I know that infections can cause lymph nodes to become inflamed. Can things like allergies, chemical reactions, or other somewhat mundane things cause any kind of lymph node inflamation?
What does an temperature like 97.9 mean when you are sick?
Lymph nodes and body temps
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Lymph nodes and body temps
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ChristianRonin wrote:that's not even a fever..
anything about 98.6 is a fever...I think you are getting better! ^_^
I keep fluctuating, actually. I am now 99.7 degrees. I will take aceteminophen and drop to about 98 degrees or so.
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hmm...well Aceteminophen (or tylenol) usually brings fevers down. that's what they are for. They don't last for a long time though.
still if it is making your fever disappear completely when you take... I think that's a good sign.
still if it is making your fever disappear completely when you take... I think that's a good sign.
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Jaltus-bot wrote:I know that infections can cause lymph nodes to become inflamed. Can things like allergies, chemical reactions, or other somewhat mundane things cause any kind of lymph node inflamation?
What does an temperature like 97.9 mean when you are sick?
My medical knowledge is very limited, but I'll give you my minimal understanding of the topic:
So, basically, lymph nodes are like the little headquarters where your white bloods cells are stored. White blood cells fight infection. So, basically, your lymph nodes become swollen when your body realizes that it's under attack from infect and is, therefore, making MORE white blood cells to fight off the invading illness (more white blood cells crowd in the lymph nodes=swelling). With that said, I don't see any reason why chemical reactions would cause your lymph nodes to swell. Unless there's something in your body that a white blood cell could attack, the body shouldn't be making more white blood cells. Concerning allergies, if we're talking about contact allergies or food allergies, then I'd say "no," your lymph nodes wouldn't swell because of such stimulous. However, if it were an allergy that caused your sinuses to be infect-- then "yes." So, there's no DEFINITE answer for that part of your quesiton.
And conerning the temperature, 98.6 is the healthy farenheit temperature for the body. A slightly higher or lower body temperature is pretty normal, actually. If you get upto, say, 100+ then you know something's going on.
Your body temp doesn't say you're sick, but if you feel you're coming down with something, drink LOADS of water and get sleep. Hopefully, that will kick any sickness that's waiting on the threshold back into the streets where it belongs.
Hope that helps! *Waits for Shooby to come in and PWN 'Saka for all her medical faux pas.*
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The good old fashion remedy is to get a cold damp towel over your forehead and fall asleep.
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I was going through pretty much the same thing a week ago. My temp. would range from 97.9 to 99.9 to 100.1, then back to 97.9. XD And I think Osaka is right about the lymph nodes and swelling...of course, this is coming from someone with an even more limited knowledge of medical things, so who knows. XD
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