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Suggest Remedy For Cough And Fever With Headache And Sore Throat
Question: It first started with mucus in my throat, then cough, then running fever.near by doctor said it's sore throat. but now I m having tastelessness and headache and body pain. Please tell me what I am suffering from?
Brief Answer:
Pharyngitis is spread to bronchitis
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Thank you for the query.
I feel your doctor might be right with initial set of symptoms. However the problem had spread to the upper airways called bronchus. So once it spreads to the blood you will have tasteless XXXXXXX headache and body pain. So it is more systemic (body) now. Since it is just two days you are started on antibiotics you should continue them for 7 days. You should be alright within next two days of antibiotic usage.
You can take Sy MUCINEX (guaifenesin) for mucus in the cough and throat, it will melt and you will cough out all the mucus much easily. Keep sipping water and other hydrating liquids like soups, barley, rice water etc. A home remedy like warm milk with pepper will also work in this situation. There is no food restriction you can eat anything anything that is hot and home made.
Let me know how you are feeling after two more days.
Pharyngitis is spread to bronchitis
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Thank you for the query.
I feel your doctor might be right with initial set of symptoms. However the problem had spread to the upper airways called bronchus. So once it spreads to the blood you will have tasteless XXXXXXX headache and body pain. So it is more systemic (body) now. Since it is just two days you are started on antibiotics you should continue them for 7 days. You should be alright within next two days of antibiotic usage.
You can take Sy MUCINEX (guaifenesin) for mucus in the cough and throat, it will melt and you will cough out all the mucus much easily. Keep sipping water and other hydrating liquids like soups, barley, rice water etc. A home remedy like warm milk with pepper will also work in this situation. There is no food restriction you can eat anything anything that is hot and home made.
Let me know how you are feeling after two more days.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dear doctor,
just last night I had serial coughing and the mucus came out. I felt a lot better.but from today afternoon I had difficulty in swallowing saliva.i felt like something was stuck in the upper side of my mouth. I slept and it felt better.now I can taste food also.now I did some gargling and had hot soup.it felt even better. The medication that the doctor gave , I am planning to stop it as it's too much and it's showing little effect. They gave me allegra for night which is supposed to open blocked nose but never did. They every morning I am on antibiotics, azee 500, which I feel not is too much antibiotics for 6 days.
Please tell me if it's better to stick to home remedies..I have been drinking soup , green tea, lemon honey and cloves which is relieving.
just last night I had serial coughing and the mucus came out. I felt a lot better.but from today afternoon I had difficulty in swallowing saliva.i felt like something was stuck in the upper side of my mouth. I slept and it felt better.now I can taste food also.now I did some gargling and had hot soup.it felt even better. The medication that the doctor gave , I am planning to stop it as it's too much and it's showing little effect. They gave me allegra for night which is supposed to open blocked nose but never did. They every morning I am on antibiotics, azee 500, which I feel not is too much antibiotics for 6 days.
Please tell me if it's better to stick to home remedies..I have been drinking soup , green tea, lemon honey and cloves which is relieving.
Brief Answer:
You can stop antibiotic after 2 days more.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If you are ok with soup and lemon honey tea and feeling a lot better you can continue the same. There was edema in the throat and after soup that edema vanished and it started to feel better.
Tab Azee 500 has no role after three days, you can stop it after 2 days more so that the course gets completed.
You can stick to other home remedies as already advised.
Take Care
Regards
You can stop antibiotic after 2 days more.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If you are ok with soup and lemon honey tea and feeling a lot better you can continue the same. There was edema in the throat and after soup that edema vanished and it started to feel better.
Tab Azee 500 has no role after three days, you can stop it after 2 days more so that the course gets completed.
You can stick to other home remedies as already advised.
Take Care
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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