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Fever Cures

Updated: 11/21/2009

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POTATO AND APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

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[YEA]  01/17/2008: Bianang from Sarasota, FL writes: "Being that my son is allergic to eggs, I tried the ACV and water compress to help bring down his fever of 101.8. After a few hours, it came down to about 101. I then tried a big slice of potato in each sock - after an hour fever was down to 99.9! Thanks for those that have shared on this site - I've gotten a lot of helpful non-drug remedies here."

POTATO, GARLIC AND ACV

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[YEA]  08/30/2007: Nicole from Phoenix, AZ writes: "My 4 year old son woke up with a HIGH fever, but otherwise was fine. I worried after pain relievers were not bringing it down. I went on the internet and typed in break fever and this site came up. I didn't have eggs so I couldn't use the egg white remedy, but I did have onions, ACV, and potatoes. I got socks and placed potatoes and chopped onion with a hint of garlic and placed them on his feet--he didn't like it. Then I got a washcloth soaked in ACV and placed it on his forehead. I checked his temperature every 15 minutes from 3am-6am. it went down from 102.7, droping .1 degrees to 1 degree at times. I am a believer in this and will now try this again. There is something to be said about folk remedies."

ROLLING AN EGG

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[YEA]  01/16/2006: Nancy from Lake Zurich, IL writes: "One remedy for fevers is taking a egg (still intact, in its shell) and rubbing the whole egg all over the body. It will absorb the heat in the body and when you are done, the egg will be hard boiled. This was passed down from a family friend and it really works. Just be careful with the egg as you have to constantly roll it over the person."

RUBBING ALCOHOL

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[YEA]  03/28/2009: Gina Woodruff from Wapello, IA writes: "Gail,

[NAY] 02/07/2007: Gail from Columbus, OH writes: "I put egg whites on two face clothes and placed the egg white portion on the bottoms of my son's feet then covered with socks and a bath towel. There has been no change in his temperature in 45minutes. This did not work for us. Looking for another remedy,"

Use Regular rubbing alcohol. Rub over chest. 70% rubbing alcohol should work just fine. I've tried this on my 11 year old daughter and it brought her tempature down and kept it down! This is what they used in the good old days! It works!"

SIDE EFFECTS

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[YEA]  09/08/2007: Teri from Owensboro, KY writes: "Are you supposed to warm the egg whites before applying to soles of feet? My niece had a fever of 103.5. She has epilepsy and her doctor has told my sister that if her fever gets above 101 and she can't get it down, she needs to take her to the hospital because it could cause her to have seizures. I was searching and found this website saying that egg whites on soles of feet was the fastest way to bring a fever down and I told my sister about it. She said she was going to try it and about 5 minutes later, she said as soon as she put the cloth soaked in egg whites on her feet, she began to have a seizure. I have been reading that it is no longer suggested that you put a child in cold water to bring down a fever because it could shock their body & actually cause their fever to spike so I was just wondering if the people who say the egg white remedy works, warmed them before apply to feet."

[YEA]  03/31/2007: Nikolay from Ottawa, Canada writes: "I read on this site about applying egg whites to the feet in case of fever and tried it with my 7 month old daughter. Minutes after I did this she started to get a serious rash starting from her feet and legs and going ALL over her body including her face. I removed the egg whites and washed her feet. Her rash improved within half an hour and was almost gone within two or three hours. Egg whites are high risk for a food allergy, but apperantly they can also be dangerous if you apply them to skin! So, I would urge anyone who tries this to be very very careful -- after all you don't want to end up with BOTH fever and a severe allergic reaction."

SWEAT

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[YEA]  Will from Montreal, PQ writes: "I always just stayed under the covers and sweat it all out, i don't know if it's such a hot idea (pardon the pun) but it worked for me. I see it as, if your gonna miss a day of work u might as well lay in bed and let it all hang out. I've had sleepless nights because it was so bad, i just stayed under my quilt and sweat it all out. It takes about 4 hours under the covers on a warm day and then i was alright."

[YEA]  Katie from Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio writes: "Remedy #5 has been a tradition when treating a fever since my great grandparents moved from Austria to the US in the 1920's.It has never failed!"

VICKS

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[YEA]  02/02/2007: Jerry from Bowie, TX writes: "I'was told about using vicks vapor rub to break a fever by some friends. my daughter was running a temp of 102.6 and tylenol nor motrin was working. desperate to get my girl feeling better i rubbed the vapor rub on her chest and on the bottom of her feet then covered them with her socks in the morning my baby girl had no fever and could breath much easier. try it and test it for yourself i am sure this will work."

WHITE VINEGAR

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[YEA]  Michelle from Culver City, CA writes: "I was able to break a fever using white vinegar on cloths placed on my throat & both wrists. Yes, it did smell but it broke my 104 degree temp in no time. Amazing!"

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