How to prevent and treat acute suppurative tonsillitis in children

Acute suppurative tonsillitis in children is a very common disease and children are very likely to suffer from it. It is mainly related to children's breathing, and the disease is easily caused by respiratory infection due to the air environment. This is very detrimental to children's physical health and should be treated early and in time to avoid other diseases caused by these symptoms. So let us learn how to prevent and treat acute suppurative tonsillitis in children.

Western medicine mainly uses antibacterial and anti-inflammatory methods to treat this disease. Due to the widespread use and abuse of antibiotics, drug-resistant strains are gradually increasing. Treatment with Western medicine alone is long and cannot effectively control the recurrence of tonsillitis. Some children have to receive intravenous drips almost every month because of tonsil suppuration. Whether to use tonsillectomy remains controversial. Because tonsils are immune organs with physiological functions, especially in children, tonsils play an important protective role on the body. Complications can occur after tonsillectomy.

Traditional Chinese medicine or a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has great advantages in treating tonsillitis. TCM believes that this disease is mainly caused by heat accumulation in the lungs and stomach. TCM syndrome differentiation uses traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine for treatment, or cooperates with external treatment methods such as Chinese medicine nebulization, acupuncture and bloodletting, which have good effects in reducing fever time, tonsil swelling and purulent secretions, and can control its recurrence.

Here are a few things to keep in mind in your daily life:

1. Pay attention to keeping your child at a suitable temperature. It is best not to wear too many clothes. Wearing too many clothes will cause excessive sweating, which will make it easier for your child to catch a cold.

2. After children sweat during activities, they should take off their wet clothes in time. After sweating, the pores will expand, and the cold air will enter the body more easily.

3. Children’s illness must be cured at one time, otherwise high fever can easily cause infection, causing the child to suffer from pediatric purulent tonsillitis.

4. Eat a balanced diet and enhance nutrition. Children's diet must be nutritionally balanced and in reasonable proportions. In particular, it is important to help children get rid of the bad habit of eating snacks. Most snacks have little nutritional value and will cause children to not eat well, leading to nutritional imbalance.

5. Cultivate good living habits for children. Make sure your child can take good care of himself or herself, know when to add or remove clothing, and eat well. This will minimize the chance of catching a cold and ensure a balanced intake of nutrition.

Tonsillitis can be mild or severe. I hope that the above prevention methods can help everyone understand how to prevent the occurrence of tonsillitis. Once you unfortunately suffer from tonsillitis, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time and do not delay. Some people never take their health seriously. When they have health problems, they always think that they can just go to the pharmacy to buy some anti-inflammatory drugs. However, this can only temporarily control the condition and cannot cure it completely. Therefore, when you feel unwell, you should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time.