Temperature 2

Somewhere, many years ago, I read on a website called "grandma's remedies" that if you had a high fever, one or more cold water enemas could help lower it. Could this be true?

Of course, cool enemas can lower body temperature. But this is too strenuous for seriously ill patients. In Germany, it is common practice to lower body temperature with cold calf compresses. This is much more comfortable for the patient.

Simple tepid water a few degrees below body temperature would accomplish the same thing and is much safer.

Too cold can trigger a cardiac arythmia.