
Suffering From Flu, Cough, White Gums With Red Streaks On Roof Of Mouth. Salt Water Provides No Relief. Solutions?

Thanks for posting your query.
After going through your history, I suggest the following:
1. You seem to be suffering from acute pharyngitis at present.
2. Since this is a recurrent infection in a period of 1 month, you need to get yourself evaluated. Please visit your physician / pulmonologist.
3. You need to take a 5 to 7 days course of antibiotic like amoxicillin after consulting your physician.
4. Continue warm saline gargles.
5. In case of associated cold, you need to take an oral antihistaminic+ decongestant combination and a nasal spray at bed time of (local antihistaminic+ steroid) after consulting your physician.
6. Once the episode is controlled, I would suggest you to consider the annual flu shots and the 5 yearly pneumococcal shots for prevention of severe attacks of such coughs.
7. Also currently you need to get your chest X XXXXXXX , complete blood counts & sputum examination done.
I hope I have answered your query. Please do let me know if there are any further queries.
Please accept my answer if there are no further queries.
I wish you good health and speedy recovery.
Regards.
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS, MD, DNB

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