In childhood, parents can often notice the presence of allergic reactions to various external stimuli (animal hair, pollen, drugs). At any kind of allergy, including seasonal, children may have a high body temperature. Although a rise in temperature is not a standard allergic reaction, nevertheless, it takes place to be a response of the immune system to environmental factors.
But most often the temperature can increase not because of the presence of allergies in the child, as it may seem at first glance, but be due to the presence of concomitant diseases (eg, ARVI, upper respiratory tract disease). Only until the disease itself is recognized by the parents, and the signs of an allergic reaction can be evident.
Can an allergy give a temperature?
Allergic reactions can increase the body temperature of the child in the following cases:
- presence of food allergy;
- intolerance of some components of medicines;
- allergy to animal hair, pollen or dust;
- previous vaccine prophylaxis: the body temperature rarely exceeds the threshold of 38 degrees;
- insect bites can not only cause heat, but also contribute to increased pressure and the development of pulmonary edema, which can pose a threat to the life of the baby.
If a child experiences allergic reactions in the form of itching, rashes on the skin, diarrhea, but there are no other complaints, then a rise in body temperature may be one of the symptoms of a cold or poisoning.
How to help your child with fever?
If the child's fever is due to the presence of allergic reactions, it is first necessary to exclude the irritating allergen, for example, to walk away if the baby sneezes and coughs of pollen flying around. Either take someone from your pet's family for a while if you suspect that the child is allergic to wool.
Then you can give your child any antihistamine drug, for example, suprastin or claritine .
Doctors recommend starting to knock down the temperature only when it has become above 38 degrees. In order not to resort to medicines the child is given tea with raspberries, lemon or milk with honey.
Despite the fact that an increase in the body temperature of the child with allergies is infrequent, do not engage in self-medication and guess what caused this temperature in the baby. To find the true cause of its appearance, it is necessary to show it to a pediatrician or a narrowly specialized specialist - an allergist.