Hello- I Have A Swollen Throat, Which Hurts When I

Posted on Sun, 18 Aug 2019

Question: Hello-

I have a swollen throat, which hurts when I swallow. This is not a common occurrence, and is not allergy related. The initial onset was accompanied by a fever of 103.5 degrees, which has since broken. My temp is now 99.5

Can I use Claritin-D to alleviate or lessen the discomfort?

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (6 minutes later)

the question I had is: will Claritin-D be effective in remedying or reducing the discomfort/swelling?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. I cannot make out what you mean by swollen throat. So please consult a

Detailed Answer:
Hii. I cannot make out what you mean by swollen throat. So please consult an Ent surgeon and get yourself thoroughly checked. Make sure you don't have any infection in the tonsils and back of the throat. Get your voice box also checked by endoscopy. And make sure you don't have any swelling in the neck. You may need to send a throat swab in the microbiology laboratory for culture and you need to start an antibiotic according the report. Start betadine gargle. Review if you have any queries.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (16 minutes later)

To clarify, I mean a sore throat. My glands are swollen on one side, which is creating discomfort when swallowing. I am just looking to see if Claratin-D could help reduce the discomfort from the sore throat assuming its cause is a common cold or the flu.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. Don't take antibiotics randomly. Get a throat swab and sent for cultur

Detailed Answer:
Hii. Don't take antibiotics randomly. Get a throat swab and sent for culture in microbiology laboratory and according to the report start an antibiotic. And if there is no bacteria and it is due to viral flu then no need to start antibiotic. You can take betadine gargle and levocetrizine tablet.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D