Can people with chronic rhinitis and chronic pharyngitis eat chicken?

Written by Deng Bang Yu
Otolaryngology
Updated on March 24, 2025
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Chronic rhinitis and chronic pharyngitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract, which can be caused by either prolonged acute inflammation that has not healed or by various inappropriate chronic stimulations. Generally, patients with chronic rhinitis and chronic pharyngitis can eat chicken, which is clear. However, if the patient has allergic factors, such as an allergic constitution specifically allergic to chicken, then chicken should not be eaten. Regarding the consumption of chicken in the context of these chronic inflammations, it is important to consider appropriate cooking methods; it should be light. Spicy and stimulating cooking methods are not suitable for patients with chronic rhinitis and chronic pharyngitis. All in all, under normal circumstances, patients with chronic rhinitis and chronic pharyngitis can consume chicken, but in special cases, caution is necessary.

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