Why should you take a COLD bath when you have a fever? This does not make sense !


Question: Why should you take a COLD bath when you have a fever!? This does not make sense to me!?
I have always sweated out my fevers!.!.!.!.why is it adviced to sit in cold water, with an ac, with a cold pack!.!.!? This can send your body into shock!. Someone care to explain!? Yesterday I had a fever of 102!.7 and all I did was lay in bed with lots of blankets!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Yes fevers are good, unless they get too high or last for too long!. High fevers can cause organ failure!. You're right though, no one should take medicine or a cold bath to lower his/her fever if it is mild!. This is the body's way of fighting the infection!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Never a cold bath, a cool one, if your fever is really dangerously high it will lower it fast!. Do not sit in a cold bath or sit in front of the A/C if you have a fever!. Even a cool washcloth on your forehead helps!. I hope you're feeling better today!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

A cold bath will lower your body temperature thats why it helps relieve a fever!. Blankets feel better but actually they makes a fever rise because they are warming the body even more!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it helps lower ur temperature!.!.!. u shouldn't use ice water!.!.!. but cold enough to lower it (more like room temperature)Www@Answer-Health@Com

to reduce the fever!.!.!.decrease body temp!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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