when you or someone in your family has a fever from being exposed to germs and viruses, at that time the best thing to do sometimes is nothing.
in my opinion, a fever is by God's design the body's way of fighting the bad stuff invading one's body. when my children were younger, i would give them a sponge bath in tepid water, keep them dehydrated by giving them ice chips to suck on, which will most likely quickly melt due to the fever; water with a straw, popsicles, a wet rag placed upon the lips or to suck on, anything to keep liquid going in because one will get dehydrated quickly.
in addition, have on light weight clothing in order to keep the child or oneself cooled rather than hot
keeping one covered lightly with like a sheet or light weight blanket; is what i always did because too many covers make the fever want to linger, in my opinion. by using a light cover it keeps one from shivering so much.
the only time i gave Motrin was at night when i knew they needed some sleep to help the healing process.
here is a posting by another green living person who gives other ideas on how to heal naturally with a fever
http://heal-thyself.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2814160%3ABlogPost%3A7354
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