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Suggest Treatment For Acute Throat Pain Causing Difficulty In Swallowing
Question: I am having acute throat pain and it is severely paining even in swallowing saliva
No coughing
No coughing
Brief Answer:
It looks like you have a flu attack causing sore throat
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. From the above description of your symptoms, the probability of a viral flu is more likely. The symptoms began with sudden onset and there is no significant worsening of the symptoms. The throat pain in viral flu can occasionally worsen and you will recover from this slowly over a week.
2. It looks like the particular strain of flu caused mainly sore throat. There is no fever, cough or rhinitis as you have mentioned. The weather changes in your surroundings can cause this type of flu attack.
3. Please take precautions, do warm water gargle two times daily and eat soft diet which can be swallowed with minimum pain and discomfort. Sucking on strepsils will give you comfort. If there is any worsening or symptoms persisting for over a week then a secondary bacterial infection can be suspected.
Hope your query is answered.
Please write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
It looks like you have a flu attack causing sore throat
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.
1. From the above description of your symptoms, the probability of a viral flu is more likely. The symptoms began with sudden onset and there is no significant worsening of the symptoms. The throat pain in viral flu can occasionally worsen and you will recover from this slowly over a week.
2. It looks like the particular strain of flu caused mainly sore throat. There is no fever, cough or rhinitis as you have mentioned. The weather changes in your surroundings can cause this type of flu attack.
3. Please take precautions, do warm water gargle two times daily and eat soft diet which can be swallowed with minimum pain and discomfort. Sucking on strepsils will give you comfort. If there is any worsening or symptoms persisting for over a week then a secondary bacterial infection can be suspected.
Hope your query is answered.
Please write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
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