Poisoning in a child with a temperature - what to do?

Food poisoning in a small child is not uncommon. Unfortunately, today it is very often possible to purchase substandard products that cause vomiting, diarrhea and fever in children. In addition, some "heavy" foods, for example, mushrooms, can cause a poisoning of a baby.

In this article, we will tell you what to do with food poisoning in a child with temperature and vomiting, and how to quickly cure crumbs as quickly as possible.

Is it necessary to bring down the temperature, and how to do it correctly?

Although many parents immediately begin in all possible ways to bring down the temperature of their child, do not do this, at least until the thermometer does not show a mark of 38.5 degrees or more. As a rule, a slight increase in temperature is not a source of danger. On the contrary, it is the result of the struggle of a child's organism with harmful substances and pathogenic microorganisms, and in most cases returns to normal within 1-2 days.

Even if the temperature of your son's or daughter's body exceeds a mark of 38.5 degrees, before thinking about what can be taken to children in case of poisoning to get rid of the heat, try wiping. For crumbs under 3 years, a cloth or a towel soaked in clean water at room temperature is used, and for children older than this age, a 9% solution of table vinegar is used. First you should wipe the child face, hands, legs, neck and chest, and then put a wet napkin on the forehead.

As a rule, such a measure helps to reduce body temperature . If the wipe is not effective, try giving the baby antipyretic drugs based on ibuprofen or paracetamol.

What should I give my child for poisoning with fever?

Most mothers are interested in what you can eat and how to give your child a poisoning with a fever. As a rule, the scheme of treatment of the disease in this case is as follows:

  1. First of all, you should wash the stomach with salted water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
  2. Further adsorbents - activated charcoal are taken at the rate of 1 tablet per 10 kg of the child's weight, or Polysorb, Enterosgel and other similar means.
  3. Every 5-10 minutes the baby needs to offer 1 teaspoon of a solution of Regidron, Human electrolyte or BioGaa OPC.
  4. Antipyretics can be given, if necessary, every 5-6 hours.
  5. In addition, in order to avoid dehydration of the body, the baby needs to drink as much boiled water, weak tea, a dog rose, rice broth or chicken broth.
  6. Feed the crumbs not earlier than 4-6 hours after the cessation of vomiting. It is best to eat porridge on water, crackers, vegetable and meat purees, as well as fermented milk products. For babies, mother's milk is considered to be the ideal food in this period.