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A member asked:
Can teething cause on and off fevers in a 10 month old ? and diaherra?
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Yes: Teething causes an inflammatory process that releases prostoglandins and increases temp slightly as well as causes diarrhea. Children's Ibuprofen will help with the prostin release.
Answered 7/9/2015
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Maybe: The average 10mo is both acquiring teeth & sticking his/her hands in their mouth covered with new germs from their surroundings.Whether this is teeth or low grade viral illness is hard to say. I expect about 3 diarrheal illnesses & 5-7 respiratory viruses/yr at this stage. Since we can't fix either i think we blame teeth a bit more than they really deserve.
Answered 4/4/2019
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