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Egg Whites for Fever

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Michael (MA) on 11/29/2023:
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When I was a kid my aunt who raised me used to do just that but she used the whole egg one in each sock then another sock over that with plastic bags over that and I’d sleep with them on next morning fit as a fiddle!! I’ll never forget it nor have I ever seen anyone else use it!! Guess it’s an old Portuguese fishermen remedy!! From what I remember

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Sharon (NC) on 12/19/2021:
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Yes, I believe you can. I learned about this from my mom who was a nurse. One of my children was quite ill as a baby and toddler. He would run crazy high fevers that were unresponsive to almost everything except high doses of a combination of advil and tylenol, and even that was not foolproof. At my mother's suggestion, I finally wound up putting a couple of raw eggs in a bowl and soaking my son's feet in it. Within 15-20 minutes the fever broke. It worked every single time and became the go to remedy in my house for breaking high fevers.

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Burtha (Springfield, Ma. ) on 12/15/2021:
5 out of 5 stars

I used this for my granddaughter who couldn't break a fever at night. I found this remedy and researched it. Done properly it worked for us. I used damp washcloth soaked in egg whites. Its for real.

Kingq (Chonburi) on 10/01/2020:
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Had a mild fever of 100.58. With my other health conditions it had me worried. Decided to try the egg white remedy. Painted egg white white on both feet, wrapped in Saran Wrap and put on some socks. Within 30 minutes fever had dropped to 97.16

Elsje (South Africa) on 05/07/2019:
5 out of 5 stars

Egg whites remedy works! Time and again! My son ( 7months) has had fever all day, when I administrer medication he vomits it all up. Out of desperation I used the egg white remedy, and almost instantly the fever started dropping. I have done this many times with my daughter and it works every time!

Khoboken (Hoboken, Nj) on 01/01/2015:
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I used the egg white remedy because I was desperate to lower a fever prior to minor outpatient surgery. Used the egg white remedy and no joke, took my fever down two degrees in 30 min. And it STAYED down. Don't know if it would have gone down on its own but this was terrific timing so I have to believe in the eggs.

Shannon (Toronto, On) on 11/22/2013:
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My boyfriend has been very ill for the past week, his tonsils are swollen and infected and he's been getting high fevers almost every night. I've been asking him all week if he'd like to try any home remedies that I've read about on Earth Clinic, but he's very skeptical about natural medicine and has decided to stick to the antibiotics prescribed to him and bottles of cold/flu medicine instead.

Late last night his fever was so bad, he started hallucinating and said he saw swirls of colours appear all over our pitch-black room. I put a cold cloth over his forehead, gave him more medicine and decided to try the egg white remedy whether he liked it or not. I was in a panic and did not have time to refer back to the website, so I did what I could remember. I cracked an egg into a bowl, dipped a piece of paper towel in the egg and wet the bottom of his feet, then proceeded to wrap his feet in cling film and put his socks on. Within 10-15 minutes his dangerously high temperature had dropped significantly. He felt a lot better, said he didn't feel as warm and was no longer nauseated.

Unfortunately his fever did not go away entirely, because I don't believe I soaked his feet enough, but it did drop to a safer temperature and allowed him to finally fall asleep.

I'm happy I found this website, thanks EC!

Anonymous (Portlandia, Or) on 06/12/2012:
5 out of 5 stars

I had two plastic surgery procedures, on the third day my fever was so high I felt faint I did not want to go the ER so I whipped up four egg whites in a bowl put my feet on a towel put the egg whites all over my feet put my feet in large zip lock put a loose rubber band over my feet, WOW my fever began to drop and I feel asleep with bag on my feet and the next day I did it again no more fever!! Of course people need to know if they are allergic to eggs, before trying this.

Chris (Corvallis, Oregon, Usa) on 05/23/2012:
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I tried socks soaked in egg whites with my feet on a ceramic plate with egg white in it plus ACV on wash clothes on my forehead and belly (together) for 30 min. My temperature went down from 99.4 to 98.25 (my regular temperature is around 97). The two together helped a lot! Thought: Why not just use a plate with egg whites and no socks?

Jan (Ravenna, Ky Kentucky) on 02/29/2012:
5 out of 5 stars

Thank you thank you...... I was all alone and my fever kept rising. It got to 103.5 and I started to worry, OK maybe freak out. Found your remedy of egg whites on your feet and as bizarre as it sounded I tried it and within 15 minutes my fever was down to 102.8. Another 20 minutes and it was down to 100.8. That I can live with until the morning! Bless you for sharing!

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