Bring down a fever?
2006-07-05 09:38:58 · 22 answers · asked by N!cky 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
To bring down a fever naturally, Dr. Ni recommends a tea made of boiled gypsum.Fever is not a disease but rather a symptom of an illness.Acetaminophen reduces fever and pain but not inflammation.Ibuprofen (Children's Motrin, Pediaprofen, Advil) reduces fever, pain, and inflammation. Follow the package instructions. Bottom line, you need keep an eye on the fever, drink lots and lots of liquids, and watch the "child or adult" for outside symptons that increase the fever (chills, delirium, etc.) Many times, the fever is the body's way of getting rid of a pesty virus. Many people think that tepid baths may do the trick - they can help cool the body down some, but the work is actually going on inside......
2006-07-05 09:48:46 · answer #1 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ice pack to the back of the neck.
Alcohol rub.
Cool (not cold) bath.
Any fever reducing medicine but aspirin (concerns for Rhys syndrome there)
6 oz of water every 1/2 hour
Bundle up after all of these and sweat it out.
2006-07-05 09:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by mrscmmckim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feed the fever, starve the cold
2006-07-05 09:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by Brendy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take one Tylenol and one ibuprofen at the same time alot of cold drinks water 7-up clear drinks and take the meds like it saids Tylenol is every 8 hour and Motrin is every 4 hours so you would take both then Tylenol every 8 and a Motrin every 4 never take a cold bath luke warm you can go in shock
2006-07-05 09:59:41 · answer #4 · answered by Tina Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol or Motrin and a cool bath. If that doesn't work sponge bathe with ice water. If neither of these things work, you need to call the doctor.
2006-07-05 09:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by georgiapeach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do it unless it lasts for more than 24 hours. fevers are there to destroy pathogens and need to be left alone. if it runs for more than 24 hours take tylenol and call the doctor.
2006-07-05 09:42:43 · answer #6 · answered by brainlessbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides taking Motrin or Tylenol....a luke warm bath, for about 20 minutes or longer.
2006-07-05 09:42:16 · answer #7 · answered by Amy H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pain reliever/fever reducer
Take a bath
wet cloth on head - and rest
2006-07-05 09:41:42 · answer #8 · answered by LissyLou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take motrin, or IBprofin.
Or lay in a freezing cold bathtub, whitch is never really needed unless above 102 (104 you can have brain damage)
2006-07-05 09:41:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aspirins Cold wet washcloth on forhead
2006-07-05 09:44:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋