Many people are prone to colds when the seasons change, especially when the weather gets colder. Some people with poor immunity are prone to tonsil inflammation. Generally, tonsillitis is easy to relapse, so you should pay attention to it. Prevention, and there are many things to pay attention to in diet after tonsil inflammation. So what should you pay attention to in diet after tonsillitis? What can I eat if I have tonsillitis?

1. Causes of tonsillitis

Acute tonsillitis is mainly caused by hemolytic streptococci, followed by staphylococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, adenovirus, etc. It may also be a mixture of bacteria and viruses Infect. Chronic tonsillitis often evolves into chronic inflammation due to repeated episodes of acute tonsillitis or poor drainage of the crypts, causing bacterial and viral infection in the crypts. When the body's defense capabilities are reduced, pathogens present in the body multiply, or are induced by external pathogens taking advantage of the situation. Acute infectious diseases such as scarlet fever, measles, influenza, diphtheria, etc. or nasal and sinus infections can also induce this disease.

Under normal circumstances, due to the intact epithelium on the surface of the tonsils and the constant secretion of mucus glands, bacteria can be discharged from the crypt openings along with the shed epithelial cells, thus maintaining the health of the body. When the body's resistance decreases due to cold, dampness, overwork, excessive smoking and alcohol, etc., bacterial reproduction increases, tonsil epithelial defense function weakens, and gland secretion function decreases, tonsils will suffer from bacterial infection and become inflamed.

During acute inflammation, the tonsil parenchyma is congested and infiltrated with polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and yellow-white spots can be seen on the mucosal surface. The tonsils become significantly swollen and many small abscesses may form. Purulent exudate composed of cellulose, exfoliated epithelium, and pus cells in the pits is discharged toward the pit openings, so pus spots can be seen at the tonsillar pit openings.

2. Dietary remedies for tonsil inflammation

Radish and green fruit tea: 1 fresh white radish, 8 green fruits (olives), and a little rock sugar. Three-flavor Jianshui instead of drinking.

Single flower tea: 15-20 grams of cold granules, 10-15 grams of silver flower, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Three flavors of boiled water can be used instead of tea.

Rock Sugar Wood Butterfly Drink: Cut 3 grams of Wood Butterfly into pieces, put an appropriate amount of rock sugar in a bowl, brew with boiling water, soak for 10 minutes, and drink instead of tea.

Raw loofah juice: Slice 2 to 3 raw loofahs, put them into a large bowl and mash them, take a cup of juice and add a little honey. Take it in two doses.

Sour plum and green fruit soup: 6 grams of sour plums, 25 grams of green fruits (olives), appropriate amount of sugar. Soak the sour plums and green fruits in a casserole for half a day, then boil and add sugar to taste.

Amaranth juice: 90 grams of amaranth, 25 grams of sugar. Wash the amaranth, mash it and extract the juice, add sugar and mix thoroughly before taking it.

Gangmei tea: 30 grams of Gangmei tea, appropriate amount of rock sugar, decoct in water and drink instead of tea.

3. What to eat if you have tonsil inflammation

During tonsillitis, you should strictly avoid eating. You should eat a light diet with plenty of water, and eat soft food or liquid food that clears away heat and detoxifies, which is helpful for digestion and swallowing. . And rinse your mouth frequently with light salt water to reduce bacterial growth. Avoid tobacco, alcohol, coffee, spicy, fried and other irritating foods, such as ginger, pepper, garlic, fried dough sticks, pancakes, French fries, etc.

1. Eating snow pears can clear away heat, moisten the lungs, relieve cough and reduce phlegm, cool the heart, reduce fire and detoxify, etc. In winter, it is recommended to steam it with Sichuan clams, or stew it with rock sugar and snow pears, so that it is not so cold and mild.

2. Eat more fruits rich in vitamin B such as carrots, tomatoes, grapes, and kiwis. This is also beneficial to the repair of the throat and can also eliminate inflammation of the respiratory mucosa.

3. Drink honey mixed with water. Honey is very moist. It can not only moisten the lungs and relieve cough, but also has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and promote tissue regeneration effects. Honey can be described as the "King of Soothing Throat".

Tonsillitis is treated with traditional Chinese medicine:

1. Lung meridian wind-heat syndrome includes fever and chills, sore throat and cough, white or yellow coating, and rapid pulse.

2. The syndrome of accumulation of heat in the lungs and stomach includes high fever, chills, severe sore throat, difficulty swallowing, thirst to drink, bad breath, constipation, red tongue with thick yellow coating, and rapid and rapid pulse.

3. Symptoms of excessive heat and poison include persistent high fever, increasing pharyngeal epilepsy, ipsilateral earache, difficulty swallowing, yellow and red fur, and rapid and rapid pulse.

4. Symptoms of deficiency-fire and hyperinflammation include dry throat and mouth, a feeling of blockage in the throat, dry cough, heat in the palms and soles, or shortness of breath, backache, less coating, red tongue, and thready pulse.

5. Kidney yin deficiency syndrome shows dryness of the mouth and throat, especially in the evening, and there is also burning, slight pain, foreign body sensation, accompanied by five upset stomachs, dizziness, difficulty with exertion, and redness of the throat core and surrounding areas. , there was a yellowish-white pus extruded from the throat core, a red tongue with little coating, and a thready and weak pulse.

6. Symptoms of deficiency of lung and spleen include dry throat, itching and slight cough, less and sticky phlegm, difficulty in vomiting, excessive sweating on the head while sleeping, dark red throat core with surrounding areas, and upper throat core. There are white dot-like short marks, or cheese-like pus plugs squeezed out, the tongue is light red and there is little coating, and the pulse is thready and rapid.

4. What are the folk secret recipes?

1. Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea

Ingredients: Gynostemma pentaphylla 20-30g

Method: Decoct Gynostemma pentaphyllum in water 15 minutes, drink instead of tea every day, and stop drinking other beverages.

Efficacy: Gynostemma pentaphyllum can clear away heat and detoxify, relieve cough and eliminate phlegm, and has a certain therapeutic effect on tonsil inflammation.

2. Evodia

Ingredients: appropriate amount of Evodia and appropriate amount of mature vinegar

Method: Grind appropriate amount of Evodia into fine powder, add appropriate amount of mature vinegar to mix, and make hawthorn Small and large pills are fixed on the Yongquan points of both feet with plastic cloth, and then fixed with tape, and removed after two days.

Efficacy: Yongquan point is the longevity point of the human body. Pressing this point for a long time has a good health care effect; while Evodia Fructus has the effects of warming, relieving pain, regulating qi, and drying dampness, and is useful in the treatment of tonsillitis. therapeutic effect.

3. Senecio decoction

Recipe: Senecio 60g

Usage: Decoct Senecio in water twice, for 30 minutes each time, divided into 2 times Take internally.

Efficacy: Senecio has the effect of clearing the liver and detoxifying, and has certain curative effect in treating tonsillitis.

4. Dimai Ganju Decoction

Recipe: 30g Rehmannia glutinosa, 12g Ophiopogon japonicus, 10g Platycodon grandiflorum, 5g licorice

Usage: decoct the above medicine in water and take it , take 2 times daily.

Efficacy: This prescription has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and is mainly used to treat tonsil inflammation.