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What Is The Cause For Body Ache And Sour Taste When Eating During A Fever?

I have a 4 and a half year old who has had a fever for 2 days now. The highest has been 103. That isn't what's bothering me. What is bothering me is that she says her body hurts and everything I give her to eat "tastes sour". I even tried her all time fav treat which is a chocolate Popsicle, she wouldn't eat it. Yesterday she voluntarily took a nap, which she never does, for 4 and a half hours! Just wanted to make sure this isn't something I should be worried about since the complaints of body aches and sour food are not ones she has had before.

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Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Hi. Many children and even adults, taste changes when they have fever especially viral fevers.Some feel sour, some feel bitter or some no taste at all. They also have decreased hunger and increased sleep which is normal body's response to any infection in the body.
Body pains are also common in viral fevers.
So there is nothing to worry right now.

Please take the child to a doctor if she has any of the following
1 Yellow eyes (jaundice)
2 Persistant vomiting
3 Not rousable from sleep
4 Persistantly high fever

Also she should become better by the day.
Meanwhile keep giving her lots of fluids like Oral Rehydration solution (home made or bought from drug store), plain water and milk as tolerated.
Give her easily digestible food like bread with jam , porridge etc in small quantities. Too much food or liquids at a time may make her vomit.
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What Is The Cause For Body Ache And Sour Taste When Eating During A Fever?

Hi. Many children and even adults, taste changes when they have fever especially viral fevers.Some feel sour, some feel bitter or some no taste at all. They also have decreased hunger and increased sleep which is normal body s response to any infection in the body. Body pains are also common in viral fevers. So there is nothing to worry right now. Please take the child to a doctor if she has any of the following 1 Yellow eyes (jaundice) 2 Persistant vomiting 3 Not rousable from sleep 4 Persistantly high fever Also she should become better by the day. Meanwhile keep giving her lots of fluids like Oral Rehydration solution (home made or bought from drug store), plain water and milk as tolerated. Give her easily digestible food like bread with jam , porridge etc in small quantities. Too much food or liquids at a time may make her vomit.