Question: I am suffering from high fever. First, I feel very acute cold, shiver and then vomiting and temperature rises to 104C. I cannot eat anything as vomiting starts when I eat. Doctor says, it is a typhoid. I’m taking treatment from last 5 days but could not recover so far.
Answer: It would be advisable to get a few investigations done. It will give a definite diagnosis and assist in the right line of treatment and quick cure for fever.
- Widal (to confirm typhoid).
- CBC.
- ESR.
- STOOL examination.
- SGOT, SGPT, serum bilirubin (to rule out jaundice).
- PS for MP (to rule out malaria).
Preventing Fever
- Don’t fall into the habit of popping pills to treat the symptoms. It is very crucial to establish the correct diagnosis.
- Do not drink anything but boiled and filtered water.
- Wash your hands and feet thoroughly after you return from out and before putting anything in your mouth, to prevent re-infections.
- Trim your nails.
- Do not eat outside food.
- Take proper rest and precautions to prevent relapses and recurrences.
Natural Cure For High Fever
- It would be essential to do a few investigations to conclude the correct fever diagnosis.
- If the fever persists, do a Widal test, to rule out typhoid.
- An ultra-sonography of the abdomen would be extremely useful in ascertaining the cause.
- The best way to bring down temperature quickly, is by drinking 1 cup of warm milk with 1 spoon turmeric. Turmeric is the best anti-septic.
- Calcarea-carb, a homoeopathic remedy for fever, also brings down fever effectively.
- To fight tiredness and weariness, consume foods rich in energy, but at the same time, not taxing for the stomach – dates, apricots, raisins, figs.
- Increase your fluid intake – milk, buttermilk, soups, juices and glucose water to prevent fever.
- Eat easily digestible foods, cooked with very little oil and spices – rice gruel, porridge, barley water.
- Enhance your liver function by eating a high fibre, low fat diet. Increase the intake of wheat bran, whole cereals, fruits and raw vegetables. Go slow with oily and fatty foods.
- Dandelion root is regarded as the finest remedy for gastro-intestinal disorders, and it greatly supports liver function.
- Beet root aids the body in the detoxification process. It helps the liver throw out toxins. Make it a habit to add it to soups, salads, juices, and sandwiches.
- Consume the water of 1 coconut daily for a week. It reduces occurrences of gastric derangements.
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My wife is 27 years of age. For the past 5 days she was suffering from fever. Diagnosed with typhoid fever with blood test. The fever has come down now but she has a vomiting problem. She is not taking any food or juices hence feeling very weak. What care should be taken? What kind of food should be given during fever. Are fruits and fruit juices ok. Is there any specific diet when the body temperature is high?
Vomiting, gastric derangement is the consequence of typhoid infection, drink sips of water, let her eat small meals which is light and non-oily, less spicy or bland. Let her drink butter milk, soups, coconut water. Take anti-emetic medicine if all home remedy methods fail. Specific diet include plenty of liquid food and electrolyte supplement to rehydrate her in high fever.