One of the most common complaints of parents when addressing a pediatrician is too high, in their opinion, the temperature of the child. In medicine, this phenomenon is called hyperthermia, and it in itself is not a disease, but only one of the symptoms of some disease (most often of an infectious nature).
Raising the temperature, the human body struggles with some kind of ailment. He stimulates himself to produce substances that will fight the pathogens of the disease. The main of these substances is a special protein of the human body, called interferon. The higher the temperature rises, the greater the concentration of interferon in the patient's body. That's why parents should not try to knock down the temperature of the child to 36.6.
Correctly act those parents who, with a slight increase in the body temperature of the baby, provide his body with the opportunity to lose heat. For this, the child must inhale the cool air, do not be too warmly dressed and drink plenty of drink.
The critical figure on the thermometer scale in modern pediatrics is the figure 38.5. After receiving such a result of temperature measurement, parents should knock it down to prevent negative consequences of hyperthermia.
The main medicines that lower the temperature, it is usually considered paracetamol, syrup nurofen, candles viburkol. But antipyretic agents in the form of a syrup start to act not at once. The effect of their use is observed in at least 20 minutes. Action candles generally have to wait for 30-40 minutes. Not every parent has enough restraint to sit quietly and wait for the result for so long. There are also those who want to minimize the use of medications when treating a baby's illness.
A good alternative in such situations is a folk high-speed antipyretic, like grinding with vinegar at a child's temperature.
How to knock down the temperature with vinegar, people knew before the invention of analgin and paracetamol. The modern experts do not have a common opinion whether it is possible to bring down the temperature with vinegar, but this folk method still has a lot of admirers. In addition, the concern is the use of compresses from vinegar at a temperature for young children. For older children and adults, this remedy is recommended for use and even considered useful.
How to knock down the temperature of the baby with vinegar?
For wiping, take vinegar 9% table or natural apple. It is important to know that it is not worth it to rub the baby with vinegar so as not to cause irritation on the skin. The skin is slightly wiped out so that its surface is covered with a solution. Vinegar will quickly evaporate with it, cooling the body.
How to grow vinegar at a temperature? Half a liter of water is used 1 tbsp. vinegar. This proportion must be strictly observed. The solution is prepared in enameled stainless steel utensils.
The child must be undressed before wiping. A soft cloth, soaked in an acetic solution, is gently wiped off
If your baby has not yet reached the age of three, and you do not know how to take it off with vinegar and not harm it, we recommend simply moistening its socks in an acetic solution and putting it on the legs. This will be an excellent supplement to antipyretic medicines.
Fans of rubbing should know that vinegar is much softer than wiping with alcohol or vodka. Therefore, it is recommended to give preference to this particular means when the heat in children decreases.