What Causes of Sore Throat

Nowadays, lots of us can easily gets infected with sore throat problems because there are lots of things that can cause this problem which include infections of viruses or bacteria, sinus drainage and allergies. Whenever you are infected with sore throat and high fever, having problems problem to breath or swallowing things, or feeling very faint, do not hesitate to go and visit your doctor.

If you just feel a little bit mildly ill and you are having a combination of a sore throat and a fever, it is recommended that you visit your doctor in the next day or two. As for a cold and sinus drainage, it just requires you to purchase over-the-counter medicines such as Sudafed or Actifed. But in the case of long lasting cold of more than two weeks or your situation is getting worse, you must see your doctor.

To know how your doctor prescribes the medicine for sore throats will be basically based on your history and physical exam. Normally patients who contracted strep throat will be given Antibiotics and the strep throat are caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus. This type of patient usually starts having sore throat with a fever that starts suddenly without having cough or cold symptoms. The strep throat is common among children from the age of 5 to 12 years. Some of the other symptoms for strep throat are your throat starts to show red color, with pus on your tonsils and you will also be having a swollen neck glands. Not all people can consume antibiotics due to its small risk of producing allergic reaction every time patient is given this medication. Besides that, other side effects of antibiotics are upset stomach or diarrhea, and for frequently consuming antibiotics bacteria can become resistant to it. Always remember, antibiotics will only be used to help when patient is having sore throat which is caused by bacteria.

To reduce symptoms of pain during sore throat, some of the things you can do if you have a fever or muscle aches, just take a pain reliever like acetaminophin (Tylenol), aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil) but always refer to your doctor. Besides that, cough drops or throat sprays can also do the trick or use the traditional way of gargling with warm water.

It is recommended for you to take a good rest and also drink lots of water or liquid drinks such as Sprite or 7-Up, plus stay away from consuming caffeine drinks like coffee, tea, colas or other sodas.