Children with recurrent tonsillitis often have a constitutional tendency toward weak lung and stomach energy or toward easily accumulating heat. When lifestyle factors such as excessive cold foods, lack of sleep, and poor oral hygiene are added, the frequency of flare-ups increases.

The Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective

In Korean medicine, a child born with weak lung-stomach (肺胃) function develops a concentration of fire-heat (火熱) toward the throat when exposed to heat-inducing foods or stress. While the constitution itself is difficult to change, clinical experience shows that strengthening lung-stomach function and clearing heat through Korean medicine treatment reduces the inflammatory response to the same triggers.