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Does Chronic Constipation Cause Fever In Children?
My 3.5 yr old daughter has chronic constipation. She has been taking Miralax(Dr. ordered) for two days now. This evening she started complaining of feeling cold and her cheeks were rosier than normal, so I took her temp and it was just slightly higher than her normal(97.5 is her normal, temp read 98.8 with infared thermometer). Could the obstruction cause an infection?
Fri, 11 Aug 2017
hi, 98.8 degree fahrenheit is normal temperature and is not fever. Constipation does not lead to fever in child. It can be due to stomach infection. But your child does not have fever because in small children fever is said to be present when it is more than hundred degree fahrenheit. Take care.
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