Fever: High Temperature (causes, symptoms, treatment, medication, remedies)

If you have high fever temperature, high fever abdominal pain, or other symptoms, consider using wet towels to reduce the temperature.Soak the towels in cold water and place them on your neck and forehead.  This should help lower the temperature.

There are many high fever causes. For instance, there are diseases that cause high fever, but also, bad living conditions. So, if you have a high fever abdominal pain, it is possible that you have contracted a virus causing high fever. One way to treat your condition is to drink cinnamon tea. Cinnamon's health benefits are various. If your fever is caused by a stomach flu, this is the right plant for you. It has strong antiviral and antibacterial properties.

Here is how you can prepare the remedy:

1. Take 2 cardamoms, a pinch of cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of powdered ginger.
2. Steep for 5 minutes in hot water and drink it (hot).

No matter what causes high fever, garlic is there to help. The health benefits of garlic are many, among which is said that it can boost the immune system and fight any diseases that cause high fever or every single virus causing high fever. Here is one of the recipes for a garlic remedy to help you fight against fever:

1. Take 1 clove of garlic and crush it.
2. Add 1 cup of water to a heating pan. Add the crushed garlic in it and steep for 5 minutes.
3. Let the mixture reach to room temperature and strain it.

If you have high fever abdominal pain, high fever chest pain, high fever joint pain or just high fever (no other symptoms), try drinking apple water, which might help you alleviate the pain.

This is how you should prepare this remedy:

1. Take an apple and boil it in 1.5 cups of water.
2. Boil till the apple becomes soft.
3. Strain the water and add honey in apple water.
4. Drink it as this will make you feel good.

If you have only high fever (no other symptoms) or high fever with body pain (e.g. high fever chest pain, high fever joint pain, high fever and neck pain, etc.), try taking mustard seeds. Mustard seeds are known to help with perspiration, which is very helpful when it comes to cooling down your body.

Here is how you can prepare the remedy:

1. Take 1 tablespoon of mustard seeds.
2. Boil them in a cup of hot water.
3. Let them boil for 5 minutes and then, strain.
4. Drink the remedy.

As a way to fight sudden high fever in child (teenager and adult) you may try drinking oregano tea. Oregano is not used only in the kitchen as it is well-known that it also has various health benefits. The list is pretty big and Oreganotea will tell you more information about it.

This is how you should prepare an oregano tea:

1. Take 1 tablespoon of oregano and 1 tablespoon of marjoram.
2. Mix them with water.
3. Steep the mix for 4-5 minutes.
4. Let it cool down and add it to your tea.

Unfortunately, there are many causes of high fever in kids. If you wonder how to break a high fever in kids, try "sponging" them. Sponging can gradually bring the fever down because with the evaporating of water, the fever goes down.

1. Make sure the water is at about 85–90 degrees Fahrenheit, or 29.4–32.2 degrees Celsius, only one or two inches high.
2. Place the child inside the tub, and sponge him lightly with tepid water. This should bring down the fever.
3. The room temperature should be around 75 degrees Fahrenheit, that is, 23.9 degrees Celsius.
4. Make sure the water is not cold, since the shivering can increase the internal temperature instead.

Note: Make sure to pay a visit to a doctor, before taking any action.

There are many high fever causes, such as viruses, issues with stomach, etc. One of the home remedies for high fever includes taking either a lukewarm bath or shower, which is very beneficial for reducing the high body temperature. Water is known to cool down the body immensely.

Before taking a bath or shower, make sure that the water temperature is about 85–90 degrees Fahrenheit, or 29.4–32.2 degrees Celsius.

Headache and high fever in adults, teenagers, children etc. can be highly annoying. When having a fever or even high fever chills, it is extremely important to hydrate, since the body loses the fluids through sweating and cannot cool itself down.

Drink as much as possible. Water and tea are the best solutions, but avoid dairy products.

The body is best at healing itself if you lie down and rest. It is preferable that you spend the time sleeping.

One of the answers to the question "what causes high fever?" is heat stroke. It is also called hyperthermia or and it happens for various reasons some of them being:

1. Exposure to a hot environment
2. Strenuous activity
3. Wearing excess clothing
4. Drinking alcohol
5. Being dehydrated.

Basically, the body can no longer regulate the temperature on its own.

To learn more about how to deal with this situation, check out the heat stroke guide, but bear in mind that you always need to pay a visit to a doctor, before taking actions on your own.

What fever is too high for adults or how high of a fever is dangerous varies from one person to another. What you should focus on, if you have symptoms of high fever, is to eliminate the culprit. Artichokes are said to have an antibacterial and antiviral properties that can help you in fighting off the fever and it is an answer to the question how to bring down a high fever in a child, teenager or adult. Here is how you should prepare them:

1. Take an artichoke and boil it until it becomes soft.
2. Let it cool down and eat the middle part of the leaves of the artichoke.

If you have high fever, try putting on 'potato socks.'

To make potato socks, follow the steps below:

1. Cut or grate the potatoes.
2. Mix them with vinegar if you wish to.
3. Put the mix into the socks.
4. Put the socks on and let them stay like that for several hours or overnight.*
   *Make sure that your feet are warm before putting on the socks.

Egg whites can be used to reduce fever in both children and adults. To apple this remedy, you will need about three eggs, if the remedy is for children, and up to five for adults.

Soak the towels in the eggs and wrap your feet in them. The eggs should help with drawing out the fever.

Raisin water can help you alleviate the symptoms of fever.

The recipe for it is the following:

1. Take 7½ cups of water and add ¾ cup of fresh raisins in it.
2. Boil it for a couple of minutes.
3. Strain it afterwards.

Note: You should drink raisin water six times a day.

Aspirin is a good painkiller, and it should alleviate the pain caused by high fever. Just make sure you eat something before taking it.

If you have high fever chills, body ache or other high fever symptoms, one of the best home remedies for high fever is tea. Much like water, tea, as a liquid, hydrates the organism. Tea can stimulate you and promote sweating, which helps with cooling down of your body.

Here is the list of some kinds of tea you should drink when having a fever:
  1) ginger
  2) catnip
  3) elder flower

There are many high fever symptoms, such as viruses and other diseases, and high fever chills are not pleasant. As a way to fight fever, even if it is a high fever with body pain, you may try using vinegar. It is said that vinegar is a natural fever reducer.

Add a half cup of vinegar in bath water and soak in it for about five to ten minutes.

If you have high fever and neck pain, high fever joint pain, headache, etc. it is possible that the reason is lack of calcium. Our body aches come from all the calcium in our bones being drawn out to fight the fever. In order to reduce that pain and spare our bones, calcium supplements are a good alternative.

If you have high fever only, or high fever joint pain, headache, or even high body temperature without fever, try to wear as light clothes as possible, because it will be easier for the fever to leave the body, and it will not accumulate additionally. Please bear in mind that how high of a fever is dangerous depends on the person.

It is important for the body to keep its strength so it can fight and endure the fever.

This is how to bring down a high fever in a child, teenager or adult - eat your usual three meals a day. If you are having difficulties with the digestive tract, eat lightly and avoid solid foods. We recommend toast, porridge, etc.

Unfortunately, sudden high fever in child, teenager or adult may occur for various reasons. If you wonder how to bring down a high fever in a child (teenager or adult) try drinking basil tea. This tea should relax your body and "cool you down".

This is how you should prepare this tea:

1. Take 1 tablespoon of basil leaves (fresh and crushed), and ¼ tablespoon of pepper.
2. Boil them in a cup of water.
3. Steep for 5 minutes and strain it afterwards. 

Chicken broth is good when fighting with fever. Not only does it hydrate you, but its steam and contents help you expel the mucus you may have in your nose and/or lungs.

You may find a simple recipe for a chicken soup in this article by Allrecipes.

Bananas help with the production of white blood cells, which help fight the infection your organism might be having.

There are many causes of high fever in kids, teenagers and adults and to "cool down your body," you need to identify the culprit. If you are not sure how to break a high fever in kids, teenagers and adults, try applying olive oil as it may help you alleviate the pain.

To make it ready for application, follow the steps below:

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil, but make sure not to overheat it.
2. Whenthe oil reaches  the lukewarm level, add 2 crushed garlic cloves.
3. Put it in a bowl and rub it on the soles of the foot.

Garlic is known for its many health benefits, which include his antibacterial and antiviral properties. If you have a fever, you should:

1. Mash garlic into a paste and mix it with coconut oil or olive oil and spread it on your feet about 1/4-inch thick.
2. Leave a few open areas for the fever to exit your body.
3. Wrap your feet in gauze (a thin translucent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton).
4. Let it rest like that overnight.

Lettuce can help you fight against fever and can hydrate you. Here is the recipe:

1. Take fresh lettuce and add warm water to it.
2. Soak lettuce leaves in it for several minutes and strain it afterwards.
3. Mix a tablespoon of honey in it.

Let the the mix cool down before drinking it.

Eat citrus fruit, such as oranges, tangerines, lemon, because they are rich with vitamin C, which can help you fight against the high fever more efficiently.

Can teething cause high fever? - Possibly, yes. Can can a high fever cause a seizure? - Possibly, yes. Can a high fever cause a stroke? - Possibly yes! Fever itself is not harmful. Basically, it may appear when the organism responds to the threat such as viruses and bacteria, by raising the temperature, attempting to kill them.

You should seek medical attention immediately if you have high fever temperature, i.e. should the fever go beyond 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.5 degrees Celsius) (if you measured it from your armpit); 104.6 (mouth temperature)/105.6 (rectal or ear temperature) Fahrenheit; 40.4 (mouth)/40.9 (rectal/ear) in Celsius.

The bar goes lower when it comes to children, especially babies and toddlers. Their immune systems are not yet developed properly, therefore you should pay extra care. This article on Clevelandclinic is a page that might help you determine the severity of your child's temperature.

The elderly should keep track of their hight temperature, and report it to the doctor as soon as possible. Because their organism biologically changes due to the process of aging, it is susceptible to many illnesses, and the fever should never be taken lightly. This article on Oxfordjournals will help you understand it better and tell you what exact measures you should take.

To fight against high fever, try preparing the remedy below:

1. Boil 2 cups of water and add 1 tablespoon of yarrow, 1 tablespoon of elderberry flowers, and 1 tablespoon of peppermint.
2. Steep these herbs for 10 minutes.

Note: Drink this mix herb water hot, to prevent fever.

Soak the towel in apple cider vinegar, wring it, and place it on your forehead and stomach. You can also wrap your feet in cloths soaked in this.

It is said that vinegar draws the heat to the location of the cloths and "extracts" it from you.

Lemon socks, i.e. socks soaked in warm lemon juice and water, can calm you and keep your feet warm. Soak towels or cloths in warm lemon juice and place them on the feet, covered by socks.