Sore throat after radiotherapy can be helped by drinking plenty of water, using mucous membrane protectants, antibiotics, hormones, pain relieving drugs, etc., as well as doing a good job of dietary modification.
Sore throat caused by radiotherapy is mostly a symptom of radiopharyngitis or respiratory tract infection and other complications. Patients should be advised to drink more warm water, and at the same time given oral rehabilitation of new liquid, gentamicin, dexamethasone and other nebulized inhalation treatment due to bacterial infection caused by respiratory tract infection.
Or oral antiviral drugs such as ribavirin and acyclovir are given to treat respiratory tract infections caused by viral attack. Patients with severe pain may be treated with pain medications such as celecoxib.
The above treatments are recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions, and during the treatment period, increase the intake of vitamin-rich foods, reduce the intake of fat-rich foods, and make good dietary adjustments.