What to eat if your throat is silent: Hot topics and scientific advice on the Internet in 10 days
In the past 10 days, discussions about throat discomfort and hoarseness have been very popular across the Internet, especially during the season change and the peak period of influenza. Many people have lost their voices due to excessive use of their voices or infection. This article combines the latest hot data and medical advice to organize a scientific diet plan for you.
1. Analysis of hot search data on the entire network (last 10 days)

| keywords | peak search volume | associated symptoms |
|---|---|---|
| How to recover from a hoarse throat | Average daily 82,000 times | Dry itching/pain/loss of voice |
| Cough and throat soothing foods | Up to 150,000 times in a single day | Cough/throat swelling |
| acute laryngitis diet | Increased 67% week-on-week | Fever/difficulty breathing |
2. List of medically recommended foods
According to the latest "Nutritional Guidelines for Throat Diseases" released by the Department of Otolaryngology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, the following foods should be given priority during loss of voice:
| food category | Recommended ingredients | Mechanism of action |
|---|---|---|
| Lubricating type | Honey/pear juice/tremella soup | Form a protective film to reduce friction |
| anti-inflammatory | Dandelion Tea/Olive/Kiwi | Inhibit throat inflammatory response |
| Repair type | Egg custard/salmon/pumpkin | Promote mucosal cell regeneration |
3. Douyin’s popular dietary therapy plan
Three popular dietary remedies that have recently received over 500,000 likes on Douyin have been reviewed and confirmed to be effective by professional nutritionists:
1.Sydney Lily Drink: 1 Sydney pear (with skin) + 20g fresh lily + 10 wolfberries, steam for 30 minutes, twice a day
2.Olive sea honey tea: 3 cracked green olives + 2 fat seaweed + 15ml honey, brew in boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes
3.Ginger egg drop soup: Stir 5 drops of ginger juice + 1 egg, add 200ml 70℃ warm water, drink on an empty stomach in the morning
4. Dietary taboos that require vigilance
| Taboo type | specific food | Hazard statement |
|---|---|---|
| irritating | Chili/Mustard/Alcohol | Aggravate mucosal congestion and edema |
| dryness | Biscuits/potato chips/roasted seeds and nuts | Particulate matter scratches fragile mucous membranes |
| Too cold or too hot | Ice drinks/hot pot/hot soup | Temperature stimulation causes vasospasm |
5. Rehabilitation Timeline Suggestions
According to clinical data from Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, the typical voice recovery process should be coordinated with a phased diet:
•Acute phase (1-3 days): Mainly liquid, add 100ml warm water every hour, vitamin C effervescent tablets can be added
•Remission period (4-7 days): Semi-liquid transition, low-friction foods such as yam porridge and lotus root starch are recommended.
•Recovery period (8-10 days): Gradually return to a normal diet and ensure a daily intake of 50g of high-quality protein
If the condition does not improve within 10 days, it is recommended that a laryngoscopy be performed immediately. Persistent vocal cord damage caused by mycoplasma infection has recently appeared in many places, and special vigilance is required.
(Note: The statistical period of the data in this article is November 1-10, 2023, covering Weibo, Douyin, Baidu Index and other platforms)
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