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Q: When will Chinese stop attempting suicide during high fevers?
So, if you have a child and a Chinese spouse, your wife is probably part of some QQ group for mothers, right?
The prevailing "remedy" for a high fever in China is apparently... soaking the baby in hot water and/or getting underneath heavy blankets.
Seriously? Fortunately my wife doesn't believe in that garbage.
Whenever my wife tells them to use cool/cold water, people start loudly shouting (on the internet), "We must not be moved like the wind! The Chinese body is different (IF I HEAR THIS AGAIN I'M GOING ON A KILLING SPREE)! We must not allow the wind to move us! We have 5000 years of history! Our ancient people used these methods! Do not believe her, she has been brainwashed by going abroad!", "FERGKLEKWGHLDF"
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9 years 39 weeks ago in Health & Safety - China
I share your pain. My wife will alert me whenever one of the twins has a "fever" - one degree above normal.
"Give them some warm juice," says I.
"We don't need to take them to the hospital for i.v?" She asks.
"No, warm juice. Let them rest."
"Should I prepare the flight plan for the medivacs?"
"No, let them rest. A fever is nature's way of fighting off infections."
Put the kid to bed. Barge in the room and check the temperature every 30 seconds, question the functionability of the thermometer, start making comparisons to volcanic activity and the possibility of a meltdown.
"Let them rest. Here's the danger zone for fevers. Relax."
"That's for westerners! Don't you know that Chinese are different?"
"Mr. Spock was different. Gave Dr. McCoy no end of trouble. You're not Vulcans, believe me."
"Wha....?"
Ad infinitum.
Sinobear:
Sugar, salt and water. Same as the i.v, only "tastes" better, cheaper and less stressful
Scandinavian:
seriously, why not give them juice at any temperature. ? You are giving in to the kray-z-ness.
Luckily my wife is a rational human being, so no Chinese BS remedies kick in.
Fact is that, if a fever persist, a visit to the hospital is not a bad idea.
Unless you're in China, and even in the most famous, prime private hospital of the city (Dongguan in my case, not a remote place...) you find a MF of a doctor who diagnose a coming feet-mouth disease to my 20 month-old daughter without any analysis, ready to stick a needle in the forefront to bomb her with unecessary antibiotics, for making 5 rmb more.
No need to say he got a finger, and 2 days later my daughter was just fine. You know, it happens kids grow teeth sometimes....
Luckly for the doctor, I wasn't there......
I'm continually amazed by how often my Chinese colleagues take their kids to the hospital with a "fever". When my kids were young & had a slight temperature we'd first check if they were teething or similar. If it persisted then they'd be given a bit of kids strength calpol (a weak paracetamol based medicine available from any pharmacy in the UK). Only if their temp got too high would we consider the doctor.
5000 years of "culture" seems to have removed any logic from Chinese people, don't they bother to learn the basics of raising kids instead of listening to old wives tales?
ScotsAlan:
Yeah... but we don't have plague in the UK.
One thing I am always nervous of with the wee one is meningitis. I have made sure my wife knows the signs and how to check for it.
Ay. That be the cure (when is Talk Like A Pirate Day???)
My wife told me, long long ago, about when she was a little girl, and she had a fever, and her parents wrapped her in thick blankets to keep warm.
This goes to show one of the flaws in TCM and the Chinese understanding of healt. It has NOTHING to do with reality.
Also. Why, if I cough, fart or sneeze, will my MIL think I have a fever, she never says anything to me, but she will suggest to my wife that she should ask me if I have a fever. Like I care, if I can walk, I probably don't, if I feel crap, then maybe the MIL should just shut up. Anyway. As far as I know, a fever is no reason to stay in bed, the healing process will not be shorter unless you venture out to do an Iron Man or other extremely exhausting sports.
I had a good stock of "lemsip" that people had brought over from the UK. Great stuff if you have a fever.
Then one day I felt shit, went to get a lemsip and discovered the MIL had used them all..... mixed with tea !!!!
But last week I committed the ultimate sin in China. I was in a bar with my daughter and I asked for some ice to put in her water 
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