What to do if a child has a sore throat

Sore throat in children may be due to improper diet and acute upper respiratory tract infection, etc. General treatment and medication are often used to relieve the symptoms. 1. Improper diet: children often eat spicy food or puffed food, may cause irritation to the throat, thus appearing sore throat performance. First of all, we need to try to keep the diet light, do not eat spicy stimulation of greasy food, as far as possible to liquid or semi-liquid porridge-based, such as millet porridge, vegetable porridge, etc., can effectively reduce the stimulation of food on the throat. 2. Acute upper respiratory tract infections: upper respiratory tract infections are often caused by viruses, generally do not need special treatment with antiviral drugs, for children with sore throats can be encouraged to drink more water. If combined with bacterial infection, should follow the doctor to use cefixime, amoxicillin and other antibacterial drugs; if the influenza virus is caused by the application of oseltamivir and other antiviral drugs. All of the above drugs should be taken under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used on their own. Children’s sore throat may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease to give targeted treatment or treatment.