Fever is a common occurrence in children during their growth process. A child's fever can be big or small. Mothers and fathers must promptly identify the cause of the child's fever and prescribe the right medicine. There are many factors that can cause a child's fever, such as tooth growth, colds, and pharyngitis. So, what should parents do if their child has stomach pain and fever?
What should I do if my child has stomach pain and fever
1. Most children still experience fever caused by catching a cold, with cold hands and feet, pale tongue coating, pale complexion, and light urine color. Parents can use ginger brown sugar water to dispel the cold in their children, which has a good effect.
2. If a child has a fever both day and night, it indicates that there is internal heat or inflammation in the body. Parents can cut bitter gourd into thin slices, take 10 slices, boil them in water for 5-10 minutes, and give them to drink 2-3 times a day. When the child no longer has a fever during the day, do not drink anymore. At the same time, try to give children more water, eat fresh fruits, and have a relatively light diet. They should not eat fish or shrimp, only other meats and vegetables.
3. If a child's body temperature is normal during the day, but rises in the evening and then decreases in the morning, it indicates that the child's fever is caused by severe coldness and deficiency in the body. At this time, it is still necessary to give the child ginger, brown sugar, and scallion water, preferably combined with mugwort water to soak the feet and dispel coldness. At the same time, let the child drink plenty of water.
What foods can children eat if they have a fever
(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.
During the period of diarrhea and fever in children, mothers must remember not to give their children food that they have not eaten before, in order to avoid causing diarrhea again. Mothers also need to remember to give their children plenty of water. If a child is uncomfortable, being a mother is the most uncomfortable. Don't worry too much, and also pay attention to rest. Only when the mother is physically strong can she take good care of the baby.
