How to cure pharyngitis in a child with folk remedies

The inflammation that develops on the mucous membrane and in the lymphoid tissues of the pharynx is called pharyngitis. The disease most often does not pose a threat to life, therefore it does not require hospitalization, and treatment can be carried out on an outpatient basis. That is why parents need to know what are the main signs of the disease, its characteristic symptoms, and also understand how to treat pharyngitis in children at home in order to avoid complications. Most often, inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa in childhood occurs due to exposure to the body of pathogenic microorganisms or as a result of severe hypothermia.

Treatment features

Since sore throat can be infectious and non-infectious in nature, it is necessary to treat pharyngitis in children in various ways. So with the non-infectious nature of the disease, it is possible to cure pharyngitis in children at home using exclusively the methods of traditional medicine. Whereas with infectious pharyngitis, as a rule, complex treatment with the use of drugs is required.

The nature of pharyngitis is indicated by the causes of inflammation. So, if a sore throat, perspiration, dry cough, a feeling of a foreign object in the pharynx arose as a result of exposure to pungent odors, the use of too cold or hot food or drinks, then this indicates the non-infectious nature of the disease. If the inflammation has developed under the influence of viruses or bacteria and is accompanied by fever, runny nose, enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes, then most often this indicates the infectious nature of the disease.

Important! Any form of pharyngitis in the absence of timely and effective treatment is dangerous by the development of serious complications (otitis media, bronchitis), as well as the transition of the disease into a chronic form.

Pharyngitis treatment most often involves the elimination of the main symptoms, as well as the causes of the disease.

• If it is known that a virus (influenza, parainfluenza or herpes) is the cause of the disease, then it is recommended to use antiviral drugs (Laferobion, Arbidol, Remantadin, Anaferon), which will accelerate recovery and reduce the risk of complications.
• Provided that a blood test and a bacterial culture of a throat swab taken from a patient revealed the presence of a bacterial infection, then in this case, antibacterial drugs (Sumamed, Augmentin) are used in the treatment of the disease.
• To reduce pain in the nasopharynx, antiseptic preparations are used in the form of sprays, lozenges, lozenges and lozenges (Septefril, Lizobakt, Ingalipt, Chlorophyllipt).

Important! When choosing an antiseptic for the throat, it is necessary to take into account not only the age of the child, but also his individual characteristics, since the use of sprays in some children can cause nausea or laryngeal spasm.

• With significant hyperthermia (above 38 degrees), it is necessary to use antipyretic drugs, children are shown the use of drugs based on paracetamol or ibuprofen (Panadol, Nurofen).

Also, the treatment of pharyngitis at home for children should be carried out in compliance with the general recommendations:

• to prevent drying out of the nasopharyngeal mucosa, optimal climatic conditions in the room should be maintained: temperature not higher than 18-20 degrees, humidity at 50-70%;
• to moisturize the nasopharyngeal mucosa and reduce the level of intoxication, it is necessary to consume a sufficient amount of liquid in the form of pure boiled water, compotes, juices, decoctions of medicinal herbs (sage, chamomile);
• in order not to have an additional irritating effect on the throat, solid foods should be excluded, giving preference to liquid and mushy foods (soups, broths, liquid milk porridge, jelly)

Important! Any food and liquid used during the treatment should not be too cold or hot. It is also necessary to exclude spicy, salty and smoked foods.

Folk ways

In the complex therapy of pharyngitis of any etiology, folk methods of treatment are highly effective. How to treat pharyngitis using non-drug methods? As methods of alternative medicine in the complex therapy of throat diseases, they use:

• teas based on herbal decoctions;
• warming compresses (woolen scarf tied around the neck);
• inhalation;
• medicated throat ointments;
• rinsing.

Decoctions of medicinal plants reduce inflammation, have an immunostimulating effect. In pediatrics, the use is shown:

1. Fruit drinks prepared on the basis of fruits of raspberry, viburnum, black currant, ground with sugar.
2. Infusions made from the above berries, rose hips, anise. All components of the product are taken in equal proportions, poured with hot water and insisted in a thermos for three to four hours. It is consumed in the form of tea for several days until complete recovery.
3. To reduce the severity of the inflammatory process and eliminate dry irritating cough, use a collection prepared from black currant leaves, blackberries, linden flowers and coltsfoot grass. All ingredients are crushed, mixed in equal proportions and poured with hot water at the rate of a tablespoon of dry matter per glass of water. Take fifty milliliters three times a day.
4. Warm milk with honey moisturizes the throat well, softens dry cough, relieves inflammation (a spoonful of honey is dissolved in 200 ml of warm fatty milk). Drink the solution three times a day until the symptoms disappear.

Inhalation is considered a highly effective remedy for softening dry cough, thinning and removing thick secretions.

Inhalations can be carried out over a teapot or a bowl of hot water, where they pour:

• A decoction made from chamomile, calendula and sage (all ingredients are taken in equal proportions). A tablespoon of the dry mixture is poured into 400 ml of boiling water and used for inhalation.
• If there is no allergy, then you can add a couple of drops of eucalyptus tincture and one drop of tea tree oil to the broth obtained above, or use these substances as separate means for inhalation, after dissolving in water.
• A solution made from baking soda, table salt (five grams of dry matter each) and a couple of drops of iodine diluted in a liter of drinking water. For inhalation, you can also use alkaline mineral water (Borjomi, Polyana Kvasova, Narzan).

Important! Inhalation in the initial stages of the disease must be carried out with caution, since this procedure can aggravate the patient's condition by increasing the swelling of the throat mucosa.

Gargling for the treatment of various diseases of the nasopharynx is an effective procedure to reduce the severity of the inflammatory process. The following are used as rinsing solutions:

• Herbal infusions (oak bark, plantain, calendula, elecampane). A tablespoon of dry matter is poured with a glass of hot drinking water, insisted for several hours, filtered and gargled three times a day until the symptoms disappear.
• Soda-saline solution with the addition of iodine, which is prepared in the same way as a similar means for inhalation.
• Propolis based product. This substance has antimicrobial and healing properties, reduces inflammation. In pediatrics, a twenty percent aqueous tincture of propolis is used, while the required amount of funds is calculated depending on the patient's age (a drop of solution for each year of life).To carry out the rinsing procedure, the required dose of the tincture is diluted in one hundred milliliters of warm drinking water and the procedure is repeated several times a day until complete recovery.

Important! If the child does not know how to gargle or is afraid to carry out the procedure, it is advisable to irrigate the throat with these solutions using a spray bottle.

When rinsing, you must follow simple recommendations:

• one procedure should last about ten minutes;
• at a time you must use at least a glass of solution;
• you need to tilt your head back so that the liquid reaches the back of the pharynx and tonsils well, and pronounce the sound "y";
• do not swallow the solution;
• the procedure should be carried out no earlier than an hour and a half after eating, and also do not eat or drink anything for half an hour after.

In the complex therapy of an uncomplicated disease, you can also use the following means:

1. Mix one part propolis solution and two parts glycerin purchased from a pharmacy, as well as peach or sea buckthorn oil. Lubricate the throat with the resulting mixture three times a day.
2. As a treat, small children can be offered to chew propolis or eat a piece of refined sugar dipped in an aqueous solution of propolis.
3. In the form of drops in the nose and as a rinse solution, you can use freshly squeezed beet juice (the vegetable is washed, peeled, grated and squeezed out).
4. Essential oils of such plants as eucalyptus, tea tree, sea buckthorn, peach are used as nasal drops for long-term moisturizing of the nasopharyngeal mucosa.
5. Ginger products. This substance reduces inflammation, disinfects, helps cleanse the lymph nodes, moisturizes the nasopharyngeal mucosa, and reduces the severity of pain. In the treatment of pharyngitis, the ginger root is cut into small pieces, poured with hot water at the rate of a teaspoon of the product per 200 ml of water. The mixture is infused, filtered, honey is added and 100 ml is drunk in small sips twice a day. To improve immunity, you can consume teas and compotes daily for ten days with the addition of a small amount of ginger and honey.

To treat a child, it is necessary to use essential oils, bee products and preparations with iodine with caution, since there is a high probability of developing allergic reactions and problems with the thyroid gland.