Children with fever can drink honey water appropriately, but should not be excessive, and is not suitable for infants less than 1 year old to drink.
Children need to increase hydration when fever, to avoid dehydration caused by fever, water evaporation loss, you can choose the appropriate honey water, diluted fruit juice to promote children to drink, but fruit juice and honey contain a lot of sugar, excessive consumption may lead to the child’s appetite preference, affecting the normal eating, causing dental caries, obesity and so on.
However, infants under one year of age have an underdeveloped intestinal tract and may experience abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal discomforts after eating honey. Therefore, it is not recommended that infants under one year old drink honey water.
Children with fever should eat a light diet easy to digest, avoid spicy and stimulating food, you can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to help recovery.
There are many causes of fever in children, it is recommended to consult a specialist for evaluation and management.