my baby boy has 104°f of fever from past 10 hours I gave dolo drops 2 dose once in 6 hours of interval. Now the fever got reduced to 101°f. please advice me how can I recover my baby out of it completely.

Question

my baby boy has 104°f of fever from past 10 hours I gave dolo drops 2 dose once in 6 hours of interval. Now the fever got reduced to 101°f. please advice me how can  I recover my baby out of it completely.

Accepted Answer

Fever is the reaction of the body towards any kind of infection or any inflammatory process in body and only when the temperature is above 99F it is considered as fever, so you can give paracetamol in a dose of 15 mg per kg body weight/dose as the first line treatment this dose can be again repeated after every 5 to 6 hours if again required and you can also do cold sponging of the body to reduce fever in between the doses ,but if it continues even thereafter you should consult your doctor for proper treatment. if the temperature is not controlled by paracetamol alone meftal p can be given in between as a single dose but only under medical guidance.these medicines will also work to relieve any pain or body ache to a good extent. but in cacase of infection in which the fever is associated with other problems also it is recommended to get the clinical assessment done and get a proper treatment done by a doctor.

Accepted Answer

Do Cold sponging continue with the medicine that you are giving but it’s important that you consult your doctor because 104° is consulted as a very high fever it’s better that you get a check up done with your doctor to be more sure about it but it is just a regular casual fever or a viral fever