Failure of the temperature control function can lead to great complications and even death. A long period with a low temperature of 35.5 degrees indicates a possible disease, 29.5 – leads to loss of consciousness, 27 – coma, 25 – death.
Naturally, there are people who all their lives have a lowered body temperature by one or two degrees and feel great, maintain daily activity. But these are rather exceptions to the general rule..
What to do at low body temperature
If you find yourself or relatives have a low temperature, you do not need to panic. The first thing to do is to consult a good doctor and ask for a general diagnosis. Only after a qualified consultation to begin treatment. As a rule, low body temperature, the causes of which are already identified, can be easily eliminated after a few weeks of treatment.
These may be the effects of recently transferred flu or ARI on legs, physical exhaustion, vitamin deficiency. Such problems can be easily solved: it is enough to take vitamins prescribed by a doctor, make better nutrition, visit more in the fresh air – and the body will quickly recover.
But there are more serious causes of low body temperature.:
- brain disease
- hypothermia
- AIDS
- chronic bronchitis with complications
- anorexia
- intoxication
- undetected inflammatory processes
- shock
- oncological diseases
All of them have the first sign, which is expressed in low temperature, constant weakness, drowsiness, forgetfulness, constant irritability. If this condition lasts more than 3 days – this is a cause for concern and an urgent visit to a specialist.
Causes of a low temperature in a child
Due to its young age and weak immune defense, the child is most vulnerable and needs systematic supervision of parents. In this case, too, there are exceptions – premature babies. The reason for the low temperature has already been determined, and parents can only do their best to guardianship of the child. The most terrible is the unknown, when there are all the symptoms, and nobody knows how to help the child.
Do not rub or create the effect of a greenhouse indoors. After consulting with a doctor, you can successfully overcome the disease, following all the instructions. The most common cases leading to a low body temperature in a child are a malfunction of the thyroid gland, problems with the adrenal glands, hypothermia, weak immunity, physical and nervous overload.
In any case, one should not guess what the reason for the low body temperature is and how to eliminate it. You must act immediately to restore health to yourself or your loved one.
