What to do if a child has a cold and fever? Precautions for medication for children with colds and fevers

When children catch a cold, the most common symptom is fever. Generally, it is a low fever, around 38 degrees, not exceeding 38.5 degrees. Some parents say that the fever should be reduced. So let’s take a look at what we should do if children have a cold and fever?

Theoretically, colds are self-limiting diseases. If children do not take medicine, drink plenty of water, and are well cared for, they can recover on their own in a week. However, children have a weak tolerance to diseases and their condition may change, so even a mild cold should be treated promptly.

In the treatment of colds and fevers, symptomatic treatment should be carried out by taking drugs containing acetaminophen and other ingredients. The use of drugs containing acetaminophen has antipyretic and analgesic effects. For example, amantadine can resist subtype A influenza virus and inhibit the proliferation of viruses; coffee is a central nervous system drug that can enhance the antipyretic and analgesic effects of acetaminophen, and can relieve many symptoms caused by children's colds, such as fever, headache, limb pain, sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, sore throat, etc.

Precautions for medication for children's cold and fever <br/>When taking cold medicine, the dosage should not be large, and the duration of taking should not be long; drink plenty of water when taking the medicine, which is conducive to the absorption and excretion of the medicine, thereby reducing the harm of the medicine to the child's body; the liver and kidney functions of children under three years old are not fully developed, so small doses must be used; children and family members who have a history of allergies to such drugs should not use this antipyretic; antipyretics cannot be taken with alkaline drugs, such as aminophylline, otherwise the body's antipyretic effect will be reduced. There are many medicines and implementation methods that can be used for children's colds and fevers. As long as the parents of the children actively treat them, the children's illness can be recovered as soon as possible, making the children's body healthier, and symptomatic treatment is the key.