Glands are one of the organs of the immune system. They protect the human body from microbes contained in the inspired air. The tonsils are in the throat and form a pharyngeal ring. In a healthy person, they resemble two acorns, in the inflamed condition the tonsils swell. Angina, a more common name for inflammation of the tonsils, the disease is quite serious, and its treatment should be approached with all responsibility.
Treatment of tonsils at home
Inflamed glands can be treated at home, while using medicines from the pharmacy and traditional medicine.
To treatment of angina should be started after a visit to the doctor. He will prescribe the necessary drugs that will help to cope with the disease more quickly. If one of the symptoms is fever, the doctor prescribes an antipyretic. Depending on the severity of the course of the disease, antibiotics, sprays and aerosols are prescribed. The full course of treatment can take place at home, but all the prescriptions of the attending physician must be observed.
In addition to drug treatment, preparations made at home are widely used. Created by popular recipes, broths and tinctures for rinsing and ingesting, are well combined with medications. For rinsing the oral cavity, the following solutions can be used:
- Saline. This is the simplest means, which can be easily prepared at home. For this purpose, sea salt is better suited, since it is a natural antiseptic, but in its absence, the usual cookery is also suitable. On a glass of warm water you need to take one teaspoon of salt. When rinsing, it is undesirable to get the solution inside, since at this point pathogens can enter the body. Rinse should be done as often as possible.
- Rinsing with a solution of furacilin. On a glass of warm boiled water you need to take two tablets of furatsilina. Especially effective is the procedure for the occurrence of a white coating on the tonsils.
- You can prepare the broth for rinsing from herbs. You can use the medicinal fees that are sold in the pharmacy. Chamomile, sage, yarrow and other herbs perfectly relieve inflammation. The recipe for their preparation is simple - pour the necessary amount of dry raw materials with boiling water and insist. Broth up the throat by decoctions can be unlimited number of times.
In addition to decoctions, solutions for rinsing throat can be prepared on the basis of tinctures. Some medicinal herbs, propolis are excellent for this purpose.
- Rinse solution based on propolis tincture. You can buy the tincture in the pharmacy or prepare yourself. To do this, during the week, 10 g of propolis per 100 ml of alcohol should be infused. To prepare a solution for rinsing, 20 ml of tincture should be mixed with a glass of warm boiled water.
- Dried St. John's wort is poured with alcohol and infused for about two weeks in a dark place. To make the tincture, take 2 tablespoons of herbs and 200 ml of alcohol. For one glass of water, 20 drops of tincture are dissolved.
Long since honey is famous for its useful properties in the treatment of ENT diseases. To treat inflamed glands is better suited floral honey, it can be kept in its pure form in the mouth until it dissolves completely, or dissolve in warm tea or milk.
There are many recipes for inflammation of the glands with honey:
- Mix the carrot juice with boiled water, in the ½ ratio. In the resulting solution add one tablespoon of honey. Gargle with the mixture at least 5 times a day.
- To prepare the next solution, you need to take cranberry or lemon juice. In a saucepan pour half a glass of juice and a glass of honey. The resulting mixture is brought to a boil, cooled and consumed throughout the day on a teaspoonful.
- In a glass with warm water, add one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and honey. Cooked solution to drink during the day in small sips.
Propolis is not inferior to honey for its medicinal properties. It has antibacterial properties, which favorably affects the treatment of inflamed tonsils. A small piece of propolis, without chewing, hold in your mouth for at least 10 minutes. After that, you can not drink anything for about half an hour.
You can remove the inflammation of glands at home using aloe. Many people know this plant as an age. There are many recipes using leaves and aloe juice:
- Cut the leaves into pieces and pour a little water. Then use a blender to prepare the mixture, heat it on the fire, but do not bring to a boil. If you have angina, take the medicine 30 ml three times a day.
- In warm milk add 30 ml of aloe juice. The resulting mixture can gargle and use inside.
- Juice juice is well combined with honey. The mixture can be lubricated with inflamed glands or dissolve as a tablet from the throat.
- Half a glass of water mixed with the same amount of aloe juice. The resulting mixture gargle several times a day.
With the help of peach and rosehip oil, you can treat inflamed areas. The oil envelops the throat, nourishes the tissues with vitamins and minerals. To prepare a medicine for lubricating the tonsils, you need to take two spoons of peach or rose hips oil and mix it with propolis tincture.
In the absence of contraindications, you can use lemon as a folk remedy for inflammation of the glands. The lump can be chewed together with a zest or a rinse solution. To do this, you need to stir three tablespoons of fruit with a glass of warm boiled water.
Symptoms of the disease
The disease of the glands in adults and children is the same. When examining the larynx, you can see the following picture:
- At the beginning of the disease the tonsils acquire a bright red color;
- When the inflammation of the glands greatly increases in size and resembles a walnut, the surface becomes loose;
- On tonsils appears a white coating, sometimes there are small abscesses. These are the first signs of the appearance of angina;
- Lymph nodes on the neck increase in size, it is painful to touch them;
- Inflammation of glands increases body temperature, the general condition of the body is similar to the symptoms of the flu.
As a rule, the inflammation of the glands is accompanied by a hoarse voice. This is because the tonsils swell and the vocal cords are not completely closed. In the frightened form of sore throat, laryngitis occurs. This is a serious test for the vocal cords. In this case, a person feels constant perspiration in the throat, attacks of dry cough. In medical literature, inflammation of the tonsils is called tonsillitis.
Causes of inflammation of tonsils
The main causes of inflammation of the glands are:
- There was direct contact with infected people;
- Flowing inflammatory process in the nasal and oral part;
- The person received hypothermia;
- Weak immunity;
- The lack of protein and vitamin in food, the use of water, unsuitable for drinking.
To reduce the risk of undesirable effects, the first signs of sore throat should be consulted by a doctor.
Whatever the type of inflammation, for the rapid treatment and prevention of the disease in the future it is necessary to adhere to certain rules:
- The appointment of antibiotics should only be done by a doctor. Self-administration of drugs can only exacerbate the picture;
- Treatment should be comprehensive: gargling, mint candies, antipyretic medicines at high temperature will help to quickly defeat the disease;
- Manufacture at home of broths, tinctures for rinsing and reception inside;
- Compliance with bed rest. It is necessary to lie down and gain strength to fight the disease;
- Strengthening of immunity. This can be done not only at the time of illness, but at any other time. Hardening, frequent walks in the fresh air, eating fruits and vegetables - all this contributes to the strengthening of immunity.
At the first symptoms of the disease, many people search the Internet and medical guides for an answer to the question - what to do if glands at home are inflamed? Currently, there are many ways to prepare decoctions and tinctures at home, which will help to quickly cope with inflammation of the tonsils. They can be swallowed for various reasons, but the most effective treatment will be that which includes a competently selected set of medications and medicines created at home.
