It's hot summer again, the outdoor temperature is very high, and the sun is very fierce. At this time, parents will do a good job of sun protection before going out to avoid heatstroke. But in fact, in addition to heatstroke, there is another disease called children's summer fever. Do mothers know about children's summer fever?

Etiology of children's summer fever

Perhaps many precious mothers are pursuing ways to prevent children's summer fever, but if they want to prevent it, they must first understand the etiology of children's summer fever. The most important reason, of course, is that the temperature in summer is very high, and the baby has caused summer fever in children because of high temperature and sun exposure.

Summer fever occurs in the midsummer season, which is more common in infants and young children in hot areas in southern and central China, and less common in children under 6 months and over 3 years old. Symptoms such as long-term fever, thirst, polyuria, hypohidrosis or anhidrosis generally heal naturally after autumn. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the reason is that after children feel the summer heat, it accumulates in the lungs and stomach, burns the yin and body fluids in the lungs and stomach, and the yin and body fluids are damaged, and the internal heat is excessive, which leads to high fever, thirst and excessive drinking. Summer heat is easy to hurt qi, qi deficiency sinks, qi does not melt into water, and water tends to flow down the bladder and urine increases. The lung controls the fur, but also regulates the opening and closing of the skin. The lung fluid is injured by the summer heat, the chemical source is insufficient, the water can't be applied, and the pores of the muscle are blocked, so sweating or sweating is rare.

In short, because the child's body is immature and the central nervous system is underdeveloped, the child's sweat glands have defects in heat dissipation. If the child's body does not sweat in time to dissipate heat, it is likely that the body temperature and the outside temperature will not be coordinated. Parents should pay attention to the fact that children's summer fever is not caused by the baby's infection with germs, and some people call it "summer hyperthermia".

Symptoms of children's summer fever

It's hot summer again, and children are prone to heatstroke or children's summer fever because of their immature physical development. Then how to judge whether the child has infantile summer fever? Of course, the first thing parents need to know is the symptoms of children's summer fever.

1, fever. The first symptom is fever, and parents should pay attention to this kind of fever is not ordinary fever. Most children show that they get sick gradually in summer. As the temperature rises, their body temperature rises, which can be between 38℃ and 4℃, and fluctuates with the temperature rise and fall. The fever period can last for 1 ~ 3 months. As the climate turns cool in autumn, their body temperature naturally drops to normal. Many baby fever rules start every morning, and the body temperature gradually rises during the day, gradually drops in the afternoon, reaches the lowest in the evening, and starts to rise again the next morning. But some babies have irregular fever, which may be high and low. In addition, when the room temperature is low or the baby is taken to a cool place, the body temperature will drop quickly and return to normal.

2. Thirst, drink more and urinate more. Secondly, Bao Ma can also pay special attention to the baby's drinking water. The child's thirst is becoming more and more obvious, and his drinking water is increasing day by day. He can drink 2～3ml or even more in 24 hours. Urine is long and frequent, up to 2 ~ 3 times a day, or urinate with drinking.

3, less sweating or sweating. Although the child has high fever, he doesn't sweat much, and he only sweats a little or even no sweat on his head at the onset.

4. At the beginning of illness, the general condition is good. When fever persists, it may be accompanied by loss of appetite, emaciation, pale complexion, or fatigue and restlessness, but convulsions rarely occur.

What to eat for children with summer fever

When a baby suffers from summer fever, his appetite will decrease more or less, and his diet will become very important. So, what should children eat for summer fever? At this time, give the baby some foods that can clear away heat, replenish qi and promote fluid production, such as lotus leaf winter melon porridge and mung bean porridge. Below, let's take a look at the specific practices of several kinds of food!

1. Lotus leaf winter melon porridge

First, two fresh lotus leaves should be prepared, then the lotus leaves should be washed and decocted for about 5 ml, and the juice should be taken after filtering. The second step is to prepare 25 grams of wax gourd, peel it and cut it into small pieces, then add lotus leaf juice and 3 grams of japonica rice, and finally cook it into porridge, and add appropriate amount of sugar according to taste. Give it to the baby once in the morning and once in the evening.

Because wax gourd can clear away heat, promote fluid production, induce diuresis to quench thirst, and lotus leaf can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Therefore, it is very suitable for babies with persistent fever, thirst and less urine.

2, Yiqi Qingshu porridge

Bao Ma needs to prepare 1 gram of American ginseng, 1 grams of Glehnia littoralis, 1 grams of Dendrobium, 5 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides and 3 grams of japonica rice. The method is as follows: firstly, Radix Glehniae, Herba Dendrobii and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae are wrapped in cloth and decocted in water for 3 minutes, and the residue is removed to leave juice for later use. Then grind American ginseng into powder, add it with japonica rice into the medicinal juice to cook porridge, add sugar to taste, and take it in the morning and evening. American ginseng nourishes qi and yin, while Glehnia littoralis, Dendrobium and Anemarrhena asphodeloides nourish yin, clear heat and quench thirst. Therefore, it is suitable for children with persistent fever, thirst, no sweat or less sweat.

How to prevent children's summer fever

In fact, children's summer fever can be prevented, so how to prevent children's summer fever? In fact, it is very simple. The most important thing is to pay attention to the principle of ventilation when dressing your baby in summer.

1. Prepare breathable clothes for children. The weather is hot in summer, and the children's body cooling function is insufficient. It is suggested that parents prepare more breathable and heat-dissipating clothes for their children. For example, you can choose cotton and linen types or clothes made of pure cotton cloth, which are highly absorbent and breathable. Clothes should not be too tight, and it is more comfortable to wear as loose as possible.

2. Bathe the children. If you want to prevent and treat children's summer fever, it is the key to cool your child's body. It is suggested that the temperature of the bath water for bathing the baby should be set three degrees lower than the body temperature. Moreover, if the child stays in the bathtub, his body temperature will drop a little.

3. Prepare fire-reducing drinks for children. The weather is hot, the internal heat is high, and the body temperature is high. Mothers can prepare some foods that reduce the internal heat, such as eating watermelon seeds or mung bean soup. In terms of diet, it is better to try to be light.

4. Set the temperature of the child's room. If you want to prevent and treat children's summer fever, you need to put your child in a suitable temperature environment. It's best to open the window of the room to make it more ventilated.

5. Take summer-heat drugs according to the doctor's instructions. If the child is still uncomfortable, we can take some drugs to relieve summer heat under the guidance of a doctor, and the consumption of drugs should be controlled. We can also choose some medicated diets that are more beneficial to qi, which have little side effects and are beneficial to children's health.