Recently I fell ill. I had a fever and my parents did not know what to feed me. After recovering from the fever, I decided to do some research on this.
the normal human body temperature averages 37 'c (98.6'F); it is lowest in the morning and rises in the evening. A few people have a 'normal' temperature as much as 0.6'C(1'F) above or below the average. Someone is said to be feverish is his or her temperature rises above its own norm. Fever is a symptom of an underlying problem, usually a sign that the body is fighting infection. It is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as sweating, shivering, thirst, flushed skin, nausea, aching and diarrhoea.
Sweating, the body's response to raised temperature, results in the loss of fluid. So it is important to drink at least 1.7 litres of fluid a day to prevent dehydration. If a feverish person does not feel thirsty, it may be easier for him or her to take a small volume regularly: a 200 ml glass of fruit juice diluted with an equal volume of water at hourly intervals is good way to replace lost fluids.
As well as losing fluids , the body burns energy rapidly during a fever . However , people with fever often lose their appetite, so it may be difficult to persude them to eat; furthermore, when people have diarroea, or are vomiting, it is better that they do not eat at all, in order to give the gut a chance to recover.
Children's temperature can rise rapidly, but a high temperature ( over 38.9'C, 102'F) does not necessarily reflect the severity of an illness . Doctors treat illnesses, not raised temperatures, and parents concerned that their child is ill should , of course, seek medical advice. a feverish child can be cooled with paracetamol, and by sponging his or her limbss with tepid water . In adults, if a fever persists for more than three days or is accompanied by other symptoms such as severe pain, neck stiffness , dislike of light or a purplish rash, consult the doctor for diet constraints.
