What should I do if my child always has a sore throat?

Due to reasons such as getting angry, viral infection or external weather stimulation, many children also have symptoms of sore throat, with redness, swelling and pain in the throat. The initial treatment method of many parents is to let their children drink more water, and then go to the pharmacy to buy some anti-inflammatory drugs. This approach cannot be said to be completely wrong, but it still depends on the situation. So, what should we do if our children always have sore throat?

Why do children have sore throats?

1. Getting angry. Eating irritating foods can easily cause sore throat, especially for people with damp-heat constitution.

2. Viral infection. The common cold, influenza, laryngitis, mumps, herpetic pharyngitis, etc. can easily cause sore throat.

3. Bacterial infection. Tonsillitis, epiglottitis, streptococcal pharyngitis, uvulitis, etc. can also cause sore throat.

4. External stimuli. When the seasons change, some people are not used to the temperature changes. In addition, the air is relatively dry in winter, and the moisture on the surface of the upper respiratory tract mucosa is easily lost, so they often feel dry nose, mouth and skin. When dryness prevails, it will lead to pharyngitis or tonsillitis. Air pollution and prolonged mouth breathing can also easily cause sore throats.

5. Others. Esophageal reflux disease, chronic fatigue, etc. can also cause sore throat.

What to do if children have sore throat?

1. Diet to reduce internal heat

Cool fruits such as dragon fruit, pear, apple, carambola, mangosteen, grapefruit, strawberry, loquat, etc. Cold fruits such as tomatoes, watermelons, bananas, kiwis, melons, grapefruits, oranges, persimmons, coconut water, and mulberries can all clear liver fire.

What are the vegetables that can reduce internal heat? Bitter melon is bitter, cold and can clear away heat. Lily has the effect of clearing heat, moistening the lungs and nourishing the liver. It is effective for residual heat after fever, sore throat, irritability and thirst. Celery can remove liver fire and relieve heat in the lungs and stomach. People with excessive liver fire can benefit from eating it regularly. Lotus root is mild and cold in nature, and is best eaten raw or mashed into juice. It has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting body fluid, nourishing the liver and moistening the lungs. Its effect is better if mixed with pear juice. Water chestnut is cold in nature and is suitable for people with symptoms such as heat in the heart meridian, irritability, thirst, dry stool and yellow urine. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Lettuce is rich in water, and can clear away heat, relieve gas, and reduce phlegm. It is suitable for people with heat in the liver and lungs.

Water can moisten the throat, so people with sore throats should drink more water. It is also best to drink warm water. Cold water is likely to irritate the throat and make laryngitis worse. When your throat is swollen and sore, eating spicy food will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire. Greasy food is also not conducive to the recovery of laryngitis and should be avoided.

2. Diet therapy

Take a fresh egg, crack the egg liquid into a bowl, stir vigorously, pour boiling water into the egg liquid, make the egg liquid into frangipani, then add sugar and stir well, then drizzle with sesame oil and it's done. Drinking egg drop soup can relieve sore throat.

Buy some Chinese herbs such as Sterculia lychnophora, Chrysanthemum, and Honeysuckle, brew them with hot water, and drink them when you want to drink water. It can relieve sore throat and remove inflammation from the inside.

Buy some Jinzaozi throat lozenges, Xiguashuang and other lozenges and dissolve them in your mouth, or drink syrup, which is also very effective.

If your throat is swollen and sore, gargling with vinegar and the same amount of water can relieve the pain.

Fry the salt, grind it into powder, blow it into the throat and spit out the saliva. This can reduce inflammation and relieve pain.

Eating raw pears regularly can prevent and treat mouth ulcers and sore throat.

Peel and wash the lotus root, mash it and squeeze out the lotus root juice, mix it with egg white (1 egg can be used 3 times), store it in a cool place, and use it to gargle.

Put the tea leaves in a small gauze bag, place it in a cup, then brew it with boiling water. After it cools down, add appropriate amount of honey and stir well. Rinse your mouth with this solution and swallow it every half an hour. Use it for three consecutive days after it takes effect.

Mash 3 snow pears, add 50 grams of honey, decoct in water and take twice a day.