Question
My child has been very disobedient lately, crying and fussing, and I’m wondering if I can put medicine in their bottom when they have a fever?
Answer
You can give your baby some warm water to drink, making sure it’s warm enough but not too hot to burn the baby. At the same time, you can use cold compresses on the child’s head to help lower their temperature. Additionally, you can use warm towels to wipe the neck, armpits, and groin areas of the skin with large blood vessels to help dissipate heat. If the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees Celsius, you can use fever-reducing medications like Merck or Tylenol under the guidance of a doctor.