Tonsillitis is not recommended to drink beer, alcohol will stimulate the mucous membrane of the pharynx, so that the local congestion, swelling is more aggravated, affecting the recovery of the disease.
Tonsillitis is most common in bacterial or viral infections, and can also be caused by the inflammation of neighboring organs, such as acute pharyngitis, rhinitis and so on. Patients may have symptoms such as red and swollen tonsils, pharyngeal pain, difficulty in swallowing, and sometimes accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever and chills. Drinking alcohol will stimulate the mucous membrane of the pharynx, which will lead to aggravation of the condition.
Tonsillitis can be treated with cefuroxime, compound chlorhexidine gargle, etc. Drinking alcohol during the period of taking antibiotics and within 7-10 days after stopping the medicine may cause disulfiram-like reaction, which is manifested as facial flushing, conjunctival congestion, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and in severe cases, blood pressure drop, respiratory depression, heart failure and even life-threatening.
Tonsillitis patients are recommended to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment, and according to the doctor’s instructions for medication, during the course of the disease should not drink alcohol, to avoid delaying the condition, and be alert to the interaction between drugs and alcohol triggered by the serious adverse consequences.