscle and joint pain
diarrhea

skin rash
headache
bleeding nose and gums

Those who may need to be admitted to hospitals are patients with

symptoms like "severe headaches, pain around the eyes, rashes,
bleeding of the gums and severe abdominal pain, according to Dr.
Gatchalian. Seek medical attention immediately if your child has any
of these symptoms.
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Along with dengue treatment and symptoms, the campaign also

covered the latest dengue statistics in the Philippines.
Thirty eight percent of dengue fever cases are of children ages 5 to
14 years old, said Dr. Eric A. Tayag, speaker at the event and
director of the Bureau of Local Health Systems Development of the
Department of Health (DOH). Alarmingly, children are also generally
more susceptible to severe disease than adults.
In the Philippines, reported dengue fever cases are at more than
200,000 in 2015 that have resulted in 6,000 deaths, reported by Dr.
Lyndon L. Lee Suy, director of the Disease Prevention and Control
Bureau of the DOH, who also spoke at the event.
A conscious decision as a community to ally against dengue is still
as important as ever. To find out how you can prevent dengue
infection, learn about DOHs 4 oclock habit here. For information
on the most effective insect repellents, click here.

Sipon? Here's What Parents Need

to Know About the Common Cold
It can actually go away without medication and children below 4 are not advised to
take medicine for it.
by Jillianne E. Castillo . Jun 28, 2016
Rainy season in the Philippines brings not just downpours and flood but the common
cold season too. Has your child caught it? Understanding this illness, how to treat it
and how to prevent it will make your childs sick days shorter, fewer and calmer for
you and him.
You may be wondering, just how common is the common cold anyway? Well, with
more than 200 different viruses that can cause the common cold its pretty
common. In fact, children can get it as many as 8 to 12 times a year, especially
young children whose immune systems are still developing. Thats compared to an
adults two to four colds a year.
What are the symptoms of a cold?
Your child may wake up in the morning or come home from school feeling generally
unwell and tired. The colds usually start with an itchy or sore throat due to mucus
building up. Then comes the runny or stuffy nose and sneezing. A mild fever,
headache, cough, muscle aches and loss of appetite can also come with it.
The nasal discharge or sipon may change from a thin, translucent consistency to a
thicker yellow or green.
How do you catch a cold?
Colds are easy to catch. You can get it by breathing in the virus in the air from an
infected persons sneeze or cough, or by coming in direct contact with a person who
has the colds. Touching your mouth or nose after touching a surface door handles,
pens, books, the TV remote that someone with a cold has contaminated can also
give you

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Rainy season in the Philippines brings not just downpours and flood but the
common cold season too. Has your child caught it? Understanding this
illness, how to treat it and how to prevent it will make your childs sick days
shorter, fewer and calmer for you and him.
You may be wondering, just how common is the common cold anyway? Well,
with more than 200 different viruses that can cause the common cold its
pretty common. In fact, children can get it as many as 8 to 12 times a year,
especially young children whose immune systems are still developing. Thats
compared to an adults two to four colds a year.

What are the symptoms of a cold?

Your child may wake up in the morning or come home from school feeling
generally unwell and tired. The colds usually start with an itchy or sore throat
due to mucus building up. Then comes the runny or stuffy nose and
sneezing. A mild fever, headache, cough, muscle aches and loss of appetite
can also come with it.
The nasal discharge or sipon may change from a thin, translucent
consistency to a thicker yellow or green.
How do you catch a cold?
Colds are easy to catch. You can get it by breathing in the virus in the air
from an infected persons sneeze or cough, or by coming in direct contact
with a person who has the colds. Touching your mouth or nose after touching
a surface door handles, pens, books, the TV remote that someone with a
cold has contaminated can also give you the virus. Colds-causing viruses can
live on surfaces for several hours.

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How do you treat a cold?

This may be surprising for some parents to hear but most colds in children
get better on their own. Your childs body will be able to fight the sickness
without help from medication. Colds usually clear up within a week but some
last for as long as 2 weeks.
Medicine, however, will be able to relieve cold symptoms such as fever,

headache and muscle aches. The National Health Service of the UK says that
its safe for children to drink paracetamol or ibuprofen to ease discomfort.
Cough and cold medicines however should not be given to children under 4
years old, according to the Food and Drug Administration of the US. These
include decongestants (phenylephrine), antihistamines (chlorpheniramine
maleate and others), cough suppressants (dextromethorphan) and cough
expectorants (guaifenesin).
Some good ol TLC thats tender loving care from mom and dad also help
a lot. A warm bath can help soothe aches and pains. A raised pillow and
steam from a hot shower will help with a stuffy nose. Cough drops will relieve
a sore throat. And, warm soup is not only comforting but some research
shows that the amino acid in it can help control congestion. A rub on the
chest with cold vaporizing ointment can also help your child feel better.
Remember to have your child drink plenty of fluids like water or juice too.

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How do you prevent a cold?

Teach your child to wash his hands often especially before every meal, after
every bathroom trip and after playing at school. Proper hand washing takes
20 seconds and is done with soapy water.
Kids should also avoid anyone who has a cold. Virus particles can travel up to
12 feet through the air when someone coughs or sneezes. Remind your child
not to share utensils with a classmate or to drink from someone elses glass.
Tell them not to pick up other peoples used tissues too.
If your child is the one with the colds, teach him to cover his mouth and nose

when sneezing and to use a tissue when he blows his nose. If he doesnt
have a tissue, he can sneeze or cough into shirtsleeves not on his hands.
Remind him to wash his hands afterwards.
Consider keeping your child home while he recovers as well to keep the virus
from spreading to his classmates and friends at school.
When to call the doctor
Seek medical advice if your childs symptoms last more than three weeks, if
your child is getting worse instead of better or is experiencing any of these
symptoms:

severely sore throat

severe earache

difficulty in breathing

chest pain or coughing up bloodstained phlegm

increasing headache or facial or throat pain

swollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck

Infants under three months old and with a fever should be immediately
brought to the doctor. Talk to a health expert if you think your child has more
than a cold or to ask what medications are suitable for him.
Stay healthy, families!

Your kids fever medicine may not work or, worse, may
make them sick
DR. DINA KULIK
Special to The Globe and Mail
Published Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2015 3:

Fever is the most common reason for parents to bring their children to my office.

Most of my patients are younger than 3 and are in the thick of the Petri-dish years, as they start
daycare and school, and put everything in their mouths. I predictably spend half my day weeding
through colds, flus and ear infections and discuss fever management routinely. In the emergency
room, I suspect that 75 per cent of my time is spent with children suffering from fever.

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Pharmacies sell many different versions of fever-reducing medication. I am thankful there are so many
options, but one huge problem remains: dosing.
A commentary by two Montreal doctors published last week in Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal
of the Canadian Paediatric Society, advocates for standard dosing of these medications. I couldnt
agree more.
If you look at a bottle of your favourite fever medicine, you will find one of several dosing
measurements. Your acetaminophen (Tylenol or Tempra) may contain 80 milligrams of medicine per 1
millilitre of liquid or 100 mg per 5 ml. That is a big difference. Similarly, your ibuprofen (Advil or
Motrin) may have 100 mg of medicine in 5 ml of suspension or 200 mg in 5 ml. That is twice as much
medicine in the same volume!
Whats more, parents often choose to use non-standard measuring devices, such as asuch as a
household spoon, to dole out the medicine. This only increases the inaccuracy and risk of underdosing
and overdosing.
A common reason why physicians see kids in the hospital and office is underdosing and resulting
persistent fever. More than 50 per cent of parents provide the wrong dose to their children, with at
least 35 per cent of parents giving a sub-therapeutic dose of medicine and 15 per cent giving supratherapeutic amounts of acetaminophen, according to an article in Pediatrics, the journal of the
American Academy of Pediatrics.
Toxicity of acetaminophen can cause irreversible liver damage. We, as parents, must know what we
are giving our kids. This is why authors Shadi Tamur and Sophie Gosselin used their commentary in
Paediatrics & Child Health to encourage a more standardized way of delivering anti-fever medications
to our children with appropriate, easy-to-follow instructions on the box.
So when faced with a feverish child, what measurement should a parent use?

Current evidence demonstrates that the most efficacious dose for acetaminophen is 15 mg per
kilogram of body weight, and for ibuprofen 10 mg per kg. It makes sense to have a weight-based
dosing method and established delivery devices in each and every package of anti-fever medicine. A
single concentration of liquid acetaminophen and ibuprofen may enable parents to choose the
appropriate, therapeutic amount of medicine while minimizing the risk of overdosing. Pretty simple if
you ask me.
Until the pharmaceutical industry is forced to make these changes, please exercise caution when you
give your child fever medicine. The dosing may be different on your current medicine bottle from the
last bottle you used. Read the label. Identify the dosing and do some simple cross-multiplication to
identify the correct dose. Use the provided measuring cup or syringe, or ask your pharmacist if he or
she has an extra one. And never give your child ASA, or Aspirin.
When in doubt about how to properly dose your child, ask your pharmacist or doctor. In my own
practice, I write it out for my patients; it is worth it to keep the fever down and keep your child
healthy.
Of course, if you are concerned, or your child looks unwell, please see your doctor. Thats what we are
here for.
Dr. Dina Kulik is a pediatrician in Toronto and provides child health information to parents and the
public through television, radio, print media and her blog. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
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