DESCRIPTION

The whole world falls ill occasionally, with which it is not also necessary to raise the hands and to get angry when one is badly. For the inconveniences of every day continue these guidelines:

• Calm down. For a simple cold the patience is the first treatment. Insure a good nutrition and a heap of liquids, and bear in mind that it will take him a few days to recover.

• Attention to the symptoms. Be which be his suffering pay attention to what his body says to him. A seemingly trivial suffering that persists during more than one week or two can, in fact, be something more serious. (In spite of everything, do not get obsessed).

Next there are listed a few symptoms that normally they accompany to minor sufferings, but that also can be in more serious illnesses.

PAIN

The acute pain, this is, the pain that comes suddenly, normally it is a notice. If one experiences a severe and sudden pain that it has never had earlier, it is necessary to consult quickly his doctor.

FEVER

The elevation of the body temperature is a way of fighting against the infection and against some illnesses, by what many minor sufferings are accompanied often of fever.

The fever increases the loss of liquids for the body, therefore the liquids restoration is very important, taking abundant water when fever is had.

The body temperature normally changes during the day and it is slightly lower in the morning and higher in the evening. The normal temperature is between 36 and 37°C. We speak of febrícula when the temperature changes between 37 and 38°C. Consult his doctor if a temperature of more of 38°C persists during more than two or three days, or if his temperature is major of 40°C, or if a child of 3 months or less it has a temperature of more of 38°C. The temperature of more of 41°C can, in an adult, confuse the mental processes.

COUGH

A cough due to a cold is normal. Nevertheless, a cough that persists during more than two or three weeks is a reason so that it consults his doctor. Also, consult quickly his doctor if it appears bleed in the sputum.

DIARRHEA OR PERSISTENT VOMITING

If they are severe and, especially in children, they can put in danger the life. For it consult immediately his doctor in case of diarrhea or persistent vomiting.

TO SEE ALSO

• Medicine of Common sense. General information

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