Cold is a common disease in people's daily lives, with a certain degree of infectivity. In an environment, if one person catches a cold, it is easy to transmit it to another person. If the mother is sick, it is also possible to transmit the virus to the baby. Can a baby have a fever due to food accumulation? So, is food accumulation fever considered a cold?
How to determine if a baby has accumulated food or caught a cold
Sudden fever, without any other obvious symptoms, significantly different from a cold, except for a high body temperature, often between 38-39 ℃, normal mental state, occasional lethargy during high fever, poor appetite, and no obvious interest in food. Dry stool or no stool for two days, bloating and bulging, bouncing sound when lightly tapped, fever in hands and feet, hot back and abdomen, thick tongue coating, white and greasy tongue coating, peculiar smell in the mouth, hot exhaled gas, and possible redness of tonsils during examination.
If the baby has the above symptoms, it is highly likely that they have accumulated food and fever. Attention: Fever caused by food accumulation is rooted in the first step of clearing the accumulated stool and expelling body heat. Parents need not worry too much, and should not immediately reduce fever or abuse antibiotics in the early stages of fever.
What should I do if I have a cold caused by food accumulation
Accumulated food can cause fever, and immediately consuming antipyretic medicine can reduce the body's ability to resist bacteria. If the body temperature does not exceed 38.5, physical cooling methods can be used. You can use warm water to wipe the baby's forehead, hands, feet, heart, back, and chest to help cool down. It's also good to take a warm bath. You can also dress your baby in loose and cool clothes to help dissipate heat. Drink plenty of water, replenish the water taken away by fever, promote metabolism, and take away some internal heat.
During the baby's food accumulation period, do not force the child to eat, but feed some liquid food such as soup, Congee, milk, etc. appropriately, and eat some light vegetables. Fruits such as bananas and apples can promote bowel movements.
Baby's constipation can cause bloating and abdominal pain. Parents can massage the baby's abdomen clockwise with their palm centered around the navel. When feeling the harder part (which may be stagnant stool), they should push down slightly to promote bowel movements. You can also dip your fingers in baby oil and gently massage the baby's anus to stimulate bowel movements.
Babies are unable to accurately express their physical discomfort, and more often than not, parents need to pay close attention to their babies' physical abnormalities. Through the above content, mothers can have more judgment on whether their babies are accumulating food or catching a cold, and also have emergency measures to deal with their babies' colds.
