What should I do if my baby has a fever?

  A friend of mine has a son named Mingming who is now more than four years old. He was brought up by his grandmother at home before he was three years old. According to her, he was fine until he was two years old, but since he went to kindergarten he has had a lot of fevers and recurring colds, and last winter he had bronchitis, which later turned into pneumonia. The fever did not go down with anti-inflammatory drugs, and intravenous anti-inflammatory drugs, before and after more than ten days. Because anti-inflammatory drugs are used for too long, these drugs have a gastrointestinal stimulation, the child does not eat, stools are sometimes dry and sometimes thin, the baby is thin, the body quality decreases, no resistance, and then more love to be sick. As long as there are children sick in kindergarten, he can be passed on. A fever grandma Pa Ming Ming and then turn into pneumonia, but also do not go to the hospital to rush to the child to eat anti-inflammatory drugs, the result is that Ming Ming’s physique is getting worse and worse. Also got pharyngitis always bad, always clear throat, sometimes also out of long breath, no energy, sweating, the doctor said often cold, the virus can damage the heart muscle, Pa turn myocarditis. Really worried! Kindergarten also can not go without ah! Later determined to receive their own Beijing brought.  The last six months often look for my conditioning. I told him that when a child has a sudden fever, anti-inflammatory drugs should not be added casually for peace of mind, because most colds and fevers are caused by viruses, anti-inflammatory drugs are ineffective in controlling viruses, but damage the spleen and stomach causing anorexia and even vomiting, so that immune function is reduced. When your baby has a fever r first check the blood count, the doctor will usually tell you whether it is caused by a virus or bacteria, and then decide whether to take anti-inflammatory drugs and what anti-inflammatory drugs to take. The lab results of white blood cells are not high, it is likely to be a virus, it is best to let the baby eat herbs. Once Ming Ming had a fever again and was diagnosed with “herpes pharyngitis”, high fever, sore throat, and inability to eat, she thought western medicine would be quicker and went to get an H-drip for anti-inflammatory drugs. As a result, I prescribed three Chinese herbs, and the high went down before I finished drinking, and the child’s appetite] was affected, and she said that Chinese herbs are not slow, and there are no side effects. When I first saw Mingming, his weight and height were not up to standard, he was anorexic, constipated, sweaty, and had pharyngitis, always clearing his throat, and had heart muscle damage …… so many problems. The child can not use a lot of tonic, the more tonic the more fire. I started with the spleen and stomach, to increase appetite, resistance will be strong, will not like to get sick. I also taught his mother chiropractic, the child easily accepted. Now Mingming is much stronger and seldom takes leave from kindergarten.