Why is the child's body hot?

The child's whole body is hot, which means that the child has a fever. There are many reasons for fever. For children, it is mainly caused by non-disease reasons and disease reasons. Non-disease reasons include heatstroke, wearing too many clothes, excessive water loss, etc. Disease causes include infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases. If the condition is serious, you should seek medical attention in time.

Why is the child's body hot?

1. Non-disease factors:

In many cases, the cause of children's fever is not physical illness, but the influence of external factors, such as high temperature (heatstroke), wearing too many clothes, insufficient water intake, water loss (sweating, diarrhea), poor ventilation in the room, before and after strenuous exercise, the effects of certain special drugs, and other factors such as preventive injections may also cause fever.

2. Infectious fever:

Infectious fever is the most common cause of fever. It is caused by various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, mycoplasma, chlamydia, rickettsia, spirochetes, fungi, etc., all of which can cause fever due to the metabolites or toxins of the pathogens. The most common diseases include upper respiratory tract infections, influenza, swollen tonsils, mumps, amoeba infections, malaria, schistosomiasis, etc.

3. Non-infectious fever:

When tissues are damaged mechanically, physically or chemically, the body's protein metabolism and its decomposition products increase abnormally, such as tissue damage after major surgery, fractures, tumors, hemolytic reactions, etc. Heat dissipation disorders, such as generalized dermatitis, ichthyosis, or lack of sweat glands, massive blood loss or water loss caused by large-area burns. Abnormal temperature regulation function, such as incomplete brain development and heat stroke, directly damages the temperature regulation center, causing regulation function disorders and causing fever.

What to do if your child has recurring fever? 1. Wipe with warm water or take a warm bath: Wipe the child's head, armpits, and limbs with a warm, wet towel or take a warm bath, scrub the skin more often to promote heat dissipation. 2. Foot soaking can promote blood circulation, relieve discomfort, and lower the baby's body temperature. You can use a large basin or a small bucket to soak your feet. Pour 2/3 of the basin with water. The water temperature should be slightly higher than usual, based on what your baby can adapt to. When soaking the baby's feet, the mother can rub the baby's two little feet, which can not only dilate the blood vessels but also relieve the discomfort caused by fever. 3. Ice compress: You can use a small amount of ice compress appropriately and apply ice or cold compress on the baby’s head or large blood vessels. But be sure to wrap a layer of cloth around the ice bag to prevent local frostbite on the baby's skin, and babies under 6 months old should not be given ice compresses. There is still much controversy about the pros and cons of this approach. It is generally believed that ice compresses do more harm than good, because they may cause the capillaries in the baby's skin to contract, hindering heat dissipation and causing the body temperature to be higher. Especially if accompanied by chills or shivering, ice compresses should not be used.