fever medicine that doesn't mess up the gut?

[Guest guest]

On all of my kids, Tylenol reduces the fever, but doesn't seem to help with

pain...and Ibuprofen will not reduce fever, but helps with pain. I am

wondering why, besides discomfort, you feel that the fevers need to be

reduced.

Fevers are the body's way of killing off the invaders by itself. Typically,

these bugs require a specific body temp in which to thrive; so the body

messes with them by getting hotter. (Sorry if you already knew this. It seems

our modern media environment doesn't ever want anyone to feel the slightest

discomfort, even if, in the long run, it might be beneficial.)

AS young as your child is, and unless seizures are an issue of concernm for

you, the 103 temp really isn't unreasonable...however, the discomfort

associated with it might be. So, how about monitoring the fever closely to

make sure that it doesn't go above 104.5 (my ped's limit) for more than 3

days, and give Tylenol suppositories to see if they will at least help with

the aches of the fever. Obviously, an electrolyte solution like Pedialyte,

etc. to keep from an imbalance, plus all of the other home remedies like

chicken soup. Even though I'm a vegetarian, I do know that there seems to be

therapeutic value in the stuff.

Just my .02 from one who rarely fights fevers, only the side effects of the

fever.

Amber

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

My 5 1/2 year old son has a bad case of the flu. High fevers, bad stomach

aches, respiratory problems, etc. I have had to give him BOTH Tylenol and

ibuprofen to reduce his high fevers. (One alone did not do the trick!) It

worries me that I am messing up his leaky gut that we were working so hard to

repair, yet sponge baths, sucking on ice, etc., are not enough to reduce his

fevers this time. Does anyone have any suggestions for reducing his fevers down

to a more manageable level without messing up his gut?

My daughter had this first, and the fevers (up to 103.8) lasted for four days!

So I suspect that 's will last at least that long, especially since he

already seems to be sicker than she ever was. :-(

Thanks,

Janice

[Guest guest]

Yes,

I have used the cell salt ( or people call it tissue salt) Fer Phos with my

son.

Every 4 hours he gets 4 pellets under the tongue.

I have used this technique for many years now and it has never failed me yet.

It is a sugar pill and contains some lactose so if you are a STRICT CF

you should not use it ( not a lot of sugar).

Some health food stores carry it in oral drops instead but this format is

hard to find.

I have used cell salts with both my boys to treat a number of different

symptoms.

Colds and flus, fevers and coughs etc.

These cell salts are naturally occurring in the human body and so they are

safe and

quite natural but very effective.

Good luck.

.

At 13:56 08/03/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello all,

>My 5 1/2 year old son has a bad case of the flu. High fevers, bad stomach

>aches, respiratory problems, etc. I have had to give him BOTH Tylenol and

>ibuprofen to reduce his high fevers. (One alone did not do the trick!) It

>worries me that I am messing up his leaky gut that we were working so hard

>to repair, yet sponge baths, sucking on ice, etc., are not enough to

>reduce his fevers this time. Does anyone have any suggestions for

>reducing his fevers down to a more manageable level without messing up his

>gut?

>

>My daughter had this first, and the fevers (up to 103.8) lasted for four

>days! So I suspect that 's will last at least that long, especially

>since he already seems to be sicker than she ever was. :-(

>

>Thanks,

>Janice

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

They sell a medicine called feverall that is a rectal suppository.

W

> Hello all,

> My 5 1/2 year old son has a bad case of the flu. High fevers, bad

stomach aches, respiratory problems, etc. I have had to give him

BOTH Tylenol and ibuprofen to reduce his high fevers. (> Thanks,

> Janice

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

What always worked for when he was small was vitamin C. In his case, he

needed a huge amount, but 1-2 grams of chewable works well for some people. Rose

hips chewables from GNC taste pretty good(like sweet tarts).

Hope everyone feels better soon:)

[ ] fever medicine that doesn't mess up the gut?

Hello all,

My 5 1/2 year old son has a bad case of the flu. High fevers, bad stomach

aches, respiratory problems, etc. I have had to give him BOTH Tylenol and

ibuprofen to reduce his high fevers. (One alone did not do the trick!) It

worries me that I am messing up his leaky gut that we were working so hard to

repair, yet sponge baths, sucking on ice, etc., are not enough to reduce his

fevers this time. Does anyone have any suggestions for reducing his fevers down

to a more manageable level without messing up his gut?

My daughter had this first, and the fevers (up to 103.8) lasted for four days!

So I suspect that 's will last at least that long, especially since he

already seems to be sicker than she ever was. :-(

Thanks,

Janice

[Guest guest]

My daughter started having febrile seizures when her temperature reached 104.

I would be careful letting your childs fever get too high...ne

[Guest guest]

>Hello all,

>My 5 1/2 year old son has a bad case of the flu. High fevers, bad

stomach aches, respiratory problems, >etc. I have had to give him BOTH

Tylenol and ibuprofen to reduce his high fevers. (One alone did not do

>the trick!) It worries me that I am messing up his leaky gut that we

were working so hard to repair, yet >sponge baths, sucking on ice, etc.,

are not enough to reduce his fevers this time. Does anyone have any

>suggestions for reducing his fevers down to a more manageable level

without messing up his gut?

>My daughter had this first, and the fevers (up to 103.8) lasted for four

days! So I suspect that 's will >last at least that long, especially

since he already seems to be sicker than she ever was. :-(

Janice,

I don't know if this is an acceptable idea to you, but I didn't start to

treat a fever until it got to 103.5 -104 degrees. My belief is that the

body is working hard to produce this fever, and possibly it is the fever

that kills the germs.

During the day, I would just keep checking the child's temperature. (It

tends to peek around 3-4 p.m. and 3-4 a.m.). Now at night, I was scared

that it would go over 105 degrees when I was asleep and not checking her

temperature (it is at 106 that a child can start to have seizures, so I

didn't want it to get close). So at night I would end up using the

tylenol and/or ibuprofin to keep the fever in check - maybe somebody has

a different nighttime idea.

Carolyn

[Guest guest]

Re: your post on fever reducing.

I have never tried it with high fevers -- and I do avoid the ibuprofen

and tylenol as much as possible, similar to what the first responder

said--- but maybe you could try a homeopathic remedy? I have heard from

some people who say they really work--I'm sure you'd want to get

something from a reputable company if you wanted to try it, and maybe

professional advice on what to try. The great part is that you can't do

any damage with the homeopathics and if they don't work you can always

use the other stuff. I do use some homeopathic tablets for behavioral

stuff, and can't really tell if it is the pills that help or something

else, but there appears to be SOME therapeutic benefit.

Hope she's better soon.

Sheila

AhJhawk@... wrote:

> My daughter started having febrile seizures when her temperature

> reached 104.

> I would be careful letting your childs fever get too high...ne

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