 [ Symptoms ] my husband has a pain the lower right side of his abdomen the past 2 days we wonder what organs are located there [ Disease ] yes you can still take a temperature rectally but with modern thermometers it is not really necessary a rectal temperature of 100 6 is not high especially in a one year old it is only one degree above the normalaverage rectal temperature of 99 6 this is a very innocent rise in temperature not uncommon if you took the temperature in the evening teething can cause very minor elevations in body temperature all very innocent fever is not something should be feared fever is the body is normal response to fighting infection or inflammation minor temperature elevations in children not need to be lowered with medications if the child is doing fine