Question
The one-year-old baby started having a slight fever this afternoon. By evening, the temperature had reached 39.8°C. After taking him to the doctor, the doctor said the baby had a sore throat with redness and swelling, and prescribed ibuprofen to reduce the fever. However, the fever returned shortly after. The parent asked about how to cool down the baby and what dietary precautions to take.
Answer
Fever in babies is usually caused by common cold, catching a chill, or regional inflammation. Under the doctor’s guidance, appropriate medications such as children’s cough syrup, ibuprofen granules, ceftriaxone granules can be administered orally for treatment. In some cases, intramuscular injections may be necessary to quickly alleviate these symptoms, and parents should not be overly worried. During this period, it is important to ensure the baby drinks plenty of water. If at least four hours have passed since the last dose of fever-reducing medicine, it can be administered again, along with physical cooling measures such as applying fever-reducing patches, wiping with warm water, or soaking feet in hot water.