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Thank goodness, there are thermometers that become in handy whenever you feel hot or like having a fever.  But then, times come when you don’t have this device to get your temperature. For this reason, you want to learn how to check body temperature without thermometer. There are ways you can do it, and that’s exactly what to discover in the following. Visit the site to create health posters to show people the steps. 

Do you have a fever?  Your body temperature fluctuates throughout the day, but you may have a fever if you’re an adult with a temperature more than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius.

This fever is a way of your body to tell you that it’s fighting an illness, can be bacterial or viral. A few general signs of a fever are a warm forehead, a headache, aching muscles, chills, general weakness, loss of appetite, swollen lymph nodes and/or dehydration.

Forehead check:  One of the oldest means, although not the most accurate, is feeling your forehead.  For better results, use the back not the front of your hand.

Reddish, glowing cheeks: Your cheeks get a pinkish appearance when you have a fever because your blood vessels dilate. Your skin also turns red or pink, as your body’s warm.

Dehydration:  One of the signs of a fever is an elevated metabolism. It only means   that you burn fluids and water faster.  A few signs of dehydration to check include dry mouth, dark urine, headache and thirst.

Speaking of dehydration, another way to diagnose a fever without a thermometer is to pinch the skin on the hand’s back. If the person has a fever, the back of his skin doesn’t snap back easily.

Touch:   Another less accurate method in testing for a fever is touch particularly if you are self-diagnosing. But if you’re touching someone to diagnose a fever, you should touch your skin first, and then try to compare yours and the other person’s temperature. So if this person has a fever, his temperature is higher than yours are.

Activity levels:   You must also assess your activity, as one of the signs of a fever. What is your usual routine?  Looking into it and finding out will help you gauge your strength and energy.

Also, if you find yourself more tired than usual when climbing the stairs or walking at the park, you might be having a fever.  It is because a fever can dampen your energy levels and cause body pains. It may be a sign to watch out of and one to tell that you’re having a fever.

These are some of the signs to check if you have a fever especially that a thermometer is not around. But if you can, get a new thermometer. Just like women using a BBT thermometer to check their basal body temperature to get pregnant, you must also use a regular thermometer in order to find out if you have a fever easily. It will help you determine if you have a higher than normal temperature.