What fever-reducing medications can be taken during breastfeeding?

　　Fever usually refers to an elevated body temperature. Generally, lactation period fever may be caused by factors such as catching a chill, mastitis, acute gastroenteritis, puerperal infection, or urinary tract infection. Medications such as smectite powder, cefuroxime axetil tablets, and levofloxacin tablets should be selected under medical guidance for treatment. Detailed analysis is as follows:

　　1. Catching a chill: Cold weather or inadequate warmth preservation may cause the body to get chilled, temporarily reducing resistance, which may lead to fever during lactation. Symptoms may include sore throat, runny nose, and nasal congestion. At this time, attention should be paid to keeping warm and drinking plenty of warm water to accelerate the body's metabolism.

　　2. Mastitis: Increased milk secretion by the mammary glands, combined with incomplete emptying of breast milk after breastfeeding, may lead to milk stasis, making it easy for pathogenic bacteria to proliferate and cause fever during lactation. Symptoms may include redness, swelling, and pain in the breast, along with swollen lymph nodes and hard lumps in the breast. When body temperature rises, a wet towel or ice pack can be used to apply cold compresses to the head.

　　3. Acute gastroenteritis: Usually caused by bacterial infection, patients may experience fever due to inflammatory stimulation, often accompanied by discomfort symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. At this time, medications such as smectite powder, metoclopramide tablets, and racemic scopolamine butylbromide tablets can be used under medical guidance to alleviate the above symptoms.

　　4. Puerperal infection: Infection of the endometrium at the placental attachment site inside the uterus after childbirth may cause fever during lactation, often accompanied by symptoms such as purulent discharge, abdominal pain, and vulvar pain. Immediate physical cooling measures, such as warm water sitz baths, should be administered at this time.

　　5. Urinary tract infection: Bacteria may ascend through the urethra and infect the urinary system, causing an inflammatory response and resulting in fever during lactation. Patients may also experience discomfort symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and painful urination. It is recommended at this time that patients follow medical advice to use medications such as ciprofloxacin hydrochloride tablets, cefuroxime axetil tablets, and levofloxacin tablets for treatment.

　　In daily life, patients are advised to maintain a healthy lifestyle, such as balanced diet, moderate exercise, and adequate sleep, which can help alleviate fever symptoms during lactation.