A sore throat when swallowing saliva when you have a cold is a symptom of the cold itself. Patients with cold will have symptoms such as cough, coughing phlegm, fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, etc. Treatment requires the selection of cold medicine as well as antiviral drugs. For example, you can choose compound aminophenalkylamine tablets, combined with antiviral oral solution, Shuanghuanglian and Banlangen. If the patient is influenza, he can be treated with oseltamivir. It is also important to clarify the presence of bacterial infection, and if combined with bacterial infection you can choose antibacterial drugs, such as amoxicillin and cefuroxime. With active and effective treatment, the symptoms can be improved in about 1 week. Also do not eat spicy and stimulating food and eat more food with high quality protein.