Fever is one of the common problems that children are prone to. When they have a fever, they will feel lethargic and extremely uncomfortable. Watching their babies feel so uncomfortable makes mothers very anxious, but taking medication for children is also very troublesome. What should we do? In fact, eating more foods can have a good fever reducing effect. So, what foods can be eaten to reduce fever quickly?
1、 What foods should I eat for fever
Mothers choose different foods based on the type of fever their children have. What foods should children eat for colds and fevers? Generally, during the acute or high fever period, liquid foods are mainly consumed, while during the recovery and fever reduction periods, semi liquid foods are consumed.
The liquid foods that children with fever can eat include:
(1) Milk. Milk can provide children with a certain amount of protein, and adding some rice soup in moderation can provide some carbohydrates.
(2) Rice soup. Rice soup can provide children with carbohydrates, and its water content is sufficient, making it easy for the digestive system of sick children to absorb. Boil the rice until it is tender and remove the residue to obtain rice soup.
(3) Green bean soup. Green beans are benign and have the function of clearing heat, detoxifying, and relieving summer heat.
(4) Fresh fruit juice. Fresh fruit juice is mainly composed of vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates, with only a small amount of plant protein, which is easy to absorb. In summer, you can drink watermelon juice, which has the effects of clearing heat, relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, and diuresis. In autumn and winter, you can drink fresh pear juice, which has the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing the heart, stopping cough, and removing phlegm. Fresh orange juice has the effects of removing dampness, resolving phlegm, clearing the lungs, and promoting blood circulation.
Half liquid foods that children can eat for fever include lotus root powder, milk replacer powder, porridge, eggs, rotten noodles, etc.
It is worth noting that liquid foods are generally consumed during the acute phase of illness, while semi liquid foods are consumed during the recovery or fever reduction period.
Do not suddenly increase the amount of food that the child has not eaten in the past during the fever period to avoid diarrhea. If a child with a fever has poor appetite, do not force them to eat to avoid discomfort in the stomach and vomiting after eating, but be sure to replenish fluids.
2、 What fruits should I eat for fever
If children can eat some fruits during a fever, it can help reduce the fever. What fruits are good for children with fever? Mothers can give their children fruits such as apples, bananas, water chestnuts, strawberries, pears, etc. Feeding more plain water or vegetable and fruit juices is beneficial for sweating and urination, promoting the elimination of toxins, and facilitating the recovery of diseases. It should be noted that children should not eat cold fruits during fever. It is recommended that mothers warm the fruits before giving them to their children.
1. Apples: Apples are flat fruits, and flat and cool fruits are beneficial for reducing heat and increasing rich nutrients. Eating apples for children with fever can help replenish water and have a cooling effect.
2. Bananas: can be consumed when children have a fever, can increase their appetite, and replenish water. The main function is to provide convenience. Bananas belong to the category of cool fruits, and flat and cool fruits have good antipyretic effects. Children with fever can supplement the nutrients their body lacks by eating bananas.
3. Water chestnut: It can improve vision and relieve opacities, treat hemorrhoids, and cause bleeding in stool. Preventing meningitis and hypertension can assist in the treatment of chronic cough and phlegm. Water chestnuts are a cold food that can clear heat and fire, as well as supplement nutrients. They have a very good antipyretic effect on patients with early-stage fever.
4. Strawberries: Sour and sweet, very delicious, and also have good fire reducing effects. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating strawberries can dispel heat, clear summer heat, relieve fever, and relieve irritability.
5. Pear: Pear has a cool nature, sweet taste, can produce saliva, clear heat, and reduce phlegm. It is suitable for symptoms such as wind heat, cold, fever, dry mouth, cough, and phlegm.
3、 Traditional Chinese medicine for reducing fever
Formula 1 for reducing fever: Hot ginger syrup
Brown sugar water boiled with ginger can have a cooling effect, so when you have a fever, mom may want to give it a try.
Formula 2 for reducing fever: Hot ginger cola
Coca Cola is a common drink among young people in modern times, but it is not just a beverage. Boiling it with ginger slices to drink can dispel cold and reduce fever. For children with fever, it is a good antipyretic formula.
Formula 3 for reducing fever: Chrysanthemum tea
Chrysanthemums have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. When you have a fever, brewing a pot of tea with chrysanthemums that are in the flowering stage can warm the body and eliminate heat toxins. Therefore, for fever patients with symptoms of chills, drinking a pot of hot chrysanthemum tea in a timely manner can have a good effect on reducing fever and cooling.
Formula 4 for reducing fever: Herbal tea that helps reduce fever
When you have a fever, you can also try some herbal teas, such as thyme, chamomile, and other Chinese herbs that have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and sweating effects. Using them to brew hot tea and drink while it's still hot has a good effect on reducing fever and dissipating heat.
Formula 5 for reducing fever: Ginger, Radish, Sugar Water
When you have a cold, fever, and symptoms such as excessive phlegm and dry mouth, you may want to try some folk remedies. Use ginger, white radish, scallion white, and add brown sugar to boil and drink while hot. When the child sweats all over, they will feel that the symptoms of excessive phlegm and dry mouth are significantly reduced. This small folk remedy has the effects of dispelling cold, dissipating heat, reducing inflammation, and resolving phlegm. You may want to try it when you have a fever.
This article introduces how to eat more food and drinks when having a fever. If your child has a fever but is unwilling to receive injections or take medicine, you can give them more food and drinks as described in this article, which can have a good fever reducing effect.
