Tonsillitis

Symptoms:

• hoarse voice;
• painful and red tonsils;
• white plaque on tonsils;
• swollen tonsils;
• sharp pain when swallowing;
• cough with yellow sputum;
• thirst;

Causes:

• wind and heat attack the lungs;
• getting cold;
• getting bacterial and viral infection that causes an inflammatory reaction in tonsils;

Treatment:

• stay at home and get plenty of rest;
• remove heat and wind from body;
• drinking body cooling herbal teas;
• support body with proper food;
• eat cooling food by character, which help to cool down tonsils heat and swelling;
• avoid hot and spicy food, which add heat to your body;
• in general, it can be said that the body should be cooled with yin-type foods and warming yang-type foods should be avoided.

Nutrition suggestions:

• do not eat garlic, ginger, pepper, curry, onion;
• use cooking methods like boiling and steaming;
• prefer raw food;
• avoid eating meat when having inflammation in body;
• eat vegetables like chinese cabbage, tomato, radish, cucumber, green mung beans, rhubarb, asparagus;
• eat seafood like octopus, crab, seaweed;
• eat fruits like pear, watermelon, mango, kiwi, grapefruit, pomelos;
• eat berries like strawberry;
• eat dairy products like yoghurt, kefir;
• eat spices like salt;
• use herbs like dandelion, peppermint;

Explanation:

Tonsillitis (aka acute tonsillitis, quinsy, angina) is throat tonsils inflammation. Tonsillitis is not only cold time disease, people may get sick also in summer time. Then the worst enemies are air conditioners in offices, shopping centres, cars etc. In hot conditions our skin pores open up and when we stay in cold and windy room, the cold goes under our skin and starts to weaken the lungs and therefore our immunity falls. As a result of cold attack to our body, the tonsils grow larger, become reddish and are covered with off-white and purulent discharge. Although many publications claim that tonsillitis can not be prevented, we say avoid getting cold and stay away from conditioners. Hold your feet in warm and protect your back of neck and chest against cold and wind. Tonsillitis mostly lasts about 10 days;