Tonsillitis
These Home Remedies Really Help With Tonsillitis
First Aid For Tonsillitis:
Heat inside and out, eg drinking (not too much) hot tea in small sips and warming the neck with a scarf. The heat supports the local immune system in the throat and stimulates the body’s self-healing powers.
Salt:
Add a good pinch of sea salt (preferably mineral salt from a pharmacy) to a glass of warm water. Rinse your mouth and throat with this salty water, gargle. Salt supports the mucous membranes in their function, keeps them moist and has a slight disinfecting effect.
Sage
: Prepare sage tea according to the instructions, let it cool slightly and gargle with it. Sage disinfects and acts against inflammation.
Honey:
Warm honey water for a gargle or a few sips of sage tea sweetened with honey soothes the mucous membranes in the throat. The ingredients in honey can gently slow down inflammation and promote healing. Bonus tip: try Manuka honey. Special New Zealand honey contains anti-inflammatory substances. Simply let a tablespoon of Manuka honey slowly melt on your tongue.
Apple Cider
vinegar with honey Another home remedy for gargling is warm water with a squelch of apple cider vinegar and a tablespoon of honey. Apple cider vinegar is said to have a mild disinfectant and decongestant effect.
Onion:
Prepare an onion tea with a finely chopped onion and a quarter of a liter of water. Let the tea cool down a bit and drink it several times a day. Red onions in particular contain sulfur compounds (sulfides, which are also responsible for tears in the eyes when cutting) and antioxidants such as quercetin with antibacterial properties.
What To Eat With Tonsillitis?
Soft foods: Patients with tonsillitis prefer soft and less spicy foods, which the affected person can usually eat despite having difficulty swallowing.
Sucking On Sweets:
Non-medicated sweets (such as sage sweets) can also help soothe sore throats and sore throats. Sweets stimulate the production of saliva. The saliva increasingly moistens the swollen tonsils, thus relieving the pain.
Milk With Honey:
Heat a glass or cup of milk and dissolve a teaspoon of honey in it. Drink the honey milk in small sips before going to bed.
Ice Cream
: Children in particular are often given ice cream when they have tonsillitis. Although this relieves pain in the short term, cold also reduces blood circulation and can slow the healing process. If the pain is severe, cool but not cold foods (for example, yogurt) are more suitable.
