Patient's question:
One more time, I didn't make it clear earlier—the baby is 13 months old and still breastfeeding. The possible cause could be that the baby had an upset stomach after eating durian, and the mom ate a lot of durian too. Symptoms: On the first day, the baby had a fever of 38.5°C. After two episodes of fever reduction within a day, the fever didn't return. On the third day, the gums became red and swollen, bleeding when touched by a spoon, and red spots appeared on the corners of the mouth, gradually forming white tips. By the third day, blisters had appeared around the mouth. As shown in the picture, the tongue, inner lips, and outer lips were all covered in small white blisters, with bad breath (which the baby never had before). There is no constipation. Since the fever started, it has been five days now. The baby is in pain, refusing to eat or drink, and experiences pain when eating or drinking excessively. Since it's difficult to buy fever-reducing medicine abroad, I'm looking for effective non-medical methods.Doctor's answer:
According to the symptoms you described, such as red and swollen gums and herpes around the mouth, this is primarily caused by viral and bacterial infections. The following health care methods can be adopted: gently rinse the mouth with saltwater to avoid damaging the oral mucosa. You can also use a decoction of chrysanthemum leaves to rinse the mouth. Foods such as white radish, mung beans, bitter gourd, and water chestnuts, as well as fruits like pears and bananas, have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and reducing fire. They can be decocted into a tea to drink. At the same time, it is important to drink plenty of water to help digest and expel toxins.