Temperature - when and why?

[MegGriffin]

I am taking DD to the doctors after school and I need to define in my head the symptoms she is experiencing. Does anyone know can you get a temperature when you are hot but not ill. DD often wakes up wih a head ache or feeling generally weak and it is usually accompanied by temperature. This morning it was 38.9. I gave calpol and she went off to school feeling fine. Can the temperature be due to being too hot in bed? Knowing this will help me decide what to say to the doctor as we are not going specifically for this reason but it may be contributing factor.

I don't think that this would be caused by being too hot in bed. There are thousands of childhood viruses that cause a temperature, and children develop a temperature more easily then adults. And some children will develop a high temperature far easily then other children.

a possiblity is a low grade ear infection - I've heard of this causing constant daily temperatures with no other reason. I think it's worth getting her ears thoroughly checked out.

Thankyou. I am actually taking her because over the last 18 months she has developed a fear of being sick which is now affecting her on a day to day basis. She worries all the time that she will be ill and wont touch food with her hands etc. I am trying to work out the physical symptoms from the anxiety/phsychological (sp) symptoms as we only get ten minutes and I dont want to get fobbed off by the doctor.

hi meg. My ds has had this in the last couple of days burning up in bed. Temp etc. Went to gp yesterday and she said he had a slight ear infection. He has also a runny nose. I started giving him nurofen and its worked alot quicker than kapol. Hope she gets better soon. Its hard when they are poorly isnt it? Ds finds it compulsory to lay all over me when sick!

children are very complex aren't they? You're doing the right thing taking her to the doctors and I hope you get the help for her she needs.

There are a few ematophobes (phobia of vomiting) on mumsnet and they may be able to advice treatment and simply explain the condition and how it effects their lives.

38.9 is too high to be simply from being hot in bed-her body would be able to regulate its temperature to compensate for that. She may have a urine infection, or as has been suggested an ear infection.

I do hope so. I know I cant fix this one. It ended with her in tears the other night begging me to help her so I really want this consultation to go well. I am wondering if the aches and pains she gets are to do with anxiety/stress although I realise they are real to her. Also as a mum I do worry in case there are two things going on eg the ematophobe thing and another illness aswell.

When I say I do hope so, that was in response to belgo, not Tiggiwinkle.

how did the appointment go?

Thank you for asking belgo. The doctor was really nice and talked to Dd about her worries and said to give it a two week trial and come back. I took her up the town straight after and she seemed confident about what the doctor said and ate some sweets that I put in to her hand. Normally she would not do that. Unfortunately her sister then came down with a sickness bug in the night and was very sick all night which really distressed her. What a nightmare. With regards to the physical symptoms ie temperature, I did not get a chance to talk about them so will have to go back if they continue. I think it will take more than a chat from the GP for her to get over this though.