Can chronic pharyngitis cause bad breath?

Bad breath is quite embarrassing, especially if it occurs when you are talking to people. There are many reasons for bad breath, and you need to find out the cause and treat it accordingly. You should pay attention to oral hygiene, brush your teeth and rinse your mouth on time. Chronic pharyngitis is a relatively common disease. Some patients with chronic pharyngitis will have bad breath. I don’t know if the bad breath is caused by chronic pharyngitis. Will chronic pharyngitis cause bad breath? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Does chronic pharyngitis cause bad breath?

Chronic pharyngitis is a chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosal and lymphoid tissue. Diffuse pharyngitis is often part of chronic inflammation of the upper respiratory tract; localized pharyngitis is mostly inflammation of the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue. This disease is common in clinical practice, has a long course, and symptoms are prone to recurrence. Chronic pharyngitis generally does not cause bad breath, but sometimes it may cause bad breath because secretions will accumulate in the folds of the pharynx. Long-term accumulation will produce a fishy smell, but teeth or stomach gas can cause severe bad breath.

2. How to improve pharyngitis?

1. 5 grams of raw rehmannia, 5 grams of cooked rehmannia, 5 grams of Scrophularia, 5 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, and 6 grams of lily have the effect of nourishing the kidney, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs.

2. 6 grams of Sophora flavescens and 5 grams of Belamcanda chinensis can detoxify and relieve sore throat, increase the phagocytosis of pharyngeal lymphocytes and enhance immunity.

3. 6 grams of Polygonum multiflorum, 3 grams of Cortex Moutan, 3 grams of Oroxylum indica, and 3 grams of Licorice, which can enhance liver function, calm the mind and prevent nerve loosening.

4. Buy the above Chinese medicine from the pharmacy. You can boil it three times and add more water than the medicine. Drink it three times a day. Pour out the medicine juice after boiling. You can put the medicine in the refrigerator to prevent it from going bad. If you are making tea, reduce the dosage by half. It will definitely work wonders.

3. Notes

Use with caution if you are allergic to any of the medicines in this prescription. Many of the medicines in this prescription are health-preserving medicines with no toxic side effects. If you have other diseases when buying medicine, you can first ask the Chinese medicine pharmacist whether there are any effects.

4. What foods should I eat for chronic pharyngitis

1. Steamed pear with ginseng

If you find yourself suffering from chronic pharyngitis, you can often eat steamed pears with American ginseng in your daily life. It is not only rich in nutritional value, but also has good therapeutic effects.

American ginseng is cool in nature, sweet and slightly bitter. It has the effects of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, clearing away heat and promoting body fluid. Used for symptoms such as cough and asthma, blood in sputum, dry mouth and throat. Its main components are triterpenoid saponins.

It has anti-fatigue, anti-tumor and anti-viral effects. Pears are cool and flat in nature, sweet and slightly sour in taste, and have the effects of promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm. It has a nourishing effect on the throat. Steaming ginseng and pears together has significant effects on lung heat cough, excessive phlegm, sore throat and other symptoms.

2. Honey Loquat

Honey loquat also has a very good effect on the treatment of chronic pharyngitis. We can often cook it in our daily life, which is very helpful to our health.

Loquat is cool in nature and tastes sweet and sour. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and relieving gas. It is mainly used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, vomiting blood, epistaxis, thirst, vomiting, etc.

Honey is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effects of moisturizing, relieving pain and detoxifying. Honey loquat can enhance the antitussive and sputum-clearing effects, and has a significant improvement effect on symptoms such as dry cough due to lung dryness, excessive sputum, and vomiting.

3. Pork ribs stewed with yam

Yam is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, quenching thirst and promoting salivation, and benefiting the lungs. Stewing it with pork chops which nourish yin and moisten dryness has a good effect on cough caused by deficiency, cough due to phlegm and dampness, and cough caused by spleen deficiency.

It has a very good effect in relieving chronic pharyngitis, can also prevent and treat it, and can improve our body's immunity and make our body healthier.