Swollen Tonsils & Adenoids

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

 

What suggestions would you give for a 2 years old boy that has swollen tonsils

and adenoids? He's having problems with his breathing, especially at night.

The doctor wants to remove his tonsils and adenoids. Please advise.

 

Thanks,

 

Kathy C

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My thoughts are that he is a normal kid with a characteristically

immature digestive system. If he is eating " adult " foods, they may be

too difficult for his Spleen to handle, making dampness, phlegm and

heat in that order. The heat wafts up and brews the phlegm ..etc etc. I

have had good success in preventing this type of surgery totally by

asking the parents to put the child on a simple bland diet of simple

foods,(cooked rice gruel, small amounts of cooked vegs and meats) and

try to go non- gluten and non- sugar of any kind..also no fruit juices.

 

Do any of these thoughts make sense in your patient in terms of food

choices etc?

 

R. Cooper

[Guest guest]

Any other symptoms? How long has he had his tonsils and adenoids

enlarged? Does it come and go or are they always swollen? Where does

this kid live? What are the his surroundings like? Any known allergies?

What is he fed?

There's a plant called broadleaf plantain that is excellent in the

treatment of tonsils as well as many other conditions, high in vit c it

helps the inmune system fight off deseases and bacteria (exactly what

the adenoid's function is). Gargles of the juice of the leaves (actually

the plant is mainly leaves), say 2-3 leaves in 200cc water in a blender.

You can also drink the juice. There are no known side effects to this

plant. You can also start giving him small dosis of ginger as long as he

is over 2 years old, this will also help him overall.

All the question listed above, and many other i simply can't think

of right now will give you/us a better possibility for a diagnosis and

thus a treatment. I don't practice acupunture on small kids or do i

encourage parents to treat their children with acupunture, moxa, yes.

It's always better to see what is in his sourroundings an see if it can

be the source of the problem (not only for kids), and the diet is also

very important, it can be the source of many, many energetic unbalances

-specially with all this modern processed food industry that adds tons

of chemicals and who knows what else to processed foods. Cheese, milk,

eggs, pork, unfermented soya products and sweets are incredibly toxic

and basis for phlegm which will eventually attack everything in the throat

 

Remember you are treating the kid, not the disease.

 

Having said that, thank God I live in a third world country where i can

find all the plants i need growing wild