To sell Tylenol/Crocin/Paracetamol we were brain washed with TV ads telling all how doctors used it in hospitals for fever most commonly. These ads ran for decades in the 70's, 80's and some in the 90's.
They were very effective, both for the lay public and nurses and doctors.
I tried over many years to break the automatic Tylenol for fever habit but it was too ingrained in all health care providers. Nobody gave it any thought. If they had it would have been natural to question how a mechanism present throughout the human and animal kingdoms was anything but not protective. If they had given it thought it would be easy to believe that fever was good.
That is how holistic practitioners think.
Scientists want proof. Nurses and doctors are supposed to be scientific .
Well proof is evident in the whole animal kingdom as shown in multiple elegant experiments. In humans and animals everything that fights infection works better when our temperature goes up.
Fever is beneficial. It also guides us better than blood tests if we are getting better, and convinces us to stay in bed as our body goes about its job to get us well. Once we lower our fever we are fooled into thinking we are well and rush to take on the world. Till the fever comes back, after all we are still sick.
The elderly infirm and infants tolerate high fever poorly and controlling it in just those circumstances are warranted.
Otherwise let fever alone, rest, stay warm, drink fluids. It will come down over a few hours. It may go up again. Fever most often is highest late at night. I always asked my patients to keep track of their highest fever at night over time as a way to assess improvement over days.
If you just have fever and muscle aches but otherwise feel ok, the above approach is ok. Seek medical care if you have pain anywhere and fever, cough and fever, bad headache and fever, vomiting or diarrhea and fever. Especially if symptoms other than fever progresses. Height of fever does not help much once beyond 101F.
Cough and chest pain on the side, go in for a chest x ray. Single joint pain and fever go in, Burning in urine, abdominal pain and fever also needs an evaluation. Check your symptoms on Google, also to see what is going on in the community for flu activity. And remember live at peace with your bacteria in your colon. Avoid antibiotics if you can. Wait it out, paying attention to symptoms, appetite and just how you feel. Do not be afraid of fever. Wait it out. Hopefully someone is there to pamper you.
Tylenol is toxic, more than most health care practitioners understand.
It should be a no brainer to let fever, a God given natural defense mechanism do its work.
But once we are brain washed we follow without thought.
I know I have tried to change colleagues.
Now trying once again!
Maybe you can spread the word.
Vinod
They were very effective, both for the lay public and nurses and doctors.
I tried over many years to break the automatic Tylenol for fever habit but it was too ingrained in all health care providers. Nobody gave it any thought. If they had it would have been natural to question how a mechanism present throughout the human and animal kingdoms was anything but not protective. If they had given it thought it would be easy to believe that fever was good.
That is how holistic practitioners think.
Scientists want proof. Nurses and doctors are supposed to be scientific .
Well proof is evident in the whole animal kingdom as shown in multiple elegant experiments. In humans and animals everything that fights infection works better when our temperature goes up.
Fever is beneficial. It also guides us better than blood tests if we are getting better, and convinces us to stay in bed as our body goes about its job to get us well. Once we lower our fever we are fooled into thinking we are well and rush to take on the world. Till the fever comes back, after all we are still sick.
The elderly infirm and infants tolerate high fever poorly and controlling it in just those circumstances are warranted.
Otherwise let fever alone, rest, stay warm, drink fluids. It will come down over a few hours. It may go up again. Fever most often is highest late at night. I always asked my patients to keep track of their highest fever at night over time as a way to assess improvement over days.
If you just have fever and muscle aches but otherwise feel ok, the above approach is ok. Seek medical care if you have pain anywhere and fever, cough and fever, bad headache and fever, vomiting or diarrhea and fever. Especially if symptoms other than fever progresses. Height of fever does not help much once beyond 101F.
Cough and chest pain on the side, go in for a chest x ray. Single joint pain and fever go in, Burning in urine, abdominal pain and fever also needs an evaluation. Check your symptoms on Google, also to see what is going on in the community for flu activity. And remember live at peace with your bacteria in your colon. Avoid antibiotics if you can. Wait it out, paying attention to symptoms, appetite and just how you feel. Do not be afraid of fever. Wait it out. Hopefully someone is there to pamper you.
Tylenol is toxic, more than most health care practitioners understand.
It should be a no brainer to let fever, a God given natural defense mechanism do its work.
But once we are brain washed we follow without thought.
I know I have tried to change colleagues.
Now trying once again!
Maybe you can spread the word.
Vinod
