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Can Muscle Spasm And Fever Symptoms For Flu?
My husband has been sick for a couple of weeks. He will not go to the doctor. It started with a muscle Spam in his back after do some work in the yard. After about a week that eased up then he felt ill like he had the flu. He was running a low fever 100. He has no appitite and sleeps a lot the fever has broke but he just wants to sleep and he will have bad sweat times. Do you have any idea what is wrong. Could it be the flu.
Mon, 19 May 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Fever with decreased appetite and increased sleepiness could be due to viral infection.
Viral infection is usually characterized by low grade fever, body aches, weakness and decreased appetite.
The muscle spasm that you have mentioned could be due to generalized body pain.
Viral infections are usually self limiting.
Antipyretics can be taken for fever e.g. paracetamol.
In case the fever goes too high wet strips can be used.
Analgesics or pain killers can be used for the associated body pains.
Nutrition has to be maintained despite low appetite.
Light food with maintenance of hydration by taking fluids has to be done since fever causes loss of fluids from body.
In case these measures do not help, you need to consult your doctor.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Fever with decreased appetite and increased sleepiness could be due to viral infection.
Viral infection is usually characterized by low grade fever, body aches, weakness and decreased appetite.
The muscle spasm that you have mentioned could be due to generalized body pain.
Viral infections are usually self limiting.
Antipyretics can be taken for fever e.g. paracetamol.
In case the fever goes too high wet strips can be used.
Analgesics or pain killers can be used for the associated body pains.
Nutrition has to be maintained despite low appetite.
Light food with maintenance of hydration by taking fluids has to be done since fever causes loss of fluids from body.
In case these measures do not help, you need to consult your doctor.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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