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I Have Pain In My Throat, Occuring Since 3 Days.

Posted on Fri, 5 Jul 2019

Question: I have pain in my throat, occuring since 3 days. I started talking Combiflam since yesterday when I noticed that pain has increased. May be a bacterial throat infection, what to do? Which medicine to take?

Answered by Dr. Riddhi Shah (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please see the answer

Detailed Answer:
Hi,thank you for posting your query.

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.

I would like to know more about your condition by asking the following questions:
1.What is your age?
2.Are you suffering from any other disease?
3.Are you taking any other medicine?
4.Do you have any allergy to medicines or anything?
5.How is the throat pain: Mild/Moderate/Severe,
Pin-pricking or generalised,Burning?
6.Is there any associated fever,cold,cough,etc?
7.Is there any relief in throat pain after taking combiflam?
8.Do you feel pain while swallowing food?
9.Any complains of change in voice or difficulty in respiration?

Awaiting for your reply.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Riddhi Shah (9 hours later)

I am doing gargle with chlorhexidine gluconate. Yellow saliva is coming, no cough

Follow up: Dr. Riddhi Shah (1 minute later)

age 27, no other medicine or disease, moderate throat pain, some fever, no cold, no cough, combiflam helped with pain only, no pain while swallowing food, pain only while swallowing saliva, no change or difficulty with voice

Follow up: Dr. Riddhi Shah (0 minute later)

is it bacterial or viral throat infection?

Answered by Dr. Riddhi Shah (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please see the answer

Detailed Answer:
Hi,thank you for your reply.

At present,given at the information by you,it might be a bacterial infection.

You may find relief by taking the following medicines:

1.Tablet Azithromycin (500 mg), once a day after taking lunch for 3 days.
It is an antibiotic.

2.Tablet Combiflam,twice a day,after meals,for 3 days,

3.Tablet Rantac(150 mg), twice a day, before meals ,for 3 days.

4.Chlorhexidine gargles,thrice a day.

Drink lots of warm water and fluids.
Avoid eating cold,spicy,oily food.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng