The tonsils are critically important in the prevention of various kinds of infections that tend to enter our body trough our mouth. Contrary to popular opinion, the tonsils are not the root of our infections or useless organs that need to be routinely removed, but guards that act as a first line of defense against infections that enter through the oral cavity.
Inflammation of tonsils is called tonsillitis, at its symptoms are very easy identifiable, just by looking down someone’s throat. The characteristic swelling and the red color with white or yellow patches can not be mistaken for anything else. In cases when tonsillitis is not treated in a timely manner, it may grow and develop into dangerous post infection states, like ear infections.
What are the symptoms of tonsillitis?
In case of a tonsil infection, the tonsils tend to get bigger, and either side of your throat can be infected. If the tonsillitis is accompanied with infection recurrences, it is considered chronic. Infected tonsils are not capable of helping release toxins from the body via the kidneys or skin, so toxins remain inside the body.
Symptoms of tonsillitis may be pain in the entire body, fever, difficulty with swallowing, a headache, and a sore throat. More serious symptoms that can occur in some tonsillitis cases may be high fever, strong pain when the patient tries to swallow, enlarged lymph glands behind the ears, and sometimes even ear pain.
Home remedies for tonsillitis
There are various home remedies that you can try in cases of tonsillitis, but the effects may vary from person to person, depending of their specific cases of tonsil inflammation. In case of doubt, due to possible allergic reaction to some of these remedies, or inefficiency, you should consult your doctor.
- Lime is one of common home remedy for tonsillitis. You can make a mixture of warm water and fresh lime, width honey and kitchen salt, and drink it slowly.
- Gargling with some warm salty water, and daily breathing exercises, can be very helpful.
- Also milk is very important in reducing tonsillitis symptoms. Try to mix warm milk with powdered pepper and take it before you go to sleep at night.
- An Epsom salt bath can be very useful to deal with tonsillitis, along with the application of ice pack on your throat.
- Raw vegetable juice made from cucumber, carrot or beet can be mixed with together, or taken apart. Either way it is very helpful in boosting your entire immune system.
- A combination of warm water and onion or dried leaves of pudina can be excellent for gargle, and it is one of the best home remedies for tonsillitis.
All of these home remedies are very good and helpful for tonsillitis, but it will take at least couple of days or up to one week for inflamed tonsils to go back to their normal size, and for patients to feel relief from their symptoms.
There is also the matter of consuming the right kind of diet, for tonsillitis patients, while they are at home. Unfortunately, the best diet for those periods of tonsil inflammation is to eat light food only. Lots of liquids, such as hot teas, especially containing licorice or camomile, or fresh fruit and vegetable juices are best diet for those periods of tonsillitis.
Only after time, when the tonsils are no longer swollen, should you try to return to a regular balanced diet of a mixture of vegetable, fruits, seeds, grains, nuts etc. Alcohol, cigarettes, fried food and carbonated drinks are strictly not recommended for anyone who is suffering from a tonsil infection.
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