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Itisimportanttounderstandtheneedofthehumanbodytothrowupafever.Feversshouldbeseenas
alliesnotenemies:theyareasymptomofdisease,asignofdisordernotadiseaseinthemselves.Because
ofthis,theycanbeusefulindicatorsthatthebodyisfightinginfection.
Feverisanimportantpartofthehealingprocess.Duringfeverallthehealingreactionsofthebodyare
speededup:theheartbeatsfastercarryingthebloodmorequicklytoallorgansrespirationismoreactive,
soincreasingtheintakeofoxygenperspirationisheavier,allowingthebodytodischargetoxicwaste
throughtheskinandalsotocooldownmorenaturally.
Ahightemperatureindicatesthatthebody'sdefencemechanismiswagingwaragainstdisorder,and
variationsintemperatureshowHOWthebodyiscoping.Attemptstosuppressorcontrolthefeverwith
aspirinorantipyreticsarelikelytoopposethebody'snaturaleffortstohealitself.
Afeverisbasicallyanecessaryandhelpfulfunctionofthebody,whethercontractedinchildhoodorin

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adultlife.Somepeoplethrowupfeversmoreeasilythanothers.

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WhatCanYouDo?
Mostimportantly,don'tpanic.
Beguidedbythepatient.Findoutwhattheirneedsare,anddowhatyoucantosupplythem.
Discourageeatingandofferonlysimpledrinks:water,lemonandhoney,dilutednaturalfruitjuices(warm
orcold).Forababythatisstillnursing,breastmilkisfine,andisprobablyallthatwillbewanted.A
smallchildwithafeverwilloftennotwanttoeat:thisisagoodandhealthysign.
Bynoteating,thebodyisprovokedintoeliminatingfurthertoxicwastethanusual,whichhelpsittofocus
itsenergyonmendingitselfratherthaningestingandprocessingfood.Ifthepatientdoesneedfood,then
makesureitissimpleandlight.Vegetablesoupsandraworstewedfruit(withhoneyratherthansugar)
areideal.

Oncethefeverhasabatedandtheappetitehasreturned,thepatientshouldcontinueforadayortwowith
nutritiousfoodsthatareeasytodigest.
Youmayfeelconcernedifbodytemperaturerisesabove103degreesFahrenheit.IfthepatientFEELShot
andsweatyandrequiresrelief,thenyoucanspongethemwithtepidwater.Dothisbyexposingonelimb
atatimeandspongingituntilitfeelscool,thendryingitandreplacingitunderthecoversbeforemoving
ontothenextlimb.Thisshouldreducebodytemperaturebyabout2degrees.Thewholeprocesscanbe
repeatedasnecessary.
Simplyspongingthefaceandforeheadcanhelp.Acoolbathcanbenefit,aslongasthepatientisnottoo
ill.Somemothersdunktheirchildreninatepidbathwhentheyrunupfevers.

SignsToWatchFor

Absenceofthirst.Ifthepatientisthirstless,thismightindicatedehydration,especiallyifthefeverhas
lastedseveraldaysduringwhichfewliquidshadbeentakenin(orconstantlyexpellediftherehasbeen

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muchvomiting).Itisessentialforanyonerunningahightemperatureoveraperiodoftimetokeep
drinkingevenifonlyinsmallsips,aslongastheyareatfrequentintervals.
Convulsions.Adoctormustbecontactedimmediately,andthepatientshouldbespongeddowninthe
waydescribedabove.
IfyoususpectMeningitis(highfever,prolongedcrying,stiffneck,rash,sensitivitytolight)seekurgent
medicalhelp.SeeseparatepagesonHibandMeningitis.
Inallcaseswhereyoufeeluncertain,youshouldseekprofessionaladvice.Ifyouhaveafeelinginsideof
whatyoushoulddo,thenfollowthissense.Itwillguideyourelyonit.

TakingTemperature

Theaveragenormalbodytemperatureofahealthyhumanbeingis98.4degreesFahrenheit(37degrees
Celsius),butitcanvarybetween98and99degreesfromindividualtoindividual.Mostpeople(children
included)canholdafeverwithtemperaturesupto104degreesforshortperiods(i.e.,afewdays)withno
danger.
Feverstendtopeaktowardsnighttimeanddropbythefollowingmorning.Atemperatureof104degrees
registeredoneeveningmaywellrecuronsubsequenteveningsthedropintemperaturebetweentimesnot
necessarilyimplyingthatthefeverisonitswayout.Thetemperaturemayriseandfallseveraltimes
beforeeventuallydroppingbacktonormal.
Themainreasonwhyfeversareconventionallysuppressedisbecauseonrareoccasionstheycanprovoke
moreanxiousconditions.Theriseintemperatureassociatedwithfevercouldbedangerousforachildwith
ahistoryofconvulsions.

Nohomeopathicremedyshouldbegivensimplytoreducetemperatureinfever.Aslongasthepatientis
notindistressthennoremediesshouldbegiven.
Generally,nohomeopathicremedyshouldbegivenonthebasisofasinglesymptom,evenfever.The
bodyisessentiallywiseandhasgreatpotentialforselfhealing.Theyshouldbegivenonlywhentruly

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neededandwellindicated.Undergoingfeversandinfectionsarewaysthatourbodiescorrectimbalances
andrecoverastateofGOODhealth.Homeopathycanbeusedtoassistthis.
Eachpersonwillexperiencefeverdifferently,accordingtothediseasetheysufferfrom.Symptomswill
alsovaryaccordingtoindividualpatternsofillness.Forexample,onepersonmayfeelHOTwithahigh
feverwhileanotherfeelsCHILLY.Thechillypersonmaybeirritableandintolerantofdisturbance,while
anothermayacheallover,feelingrestlessandnotknowingwhattodowiththemselves.Yetanothermay
sweatprofusely,haveagreatthirstandexperiencemilddelirium.Somepeoplewillwantcompany,while
otherswillwanttobealone.
Therearesomefeversituationswhentheuseofahomeopathicremedyishelpful.Thefevermaybeonly
oneofanumberofsymptomsthepatientmaybesufferingfrom(say)earache,teethingpain,diarrhoea,
fretfulnessANDfever.Itisappropriateforaremedytobeprescribedwhenitmatchesallthesymptomsof
thecase.Iffeveristhefirstsymptomtoarise,thenitisnecessarytowaitforothersymptomstoarise
beforearemedycanbeselected.Inthemeantime,thefevershouldbecontainedusingthemethods
outlinedinthisleaflet.
Ifyouarecontactingyourhomeopathtoreportthedevelopmentofafever,itisimportanttonoteanyother
distinguishingsymptomsthatmaybepresent,anddetailtheseasaccuratelyasyoucan.

Conclusion
Fundamentally,feversshouldbeencouragedastheyareanindicationofhighvitality.Otherthingsbeing
equal,ahightemperatureusuallymeansMOREvitalityratherthanless.
Hippocratessaid:"GivemeafeverandIcancureachild".Achildwhoislowinvitalitymaygothrough
anillnessinalonglingeringmannerneververyill,butnotgettingbettereither.Anotherchildwhose
temperaturesoarsseemstowarrantmoreconcernbutnotforlong.Onrecovery,theywillseemtohave
benefitedfromtheillness,andbefitterthaneverbefore.
Afeverisahealthyresponsetoaninfection,andifallowedtoproceednaturallywillbringaboutarapid
cure.
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