Your body is like a small furnace. It sets the temperature at all times. It comes from your body that does the work that keeps you alive. If it emits more or less heat than normal body temperature, it tries to tell you that there is a problem.
Normal Body Temperature
Not everyone has the same “normal” body temperature. Yours may be completely different from someone else's. A 19th-century German physician set the standard at 98.6 F, but recent research suggests that the general population is close to 98.2 F.
In the average adult, body temperature can range from 97 F to 99 F. Infants and children have a slightly higher range: 97.9 F to 100.4 F.
Your temperature is not always the same throughout the day, and it will vary throughout your life, too. Some of the things that make your temperature fluctuate during the day include:
How diligent you are
What a time that is
Your age
Your gender
What you ate or should have drunk
Where you are in your menstrual cycle
It goes on
Your reading temperature changes depending on how you measure it in your body. Reading under arms can be at a lower level than what you can get in your mouth. Abnormal temperatures are higher than oral readings.
The body temperature is higher than your normal range. It is hypothermia when the body temperature drops dramatically. Both need to be watched.
Fever / High Body Temperature
How high is it when it comes to your temperature? Anything above 100.4 F is considered the flu. You may feel bad, but after all, the flu is not bad for you. It is a sign that your body is doing what it should do when the germs are attacking. It is commanded by them.
However, if your temperature is 103 F or higher or if you have had a fever for more than 3 days, call your doctor. Also call if you have a fever with symptoms such as sore throat, vomiting, headache, chest pain, stiff neck or rash.
In children, fever is more complicated. Call your pediatrician if your child:
Less than three months old and has a rectangular temperature of 100.4 F or higher
Between three months and three years and there are rectal temperatures above 102 F
It is three years older and has a mouth temperature above 103 F
Between 3 and 6 months and - with the flu - it is weird or very uncomfortable than normal, or you seem to be wary.
You are sick enough to worry, no matter what the thermometer says
Hypothermia/ Low Body Temperature
If your body loses a lot of heat, it can be very bad, and it can be deadly. Hypothermia is when your body temperature falls down below 95 F. You can think of hypothermia as something that only happens when you are exposed to very cold weather for a long time. But it appears in the house, too.
Hypothermia is a special problem for infants and the elderly.
Children may not be able to control their temperature. They can lose heat quickly. It is important to keep them warm. Temperatures below 97 F are considered to be very low in children.
Older adults can also strive to maintain a normal body temperature if they are in an area where there is strong weather or not enough heat.
For both the elderly and the young, low temperatures can be a sign of illness.
Other factors may also increase your risk of developing hypothermia. Includes:
Alcohol or drug use
Hypothyroidism (inactive thyroid)
Anorexia
Stroke
Sepsis (major infection)
Parkinson's disease
Emotional damage
Malnutrition
Medications such as anti-depressants, antipsychotic, or sedatives
Nervousness.
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