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Suggest Home Remedies For Enlarged Adenoids

Good evening DR. My daughter PNS result shows she has ENLARGED ADENOIDS. Pls what can give to soothe her sleep and home remedies that can be used to shrink adenoids. She can t breathe with her nose and our next appointment with d ENT Dr. Is in Aug. Thank u in anticipation of your reply
Thu, 11 Aug 2016
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Ayurveda Specialist 's  Response
Dear
Thanks for contacting with the health concern of your daughter and as such there is/are no documented/result oriented home remedies which can shrunk the adenoids the best is to have a symptomatic aporoach towards the disease so as to ease the symptoms:

1. Steam Inhalation: 3-4 times a day. Add to boling water- tincture benzoin,vicks or Amrutanjan

2. Warm salt water gargles (or wokadine gargles) thrice daily
3. Take warm or hot drinks often- like hot tea,coffee,soups, 5-6 times a day
4. Take mainly soft diet- rice,chapati or phulka,with non spicy vegetables. Take boiled vegetables
5. Take sweet fruits: banana,papaya,mango
6. Avoid fried foods (dosa,namkeen,chips), do not take cold drinks,cold water,ice cream.
7. Avoid sour fruits like citrus fruits, grapes
8. Even when adenoids are removed they don't pose much threat to child's health so can go ahead if the E.N.T. Doctor advice for Adenoidectomy
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Suggest Home Remedies For Enlarged Adenoids

Dear Thanks for contacting with the health concern of your daughter and as such there is/are no documented/result oriented home remedies which can shrunk the adenoids the best is to have a symptomatic aporoach towards the disease so as to ease the symptoms: 1. Steam Inhalation: 3-4 times a day. Add to boling water- tincture benzoin,vicks or Amrutanjan 2. Warm salt water gargles (or wokadine gargles) thrice daily 3. Take warm or hot drinks often- like hot tea,coffee,soups, 5-6 times a day 4. Take mainly soft diet- rice,chapati or phulka,with non spicy vegetables. Take boiled vegetables 5. Take sweet fruits: banana,papaya,mango 6. Avoid fried foods (dosa,namkeen,chips), do not take cold drinks,cold water,ice cream. 7. Avoid sour fruits like citrus fruits, grapes 8. Even when adenoids are removed they don t pose much threat to child s health so can go ahead if the E.N.T. Doctor advice for Adenoidectomy