Sudden High Fever

USE THIS REMEDY IF:

you get a sudden high fever, of 102°F or more. Fevers, especially high fevers, can be frightening. When infants and small children get high fevers, it's a serious situation. Prolonged high fever at any age can threaten life. Sudden high fevers always demand immediate attention.

But remember, fever is a natural response of the body's defense system. It's appearance means that the body is trying to fight off an infection. While you don't want to suppress the fever, and therefore part of your body's defenses, you do want to bring a high fever down.

This remedy works best when you have a high fever, with red face, visual distortion and mental confusion. In other words, it's a remedy for a seriously feverish condition. If you have a low fever, use one of the alternative remedies listed below.

SPECIAL INDICATORS: (You may have one or more of these.)

Fever comes on suddenly, even violently
Bright red face
Intense throbbing and burning sensations in affected parts (throat, stomach etc)
Head hot, hands and feet cold

HOW TO USE THIS REMEDY:

Make and drink this remedy every 15 minutes until your fever drops. Three or four glasses may be all you need.

Continue making and drinking this remedy until your fever drops below 102°F. You may need to choose another remedy, such as FLU, page 145, to continue the healing process.

While you are using this remedy, also use STIMULATING YOUR HEALING RESPONSE, page 253, glass for glass.

A high fever makes serious demands on the body's resources. After your fever goes down, you are likely to feel exhausted. Honor that and get plenty of rest. To avoid dehydration, drink bland liquids as often as you can.

Also, remember that your sickness may not be over, but just altered into a milder form. Watch for symptoms that remain, or that develop over the next few hours. You may have to find a different remedy for these, or seek medical help. Avoid a relapse.

If you experience no improvement after 3 glasses of this remedy, switch to the most appropriate among the alternative remedies listed below, or use the RESISTANCE remedy, page 229.

ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES TO CONSIDER:

Flu, page 145
First Aid, page 141
Stomach Flu, page 257
Nausea And Vomiting, page 193
Lifted Spirits, page 177
(if Special Indicators match your complaints) Food Poisoning, page 149

MEDICAL ALERT:

If this remedy does not bring your fever down below 102 °F after you take it 6 times, get medical help. You may have an illness that is beyond the scope of this book.

For example, if you experience high fever with shaking chills, and dizziness upon standing with cough or shortness of breath, you need immediate medical attention.

If your infant has a high fever, call your physician immediately.

The Well Adult: discusses fever in the context of specific ailments, as follows:
 

upper respiratory infection  208  pneumonia 307
influenza 215  acute gastroenteritis 349
strep throat 219  urinary tract infections  394
bronchitis 304 
 

Sudden High Fever

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