Hormone antifebrile do more harm than good 
 
 
Su Xinmin Shandong college of traditional Chinese medicine 
 
 
China's traditional Chinese medicine to 

        Fever is the most common disease, also has long been regarded as an important symbol of the disease. Especially the respiratory tract infection, fever is more common and sometimes show the above 39 ℃ high fever, many parents think children is high heat illness weight; Antifebrile injection, to the hospital to eat antipyretic, if the heat is not back to normal, or hot back temperature rise again, with hormone antifebrile, this hormone is adrenal cortical hormone, such as hydrocortisone, prednisone, dexamethasone, etc. Hormone antifebrile really so god? 
 
        But that is not the case, hormone antifebrile action is due to hormones inhibit bacteria or virus infection with endogenous pyrogen cytokine release, make the body temperature drop, at the same time, due to the inhibition of inflammatory response to lower body resistance, make the infection and spread, aggravate infection, especially bacterial infection. Because of hypothermia, remission and appetite spirit to improve some illusion, conceal illness really looks like, often delayed diagnosis and treatment. In addition, hormone may cause the following side effects: 
 
        Reduced immune function with hormone hypothermia can inhibit the body's immune cells, lower immune function, to the bacteria, viruses and other pathogens to make use of, cause infection of disease progression or induce the body tissues and organs. 
 
        To gastrointestinal adverse stimulation hormone drugs can make gastric acid and pepsin secretion increased, gastric mucus secretion decline, leading to nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, anti acid, etc. And can result in pediatric protein assimilation metabolism, tissue repair ability is reduced, the infantile tender gastrointestinal mucosal inflammation and ulceration. 
 
        Easy to collapse due to hormone antifebrile effect significantly, with a sudden drop in body temperature, often accompanied by sweat and even a racing heartbeat, shortness of breath and chest tightness, shortness of breath, fainting, such as collapse phenomenon. 
 
        Affect growth often or excessive use of hormone, can make the body protein catabolism acceleration, protein synthesis is restrained, the decrease of the calcium absorption and discharge increases, osteoblast activity is reduced, bone development obstacle, affect children's normal growth and development.
 
 
 
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