How to break a fever
- Take your temperature and assess your symptoms. ...
- Stay in bed and rest.
- Keep hydrated. ...
- Take over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen and ibuprofen to reduce fever. ...
- Stay cool. ...
- Take tepid baths or using cold compresses to make you more comfortable.
What is the fastest way to get rid of a fever?
Suggestions to treat fever include:
- Take paracetamol or ibuprofen in appropriate doses to help bring your temperature down.
- Drink plenty of fluids, particularly water.
- Avoid alcohol, tea and coffee as these drinks can cause slight dehydration.
- Sponge exposed skin with tepid water. ...
- Avoid taking cold baths or showers.
How do you naturally bring a fever down?
Stay cool
- Sit in a bath of lukewarm water, which will feel cool when you have a fever. ...
- Give yourself a sponge bath with lukewarm water.
- Wear light pajamas or clothing.
- Try to avoid using too many extra blankets when you have chills.
- Drink plenty of cool or room-temperature water.
- Eat popsicles.
