What to do if your baby has a persistent low fever

If the baby at home has a low fever that won't go away, parents will be quite worried. At this time, they must take the child to the hospital for examination in time. Generally, if the low fever persists for a long time, it must be caused by some reason. It may be inflammation in the body, or some serious gastrointestinal diseases, which may cause the baby to have a low fever that won't go away. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

What to do if your baby has a persistent low fever

If the baby's body temperature remains between 37.5℃-38℃ for more than 2 weeks, it can be considered as a low-grade fever that will not go away. Long-term low-grade fever will affect the body's regulatory function, reduce digestive juices, reduce digestive enzyme activity, and decrease absorption function, resulting in negative nitrogen balance and increased protein decomposition in the body. At this time, children are prone to adverse conditions such as weakness, weight loss, and low immune function. Therefore, if your baby has a long-term low fever, you must find out the root cause and treat it in time. Once your baby has a persistent low fever, you as a parent need to be vigilant.

It is recommended that parents should record their children's body temperature in detail before taking them to the doctor. Generally, the temperature should be recorded every 4-6 hours. It is best to measure it once in the morning and before getting up at noon and before going to bed, and continue to record it for more than 1 week.

In addition, parents should also observe other symptoms that accompany the baby's low-grade fever, such as changes in appetite, fatigue, night sweats, facial flushing, hot hands and feet, cough, frequent urination, painful urination, joint pain, constipation, weakness, etc. Children with low fever should be urged to pay more attention to rest, create a quiet environment for them, and maintain air circulation. Babies with low fever should drink more water and eat a light diet, which should mainly consist of nutritious protein and vitamin foods, and avoid greasy foods. The following are treatment plans for different types of low-grade fever for parents' reference.

1. Low fever caused by indigestion

You can use methods to regulate the spleen and stomach and eliminate stagnation. Commonly used Chinese medicines include picrorhizon, hawthorn, betel nut, tangerine peel, Poria cocos, Forsythia suspensa, radish seed, Atractylodes macrocephala, and yam.

2. Heat syndrome

The method of clearing heat, nourishing yin and relieving summer heat can be used. Commonly used Chinese medicines include buffalo horn, reed root, patchouli, Scrophularia, and Rehmannia root.

3. Low fever after illness

The method of regulating qi, replenishing deficiency, nourishing yin and reducing fever can be used. Commonly used Chinese medicines include Pseudostellaria baicalensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Astragalus membranaceus, Pueraria root, Scutellaria baicalensis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, etc.