Sore throat when drinking water may be due to acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, acute epiglottitis, etc.
1. Acute pharyngitis: often caused by bacteria or viruses, typical symptoms include sore throat, hoarseness, fever, often feel itchy, and pain when swallowing saliva.
2. Acute tonsillitis: when the body’s immunity is low, the pathogens in the crypts of the tonsils multiply, triggering an inflammatory reaction, tonsil congestion, edema, which can be manifested as enlarged tonsils, pain, and so on.
3. Acute epiglottitis: patients with epiglottis mucosa congestion, swelling, and even edema may block the airway, resulting in laryngeal obstruction, there will be obvious throat swelling, swallowing saliva aggravation, drinking water are painful symptoms.
There may be other reasons for the sore throat when drinking water, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or therapy.