What to do if your throat is inflamed and painful to swallow

Inflammation of the throat swallowing pain, seen in acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, acute epiglottitis and other diseases, can be oral medication, containing tablets and other treatments. 1. Acute pharyngitis: pathogen infection can trigger an attack of acute pharyngitis, the systemic symptoms are less severe can be contained in watermelon cream tablets, etc., to play a local anti-inflammatory effect. If the systemic symptoms are more serious, if it is clear that the bacterial infection can take amoxicillin and other antibiotics to fight bacterial infection. 2. Acute tonsillitis: Streptococcus is the main causative agent of tonsillitis, penicillin is preferred, and the route of administration is decided according to the severity of the disease. 3. Acute epiglottitis: antibiotics and glucocorticoids should be used in combination therapy, preferred cephalosporin or penicillin antibiotics such as cefixime, amoxicillin, etc., and more use of dexamethasone and other hormonal drugs intravenous route of treatment. It is recommended that patients seek medical attention to identify the causes of throat inflammation and swallowing pain, active treatment, the above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor.