Patient's question:
Sore throat, can't eat, hurts when drinking water, too painful to bear. Originally, injections helped, but now the pain has returned and is worse than before. Medication has no effect. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that chronic pharyngitis is due to yin deficiency and excess fire, where the virtual fire disturbs the throat, leading to a lack of nourishment in the throat. Treatment should focus on nourishing yin and reducing fire, using modified Jiang Ye Tang. A suitable decoction can be made with an appropriate amount of honeysuckle and Ophiopogon japonicus, adding two pieces of Ephedra sinica, and brewing with boiling water as a substitute for tea. It is also important to eliminate various pathogenic factors and enhance the body's constitution, including quitting smoking and alcohol, improving the work environment, and actively treating chronic inflammation of the nose and nasopharynx, etc.There are many factors that contribute to pediatric digestive diseases. If a child is diagnosed with a digestive disorder, parents need to cooperate with the doctor in active treatment, assist with gastrointestinal decompression, and develop good hygiene habits. Parents should pay attention not to develop picky eating habits in their children and maintain a balanced diet.