Patient's question:
Doctor, my five-year-old child has gastroenteritis and a fever. What medicine can help reduce the fever? The child has been vomiting and having diarrhea for the past few days, and has a low-grade fever. The day before yesterday, I felt like the child was a bit dehydrated. If I take the child to the hospital for antibiotics and fluids, will it help?Doctor's answer:
The child's fever caused by gastroenteritis is first considered to be triggered by dehydration, and it cannot be treated solely with antipyretic drugs. It is necessary to promptly replenish the child's blood volume, so the treatment is primarily based on intravenous drip therapy. Acute gastroenteritis requires anti-inflammatory treatment, supplemented with energy. If there is low-grade fever, timely antipyretic treatment is still needed. In these days, the diet should be based on a light and simple foundation, primarily with porridge.