Why My Throat Is In Extreme Pain I Can't Eat Or Drink?

Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2020

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Question : My throat is in extreme pain, I can't eat or drink anything. It hurts to breathe. I'm trying to figure out how long this will last and what I can do.

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can be tonsillitis.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
It seems like tonsillitis or inflammation and infection of tonsils.
You can send me a picture of your throat.
You may need to use antibiotics to treat them.
Do salted water gargling.
Take Tylenol for pain.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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