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How can I stop recurring fever?
Stay cool
- Sit in a bath of lukewarm water, which will feel cool when you have a fever.
- Give yourself a sponge bath with lukewarm water.
- Wear light pajamas or clothing.
- Try to avoid using too many extra blankets when you have chills.
- Drink plenty of cool or room-temperature water.
- Eat popsicles.
How do I lower my fever?
How to break a fever
- Take your temperature and assess your symptoms.
- Stay in bed and rest.
- Keep hydrated.
- Take over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen to reduce fever.
- Stay cool.
- Take tepid baths or using cold compresses to make you more comfortable.
What are the causes of frequent fever?
Common causes of a fever in adults are:
- viral infection (like the flu or a cold)
- bacterial infection.
- fungal infection.
- food poisoning.
- heat exhaustion.
- serious sunburn.
- inflammation (from conditions like rheumatoid arthritis)
- a tumor.
Why do I have fever repeatedly?
Recurrent fevers that occur at irregular intervals have a lengthy differential diagnosis. Infectious causes can include viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Fever without any other sign or symptom is more common with viral infections than with bacterial infections.
Should you take medicine when you have a fever?
Medication isn’t needed. Call the doctor if the fever is accompanied by a severe headache, stiff neck, shortness of breath, or other unusual signs or symptoms. If you’re uncomfortable, take acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) or aspirin.
What is the best way to bring down a fever?
Egg Whites. Soak a handkerchief or paper towel in 2-3 egg whites.
How do you cure a fever?
Add 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar into a cup of water