Can you eat popsicles with herpes pharyngitis?

Herpes pharyngitis, which most often occurs in children with severe symptoms, is usually not recommended to eat popsicles to avoid aggravating gastrointestinal discomfort. Herpes pharyngitis is mainly due to coxsackievirus and enterovirus infection, which causes an acute upper respiratory tract infectious disease. Its triggering factors are also related to factors such as low immunity and exposure to virus-infected items. Fever, sore throat, cough, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting may occur. Patients with herpes pharyngitis are generally not recommended to eat popsicles, so as not to irritate the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract and aggravate gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease. Diet, you can eat small meals, drink more water as appropriate, should not eat too hot, spicy, stimulating food. Once herpes pharyngitis is diagnosed, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment. In daily life, it is necessary to pay attention to isolation and daily hygiene to avoid cross-infection.