The pain in the throat from swallowing and eating may be due to inflammation of the tonsils, acute pharyngolaryngitis, acute epiglottitis, etc. The pain in the throat from swallowing and eating is not painful. 1. Acute tonsillitis: the tonsils are infected by bacteria, resulting in localized congestion and edema of the tonsils, so the throat is painful to swallow, which can be accompanied by fever, headache, fatigue and other symptoms, part of the mild cases do not hurt to eat. 2. Acute pharyngolaryngitis: usually caused by colds, usually by bacterial and viral infections leading to acute inflammation of the localized pharynx, pharyngeal mucosa congestion, edema, resulting in a sore throat, accompanied by a dry throat, runny nose, nasal congestion, and other symptoms, and sometimes it does not hurt to eat. 3. Acute epiglottitis: the examination can see the epiglottis localized congestion, edema, resulting in pain in the throat when swallowing, not pain when eating. If you have a sore throat when swallowing and no pain when eating, it is recommended that you consult a doctor in a timely manner to identify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions, so as to avoid delaying the condition.