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What Causes Pain In The Throat Area While Swallowing?
Question: Sir, 42 yr male feeling pain in throat area while eating or drinking time of swallowing. Feels something is there also feels acidity like symptom. But not feeling acidity or indigestion in stomach area, mainly in throat area. Kindly advice.
Brief Answer:
Reflux oesophagitis and pharyngitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You either have a pharngitis because of infection or a reflux of acid from the stomach to the food pipe and the pharynx. This acid reflux irritates and reddens the throat area. The acidity medicine works after a week only. so continue it
I suggest you to do the following:
1) Warm and salt water gargles three times a day.
2) Do not sleep for one and half hours after having food.
3) Take Tab Pan 40mg once a day half an hour before breakfast for 10 days.
4) No spicy food, coffee, peppermint and eat small meals and not till your stomach fills
5) Increase water intake before meal and not during or after meal.
Please let me know how do you feel after one week.
Reflux oesophagitis and pharyngitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You either have a pharngitis because of infection or a reflux of acid from the stomach to the food pipe and the pharynx. This acid reflux irritates and reddens the throat area. The acidity medicine works after a week only. so continue it
I suggest you to do the following:
1) Warm and salt water gargles three times a day.
2) Do not sleep for one and half hours after having food.
3) Take Tab Pan 40mg once a day half an hour before breakfast for 10 days.
4) No spicy food, coffee, peppermint and eat small meals and not till your stomach fills
5) Increase water intake before meal and not during or after meal.
Please let me know how do you feel after one week.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Mam Dr,
Thanks for your advice, things are improving very slowly. As advised i will complete course for 10 days. Request to review if any added antibiotic will get quick relief.
Regards,
XXXX
Thanks for your advice, things are improving very slowly. As advised i will complete course for 10 days. Request to review if any added antibiotic will get quick relief.
Regards,
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Antibiotics are not needed until proven to be Hpylori infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
If there is a proven infection caused by H pylori bacteria we recommend a triple therapy with a combination antibiotic. Till then we just treat with anti ulcer therapy. The cost to prove the infection is high when compared to trial therapy with anti ulcer drugs.
If you want you can get a blood test for Serum Ig G levels for H.Pylori bacteria. If the antibodies are high we can start antibiotics.
Antibiotics are not needed until proven to be Hpylori infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
If there is a proven infection caused by H pylori bacteria we recommend a triple therapy with a combination antibiotic. Till then we just treat with anti ulcer therapy. The cost to prove the infection is high when compared to trial therapy with anti ulcer drugs.
If you want you can get a blood test for Serum Ig G levels for H.Pylori bacteria. If the antibodies are high we can start antibiotics.
Note: Consult an experienced Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist online for further follow up on ear, nose, and throat issues - Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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