What does elevated body temperature indicate?

When a person has elevated body temperature, the cause may be not only a cold, but many other factors. Of course, the most likely development is a disease, however, this explanation is not always true.

Let's try to list the main causes that cause such changes in the body:

1. First of all, if we are talking about the female body, we must say that the first days of the cycle can be marked by a drop in temperature, even to 35.5 degrees, which is considered normal. On the eve of the month, you can feel that it rises and reaches about 37.2 degrees. The increased body temperature, just like the lowered one, is associated with standard hormonal changes in these situations. Note that such fluctuations can be observed during the day: the difference between morning and evening indicators sometimes reaches 2 degrees.
2. Another reason that contributes to such a rise in temperature is the protective reaction of the body, especially if this symptom occurs together with chills, a feeling of malaise and weakness. Remember that such indicators should cause concern and encourage you to visit a doctor, even if the body temperature is elevated several times a month. Only a doctor can identify a latent infection and determine the focus of the disease, which will allow the appointment of adequate treatment.
3. Among the possible causes are also called developing intoxication of the body, which is caused by an infection that has got into it (various toxins, microbes or viruses). All these substances take an active part in carrying out biochemical reactions that are directed at the temperature center of the brain. It is he who is responsible for thermoregulation. For example, if ulcerative colitis develops, the temperature may not rise above 37.2, but in the presence of pneumonia it reaches even 39.5, and even 40 degrees. With hepatitis, such high rates indicate the approach of the development of the disease, but with exacerbation of appendicitis means an acute crisis that requires immediate surgical intervention.
4. One of the reasons why the body temperature rises is a sharp decrease in immunity. Initially, the increase may not be above 37.3 degrees. In addition, there may be increased fatigue and sweating, weight loss. If you notice this symptomatology, it is necessary to consult a therapist who already directs both to the immunologist, to the pulmonologist, and to the phthisiatrician.
5. Sometimes, high body temperature can be a consequence of hypersensitivity of the body to antifungal drugs, antibiotics of the penicillin series, as well as to sulfanilamide medications and all those that cause an increase in sweating.
6. Such a phenomenon is typical for those people who survived a blood transfusion or surgical intervention. In this situation, there may be a slight chill.
7. The increased body temperature during pregnancy can be explained by several reasons. First, the synthesis of progesterone increases, which affects the area of the brain responsible for thermoregulation. Secondly, the reason may be a decrease in the level of immunity. This is so that the body can not produce rejection of the fetus. However, the more dangerous factor causing an increase in temperature, is the development of inflammatory processes in the body. Therefore, in the presence of such symptoms, a woman should in any case see a doctor to avoid the risk of possible diseases, because these pathologies can adversely affect the life and health of the unborn child.
8. In any case, the exact diagnosis can be made only by a specialist.