How Can Sore Throat Be Treated?

** Thanks for contacting with your health concern 1. 1. as I m unable to examine you directly, thus mine symptomwise approach would have been: i. An ordinary cough with throat pain [a sore throat] is the commonest symptom seen in general practice, however, you should consult an ENT specialist who will inspect the throat with a good torch and tongue depressor to exclude any other pathology. [pharyngitis, laryngitis, and bronchitis] ii. The choice of antibiotic will vary from doctor to doctor and from locality to locality and as a sore throat has worsened, make sure to adopt certain guidelines till you get an appointment: - maintain good oral hygiene, rinse your mouth after every meal, avoid smoking, tobacco chewing. - Take mainly soft diet - rice, chapati, or phulka, with nonspicy vegetables. - Avoid fried foods like wada, samosa, dosa, pakodas, papad,namkeen and potato chips, avoid hotel food. . Do not take any cold drinks, cold water, ice cream, chilled food from the refrigerator. . Avoid sour fruits like citrus fruits, grapes, take sweet fruits- bananas, papaya . Steam Inhalation and warm salt water gargles. . Cover the mouth while coughing (using hand or handkerchief) to prevent the spread of infection to other family members.