Can eating too much cold food affect the tonsilitis of my child?
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Cold, wet foods/liquids are recommended; jello, popsicles, etc... As long as the child is ok with it then there shouldn't be a problem. Stay away from ice cream and other dairy though.
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I AM SO HAPPY YOU ASKED THIS QUESTION!!\n\nDuring the cold seasons, especially in late fall, it is usually best not to eat sweets, choclate etc. IF YOU DO, its okay, just as soon as you do go and brush your teeth and use mouth wash. Its all about keeping your mouth clean, and somehow, sweets contaminate them, so, it's easier to just steer clear of the sweets. Unfortunately, its what the school nurse tells everyone. great. just great.
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Don't force a kid to eat.  Instead do the following:\n\n--Give him vitamins.\n--Make sure he only has access to healthy foods.\n\nThink about quality, not quantity of food.  Otherwise, you'll set your child up for a lifetime of eating disorders and weight problems.  \n\nOnly provide healthy foods.  Just let the kid eat as much or as little as he wants.  He won't starve himself to death.\n\nPlus, it sounds like he needs his tonsils out.  A good diet can't improve bad tonsils.  Ask your doctor about a tonsilectomy.
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Hi, Cherry - You probably mean 'tonsillar pharyngitis'.  Pharyngitis literally means inflammation of the pharynx (or throat).  Basically, this is your common throat infection which is most often caused by the same viruses that cause the common cold.  In some cases, the infection may be from a bacteria such as streptococcus - this is what we call 'strep throat'.  When the tonsils are involved, some people may use the term 'tonsillitis' or 'tonsillar pharyngitis'.  The typical symptoms are fever, sore throat, whitish pus on the tonsils, or swollen glands in the neck.  Not all pharyngitises need to be treated with antibiotics, but you would have to see a doctor to determine if yours does or does not.
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Maybe... See a doctor if it happens again.\nWhen you swallow, you have to stop eating. If you were having some trouble breathing anyway, took large bits or developed reflux, as someone else suggested, your breath control could've been impaired. It took longer for you to recover and start breathing again.\nThe second thing is: were you eating any new foods or spices? Sometimes you could also develop an allergy to something you have always eaten.
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I would see a nutritionist about this.  I would think their should be a high protein soy formula out there.  I hope he is not allergic to that.  Good luck.  Are you feeding him jarred food yet.  If he really likes your milk you can puree fresh veggies and add your milk to it to give him more calories.  Have you tried that.\n\nI made my son's baby food.  All you have to do is steam the veggies and put them in a food processor to puree.  You can do a lot at one time and freeze them in ice cube trays or baby jars.  You can also use the first years small containers.  The breast milk might make him eat more of it.  Just mix it in.  I hope this helps some.
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How old is your son? (Could be "mono" if he's a teenager). Did they do any throat/NP cultures? Any respiratory symptoms? What was the differential cell count? This time of year (depending on where you live) respiratory viruses get started. If it is a virus, antibiotics won't help. If it's something like strep throat or "walking pneumonia" then antibiotics will kick it pretty quickly. Could also be a secondary bacterial infection following a viral infection. Just make sure he takes the whole course of the antibiotics - failure to do so is one of the leading causes of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Good luck!!
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Never ice cream. I learned a while ago from my mom that sugar can actually aggravate a sore throat/growing cold. Sugar's the worst thing you can ingest when you're getting sick.\n\nI just had the beginnings of a sore throat several days ago. I took two pills which are a mixture of herbs called Echinacea and golden-seal root. It worked PERFECTLY. It's the best thing you can take to knock out that blooming cold. It will be gone the next day. Just head over to your local health-food store and pick up a bottle and it will work wonders.\n\nAlso, hot chicken soup (Jewish pennicilin) is excellent for a sore throat.
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My cousin's daughter (my Godchild) developed this condition while going through puberty.  She would have a sneezing attack when she finished eating a regular meal, but not when she snacked.  Specialists determined she had no food allergies, but was suffering from an anxiety disorder.  They determined it may have had something to do with felling "guilty" about eating.  It was a blessing in disguise; she was diagnosed as having a psychological eating disorder similar to bulemia.  Through frequent counseling, it prevented her from progressing to a harmful full-blown eating disorder.  However, it is really strange that your father has it as well.  My suggestion then would be to talk to your doctor so tests can be done.  Hope this helps some.
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I work for an ENT Doctor and there is no technical term for what I refer to as tosil berries.  Your tonsils have crypts in them and can trap food and debris.  Over time this debris can be manually excruded from these crypys.  It can cause bad breath and the material is very foul smelling.  This debris is not dangerous unless it becomes trapped in the tonsil and causes infection.  Hope that helps.
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My child was diagnosed with this condition. Conventional medical experts pushed medications and said they would be for life.  Go the alternative road.  THere is NO harm in trying.  All of my son's symptoms disappeared when we treated food and environmental allergies.  Get and read the following 2 books used from Amazon: 1. IS THis Your Child, Doris Rapp, MD 2. Food Allergy Cure, Ellen Cutler, MD   Just do it!  You will be glad you didi!
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could be croup or epiglotitis
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If the child has a herpes zoster condition. Have it tested for lysine deficiency and ask your doctor to suggest a dose for lysine. The test may be negative, and so might the doctor because they don't prescribe "natural cures" very often. Lysine blocks arginine which is a factor in the development of the cold sores. You can get lysine at Walgreens. The dose is the issue though. I will look up some info in one of my books and get back to you.\n\nYou need to be sure if this is in fact zoster, or if it is herpes simplex which can be passed from mother to child via the birth canal. This can be a serious illness and is life long. If it is herpes simplex, it can cause blindness, nerve damage and a whole bunch of other horrible things.\n\nOne last thing, it could be an allergy to the formula or a food you are giving the child. This too needs a doctors opinion. I know that chocolate is full of arginine but can't see you giving your baby chocolate!\n\nPlease take your baby to the doctors.
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I'm serious, don't get sick though. I had food poisoning from consuming fish/chicken, don't know which one made me sick, and I lost 30 pounds in 1 month from throwing up and having the runs. People were complimenting me on my weight loss, but I was living in agony. I don't know what I had, but the first round of antibiotics from the doc did not work. It took 3 treatments! I have since gained the weight back because as soon as I got better, I ate everything in sight! Food never tasted better in my life. I've learned that drinking cold water boosts your metabolism 30% because your body has to work harder at maintaining the water at body temperature. Good-old fashioned exercise and food portion control ought to do it. Don't skip breaksfast and drink as much water as you can! That's my best advice. I don't think there is a HEALTHY way to lose a large amount of weight in a short period of time.
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can understand your pain.  Your child is too young for strong allopathic medicines.  Stop giving sugar in all forms to your kid.  In place of sugar, the best choice will be jaggery.  Try Kasamrita cough syrup by Baidyanath if available.  You can buy cough syrup by Dabur also.  The doses will be half tea- spoon three times a day.  Give him one tea-spoon honey twice a day. Honey is very good for cough and cold.  If you are also suffering from colds, stop feeding your baby.  Keep him warm.  Rub eucalyptus oil on his chest and neck for better sleep.  In some cases, it takes little longer time for the cold to go.  Do not worry.  Things will be fine at your end.  Pray for your child's recovery.  Add quarter tea-spoon of turmeric powder to the kid's milk every time.  In case of more complications, seek doctor's help.\n\nBest of health,
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no, you shouldn't because the food would have incalcuable amounts of bacteria on it, and this could make the child sick.
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Yes it can and makes you feel like you can't swallow.Been there done that.And yes allergies can cause that too.See your eent doc also.