Fever is a condition that increases the body temperature. In medical terms fever is known as pyrexia is caused primarily by cold or infection. In some cases fever is caused by ear infection, skin infection or vital organs like lungs or kidney infection. It is the hypothalamus in the brain that regulates body temperature. When something goes wrong in the body the hypothalamus automatically resets the body temperature. Body temperature exceeding 99.5 Fahrenheit is considered to be fever. Fever symptoms can be easily managed by taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Fever can cause increase in temperature along with other signs like body pain, muscle pain, headache, slight shivering, discomfort, dehydration and a general feeling of tiredness.
Plenty of home remedies are available for fever which are discussed right here.
1. Wet Compression :
Soak a soft cloth or towel in cool water for few minutes, wring out the water and wipe the areas of face, forehead, armpits, hands and feet. For babies, you can do this for the entire body. By applying wet compression, the body temperature would automatically reduce. This is a simple remedy for treating fever. Repeat this process several times a day. You can also place wet clothing on the back of neck and on your forehead. Tale the cloth and again repeat this wet compression at regular intervals until the fever reduces.
2. Complete Rest :
Fever is in symptom that something is wrong in your body. Hence you need to take complete rest avoiding any kind of activities. The body’s defense mechanism would come into action to normalize the body temperature in few hours. Fever caused by infection has to be treated medically.
3. Lukewarm Water Bath :
If you are not feeling tired, you can try bathing in lukewarm water. This is an effective home remedy to bring down the body temperature. But don’t bath in cool water since it can worsen the symptom.