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Suggest Food Diet For A Child Having Fever
My baby is two years old..since a week she threw a lotof tantrums while eating...since two days it became worse..refused food..day before wen we took her to a doc..she said there might b disturbanc in her stomach..gave her enterogermina..since yest she has started on fever..n the disturbance in her throat seems to have increased further..wat could b the prob..wat intake could b given as she has difficulty in evrthing..also we ve been givinv her kanji (porridge) that has ragi..wheat..etc..can we continue now also?
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
Hi...
1. You can continue whatever you have been feeding her regularly. But do remember that the appetite might be down and do not force feed her.
2. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
1. You can continue whatever you have been feeding her regularly. But do remember that the appetite might be down and do not force feed her.
2. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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