Tonsillitis is very common among people. For those who suffer from tonsillitis, their daily diet is greatly restricted. How can we use diet therapy for tonsillitis? Let me tell you about the diet therapy options for tonsillitis, the dietary taboos, and how to prevent the occurrence of tonsillitis.
Diet Therapy for Tonsillitis
1. Honey Date Licorice Soup
Take 8 honey dates and 6 grams of raw licorice. Add them to two bowls of water and simmer until one bowl remains. Remove the residue and drink it as a beverage, twice a day.
This soup has the effects of tonifying the middle energizer, nourishing the lungs, and stopping coughs. It is suitable for chronic bronchitis, cough, dry throat, and other symptoms.
2. Water Chestnut and Radish Juice
Take 500 grams of water chestnut and 500 grams of fresh radish. Wash the water chestnuts and peel them, wash the radishes and cut them into pieces. Use a blender to blend them into juice. Drink a few small cups of juice daily for 3-5 days. This juice can clear heat, benefit the throat, and transform phlegm.
It is suitable for symptoms such as sore throat, hoarseness, and red eyes, and can help improve the complexion.
3. Fresh Pear and Green Fruit Tea (Folk Remedy)
Take one fresh pear and three green fruits. Peel and cut the pear into small pieces, marinate it in sugar for half an hour, then add three mashed green fruits. Pour in cooled boiling water and slowly swallow it as tea.
4. Cordyceps Stewed Duck
Cordyceps is warm in nature and has a sweet taste. It has the effects of nourishing the lungs, tonifying the kidneys, and benefiting essence and qi. It is mainly used to treat chronic cough, asthma, hemoptysis, and other symptoms. Duck meat can nourish yin, tonify the stomach, promote diuresis, and reduce swelling. Cordyceps stewed duck can nourish blood circulation, clear heat, nourish the stomach, and generate fluids.
It has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on chronic pharyngitis caused by kidney deficiency, as well as symptoms such as cough and nausea caused by pharyngitis.
5. Cold Mixed Perilla Leaf Salad
Take 60 grams of perilla leaves, 30 grams of onions, 10 grams of green peppers, a little salt, and sesame oil. Wash the three ingredients and chop them into small pieces. Add the appropriate amount of salt, sesame oil, and other seasonings to make a cold dish for a regular meal.
This salad can dispel wind and cold (induce sweating and relieve the surface), and promote Yang and benefit the throat. It is used to treat pharyngitis caused by wind and cold.
Dietary Taboos for Tonsillitis
1. Avoid eating spicy foods
Spicy foods cause congestion in the throat mucosa and worsen inflammation. It is best to eat less stimulating foods such as onions, garlic, ginger, Sichuan pepper, chili, cinnamon, and pepper. More importantly, people with chronic tonsillitis should avoid smoking, alcohol, strong tea, and coffee. Smoking has a great harm to the throat, so people with chronic tonsillitis must quit smoking.
2. Avoid eating fried foods
Fried and greasy foods easily cause internal heat, which aggravates inflammation in the throat. Some people only eat vegetables and a small amount of grain and noodles to avoid gaining weight. However, this is not advisable because it can easily lead to nutritional imbalance, weakened physical fitness, and decreased immune function, making them more susceptible to infections and worsening tonsillitis.
