What should I do if my child has a sore throat? I suggest eating some ice cream...

It’s hot summer, it’s time to eat ice cream

Who can resist a cold ice cream?

Or an iced drink?

However, the summer climate is changeable

Once the cool

It is easy to cause symptoms such as colds and sore throats

Usually when you have a sore throat due to a cold

How do you relieve it?

Maybe most people would say at this time: "Drink more water."

What Dr. Huaxi wants to tell you today is that when you have a sore throat due to a cold, eating ice cream may be much more effective than drinking water!

At this point you might be thinking, what? Did I hear that right?

Ms. Wang thought the same when she heard the news. She had tonsillitis and felt excruciating pain when swallowing saliva for several days. She went to the hospital for a checkup and the doctor gave her a suggestion: eat popsicles to relieve the pain.

Not long after

"The doctor suggested eating popsicles to relieve sore throat caused by colds."

This topic also became a hot search

Many netizens said:

Some netizens also expressed their disbelief:

Some family members of patients even spoke out:

Some netizens even said:

Why can eating ice relieve pain after sore throat? Let's take a look.

Why can eating ice relieve sore throat?

In fact, using ice packs or eating popsicles to relieve throat pain is not uncommon in departments and surgeries.

For example, after some patients have undergone surgery on their neck or throat, doctors often recommend that they apply an ice compress or gargle with ice water .

Ice compress can not only cool down and dissipate heat , but also cause local capillaries to contract , thereby stopping bleeding and pain and preventing swelling of the affected area .

In fact, this is based on the same principle as what everyone knows: holding some ice in your mouth can relieve pain after tooth extraction.

However, it should be noted that although eating ice cream can relieve some of the pain caused by colds , it can only be used as an auxiliary method.

Ice cream can only temporarily relieve symptoms . It can neither stop the disease from progressing nor make the inflammation go away.

Therefore, doctors at West China Hospital recommend that people use ice cream as an auxiliary means to fight the disease only after the cause of sore throat has been identified and active treatment has been initiated.

A good helper for replenishing energy - ice cream

In addition to being able to cool down and relieve pain, eating ice cream when you have a cold actually has an unexpected benefit! That is - supplementing nutrition.

In the eyes of many parents, there is no difference between ice cream and other snacks. They are all "junk food" with no nutrition. But this is not the case in reality.

Especially for children with sore throats and decreased appetite , ice cream can be regarded as a good helper to replenish energy !

Many ice creams are rich in energy substances such as nuts, chocolate, sugar, protein , etc.

Learn to judge what kind of ice cream is a high-quality source of energy based on the nutritional information table, and you will get the best way to eat ice cream!

Learn how to choose ice cream so you won’t gain weight after eating it.

The reason why ice cream is sweet and mellow is that manufacturers add a lot of sugar and cream to adjust the taste in order to make it taste better.

If you add too many ingredients, the calories will become the price of deliciousness. So for the sake of health, it is particularly important to learn how to choose ice cream.

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How to read the ice cream ingredient list?

In fact, we can know what is added to ice cream from the ingredient list. When choosing ice cream, we can try to choose products whose first ingredient is raw milk or yogurt .

Also try to choose products with less sugar and minimize the calorie intake.

In addition to looking at the calorie column, you should also pay attention to the protein and fat content of the ice cream.

Ice cream with high protein content is like eating ice milk! It not only tastes better, but also helps the body absorb nutrients better.

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Who is not suitable to eat ice cream?

For some people with special metabolic diseases, they should eat less ice cream, no matter what kind of ice cream they eat.

For example, patients with diseases such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia should try to consume less high-sugar and high-fat foods.

People with special needs, such as overweight people who need to lose fat and people with gastrointestinal diseases, should also eat less ice cream.

Sugar-free ice cream is relatively healthier and can be consumed in small amounts by some people with special needs.

For example, for people who want to lose weight , count the calories from sugar-free ice cream into your total daily calorie intake. As long as you don't exceed the limit, you can eat it in moderation.

It’s just important to note that some sugar-free foods contain sweeteners, such as xylitol , to maintain their taste, and excessive intake can easily cause diarrhea.

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How to make homemade ice cream in a healthy way?

If you want to cool down and provide nutrition for yourself and your family , you can actually choose to make homemade ice cream.

Choose healthier ingredients, such as milk, protein powder, and eggs instead of high-calorie cream and other ingredients.

Or you can use erythritol or other similar sweeteners instead of adding sugar substances to have a better taste.

Finally, I would like to remind you that

Ice cream is good

But don’t be greedy!

Especially for people with weak gastrointestinal function

Cold food can irritate the stomach

It will also affect normal absorption

Maintaining a reasonable eating habit will make you healthier!