Many colds and inflammatory diseases are accompanied by a slight increase in body temperature. It is therefore important to know whether you can drink Paracetamol at a temperature of 37 or better to refrain from this antipyretic. Paracetamol is one of the oldest and most well studied agents used in hyperthermia, but it must be taken strictly on medical indications. Incorrect use of medication may lead to worsening of the underlying disease and the serious consequences for your health.
The mechanism of action and indications for the reception of the drug
Paracetamol is used to reduce the heat, which may occur due to a variety of reasons. Most often it is used for colds and other infectious and inflammatory diseases. The effectiveness of the drug is exposed to the active compound in the center of thermoregulation and inflammatory mediators secreted by inflamed tissues.
Paracetamol can be given at a temperature, for both adults and children.
In addition, it helps to reduce the temperature to rise to high numbers, Paracetamol has the following favorable properties:
- providing analgesic action;
- It does not damage the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines;
- eliminates the symptoms of intoxication of an organism;
- It does not affect the water and mineral metabolism in the body;
- characterized by a high safety;
- when receiving rarely experience side effects.
When should you not bring down the temperature - it is well known that the way to shoot down the temperature of medication should be when it reached 38.5 degrees in an adult or a child of 38 degrees. Until that time, the body with the help of hyperthermia alone fights infection. therefore paracetamol at 37 in the adult who does not have severe concomitant diseases, is extremely undesirable. This value is a variant of the norm, and if there is no other symptoms, then the person is considered healthy. If symptoms of intoxication appeared with low-grade fever (such as 37.5), it is better to deal with them with the help of copious drinking and bed rest.
See also: Instructions for paracetamol dosage
Many mothers begin to panic when the temperature rises in the child. However, you can not just give antipyretics, as soon as there was a slight fever. When the body temperature of 37 Paracetamol child should not be given. In some cases, this figure does not even associated with the presence of infection or inflammation in the body and is physiological.
In some cases it is better to take the medicine
Everyone knows that take Paracetamol at high temperature is necessary, since prolonged and significant harm to the body hyperthermia. But in some cases, you can receive a drug to levels 38-38,5 degrees. These include pregnancy (only after consultation with the doctor), the presence of severe comorbidity, expressed symptoms of intoxication with low-grade fever. If you are very badly tolerated even a mild fever and some at a value of 37.8 can drink pyretic tablet.
Also taking the drug with a slight increase in temperature is justified in cases when it is taken in order to achieve an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. For example, in diseases of the musculoskeletal system in combination with other anti-inflammatory agents.
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Anna Moschovis - family doctor.
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