I am sick and was thinking that my body naturally fights things with fevers and such and by reducing that wouldn't that make the sickness last longer?
2007-01-18 07:49:16 · 3 answers · asked by Max C 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
No. Your body fights infections such as a virus through the immune system and not by anything you take (antibiotics don't work against viral infection).
Take the ibuprofen to help reduce your fever and to feel better...
2007-01-18 08:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your opening question, a medicine "like" ibuprofen, an NSAID, would be any other NSAID and NSAIDs don't affect viruses in any way, shape or form. In answer to your second question, sometimes interfering with the immune system can delay healing. As long as the temperature is not a true fever (100 degrees and higher) it need not be treated. However, if you are uncomfortable with an elevated temperature and/or have a fever you might want to increase fluids with cold water and use ice packs or a cool shower/bath instead.
2007-01-18 08:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 08:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋