Increasing the temperature is one of the main symptoms of the fact that you are sick. Many people know that if it reaches 39 degrees, you should definitely take any antipyretic, drink hot tea with raspberries and go to bed.
Everyone knows that raising the temperature is a protective reaction of the body. Thus he fights with the infection that struck him. It is not recommended to reduce the heat up to 38 degrees in order to be able to develop a protective protein - interferon. But at a body temperature of 38 degrees and above people start to doubt: what to do and when to start drinking medicines.
What if the temperature is 38 degrees?
In order to effectively cure a person, you should determine the cause of the ailment. Temperature 38 can occur when:
- colds;
- angina;
- poisoning;
- viral diseases;
- overheating;
- inflammation in internal organs;
- allergies .
If you have a common cold or a viral disease, then at a temperature of 38 should be increased sweating. In this case it is necessary to do the following:
- Dress lightly, better made of natural fabrics: cotton or linen.
- Go to bed and take cover with a light blanket. Under the head is better to put a pillow of artificial materials, which will not absorb moisture.
- On the head put a rag soaked in water or a solution of vinegar. As it is heated, it should be changed.
- Always drink warm drinks. It is best to use tea with raspberries, herbal decoctions or compote. This is necessary in order to prevent dehydration. You should also monitor the amount of urination (normally every 2 hours) and the color of urine (should not be bright yellow or orange), so as not to miss the disruption of the bladder and kidneys.
- As the sweat will be allocated, you need to change clothes dry. Be sure to wipe dry first all over the body, and only then dress. The same applies to bed linen. This will prevent the appearance of irritation and exclude the possibility of adding another one to the existing disease.
- Regularly ventilate the room. Do not turn on the humidifier, since there will be a lot of bacteria in the secreted pair, with which the weakened organism can not fight and the condition can only worsen.
- To monitor the general condition. If dizziness has begun, pressure has fallen, the pulse becomes frequent and convulsions appear, you need to call an ambulance or go to a polyclinic.
- To include in the diet vitamins or biological supplements with magnesium and calcium to make up their supplies in the body, as they are washed in the urine. For this purpose, you can use a mature avocado.
- Take, if necessary, to start antiviral therapy. For example, the innovative antiviral drug Ingavirin, which has shown its effectiveness against influenza viruses such as A, B, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, and other SARS. The use of the drug in the first two days of the disease helps to speed up the removal of viruses from the body, reduce the duration of the disease, reduce the risk of complications.
Precautionary measures
And here's what you can not do at a temperature of 38:
- Wrap in a warm blanket or put on warm clothes.
- Carry out warming procedures: compresses, mustard, inhalation and take a bath.
- Drink spirits, too hot tea or coffee.
- If the temperature does not rise and the condition remains stable, antipyretic drugs should not be used. This will only lengthen the treatment of the disease.
When poisoning, raising the temperature to 38 degrees is already necessary to shoot down, since the organism is already intoxicated, so it is necessary to help cope with this condition. The choice of the form of an antipyretic drug depends on what symptoms prevail: if vomiting is a candle or an injection, if diarrhea is a pill or powder.
It should be remembered that you can knock down any temperature with medications only with a break of 4 hours.