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Should You Sweat Out a Fever?

Posted in Fever | August 24th, 2011


Should You Sweat Out a Fever?
By Bill Mansen

Having a fever is a sign that our body is fighting an infection. Our body temperature rises as a consequence of the damage that the virus or bacteria is causing and our body’s immune system fighting against them.

For adults, fever is usually accompanied by muscle and body pain. Understandably, we want to get rid of it as soon as possible. One way of getting rid of a fever is to sweat it out. Here are several ways you can sweat out a fever.

  • Turn up the heat. 75 to 78 degrees is the best temperature for you to sweat out that fever. The increase in temperature will make you sweat excessively.
  • Take hot liquids or soup. Taking something hot or warm like tea or soup will make you sweat more. You also need to eat more so that you will have enough energy to fight off the infection.
  • Take a warm bath. A warm bath will help increase your body temperature and make you sweat more as well as ease your aches and soreness away.
  • Add clothing. Additional clothing will warm you up and will cause you to sweat excessively. This may cause you to have chills until such time the heat inside your body is released.

However, sweating out a fever is not advisable for children. Unlike adults, children’s ability to control body temperature is not yet fully developed. The best thing to do is to NOT sweat out a fever. Bring the child to a doctor to find out the cause of the fever and what the appropriate course of action is.

Make sure the child wears comfortable clothes and keep them in a cool and well ventilated room. They should drink lots of liquids to keep them from getting dehydrated and to help them stay cool. Lots of rest and sleep will also help.

To wrap up, for adults sweating out a fever is alright but for children, do not sweat out a fever.

To learn more about the mechanics of sweating and how to stop excessive sweating, check out this book by James Horner called “Sweat Free for Good!”. It’s full of sound advice and practical tips to combat excessive sweating whether you have it on your underarms, face, palms of your hands or soles of your feet.

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