Suddenly eating a lot of cold food irritates the throat mucosa, while greasy and spicy foods accumulate heat in the stomach that rises to the throat. Both are burdensome for a child prone to tonsillitis.

The Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective

For children with a lung-stomach heat constitution, it is best to reduce sudden intake of ice cream, shaved ice, and cold drinks, and to limit heat-inducing processed foods such as fried foods, fast food, and chocolate. Instead, using ingredients that moisten the lungs and clear heat—such as pear, radish, and lotus root—as snacks helps maintain the body's heat balance. While dietary control alone cannot fully prevent it, it has a real effect on lengthening the recurrence interval.