How can you break a fever?

Answer 1

Contact your pediatrician immediately if the one with the fever is an infant.

For older children and adults with a low grade fever, let it run its course and "sweat it off". This is what is recommended for low grade fevers since the body's immune system uses a fever to help fight microbes that cause illness.

For high fevers [102F (38.89C) or higher], you should consult your health care professional to discuss other symptoms with the fever that may indicate a need for antibiotics or antiviral medications and for instructions for fever reducing.

Fever reducing medications (anti-inflammatory drugs like, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and aspirin), are often used to reduce a fever. However, do not use aspirin for this for children and teenagers since that carries a risk of causing Reye's Syndrome, a serious complication of viral diseases when aspirin is used.

Other methods of reducing a fever should be recommended by the health care professional before use, since they can cause more harm than good in some conditions and in some people. Some of those are cool temperature baths or even baths in ice water in the extreme cases; placing cold packs or cool cloths on the main arterial pressure points in the neck, under arms, wrists, groin, ankles and behind the knees; drinking cool or cold liquids; and cool cloths or packs on the forehead and temples. Again, don't use these methods unless the physician tells you to and be sure to make contact with them to determine if you need antibiotics and IV fluids or steroids (anti-inflammatory agent).
To get an accurate measurement take the temp as soon as you turn the thermometer on (if oral digital), and close the mouth completely to avoid interference with the room temp. Also wait at least 20 minutes after drinking or eating hold or cold drinks or foods to check an oral temperature.

Get the air circulating: Use ceiling fans to help your body evaporate the sweat to cool you down. Use fever reducing medication sparingly (you don't want to use it too much since the fever is actually HELPING you fight off the infection!)

Answer 2

If the child has a fever more then 3 days you should seek a doctor. Children's dose of Tylenol is OK to give the child, but DO NOT give the child Aspirin - it is strongly indicated in Reye's Syndrome, and has been eliminated form fever treatment in children for over 20 years. Liquid might be better if they have a problem swallowing.

Answer 3

The most common way is to use infants Tylenol... its concentrated and the box tells you to ask your doctor for proper dosage under 2 yrs of age. She/he will tell you according to your infant's weight what dose to give them.

You can also use Motrin for infants (also concentrated) and again ask your doctor for the proper dosage according to weight.

If your infant still has a fever and has no infection according to the doctor.. or she/he tells you not to come in, or that it is a virus, what you can do is alternate the Tylenol and Motrin. After a dose of say Tylenol first. Wait 3 hrs then give the infant a dose of Motrin.. again wait 3 hrs and give the infant Tylenol once again.

Make sure you alternate them and not give doses early as Motrin is every 6hrs NOT 4-6.

THE SAFEST WAY IS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR FIRST to ensure the cause of the fever is not serious.

Answer 4

A fever is a symptom of an illness or disease. Treating that illness will help reduce the fever. In addition it is important that you ensure your body is adequately hydrated.

Otherwise just beat it with a big stick.

Answer 5

Drink airborne right when you feel sick. It help really well

Answer 6

You can't really stop a fever, but you can take medication, and get plenty of rest.

Answer 7

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