What to do if you have phlegm in your throat

Phlegm in the throat is usually a sign of acute or chronic laryngitis. It not only causes throat discomfort to the organism, but also affects normal life and work. When there is phlegm in the throat, the first thing to do is to dissolve the phlegm and then treat the original disease. If the symptoms of phlegm in the throat are relatively mild, it is recommended to achieve the purpose of resolving phlegm through dietary modifications. Common foods include pears, apples, persimmons, sugar cane, etc. The main function of these fruits is to clear heat and lower fire, stop coughing and dissolve phlegm. You can also drink mulberry leaf and licorice tea, cold-relief and thirst-quenching tea, and radish and ginger tea, which have the same effect. If the amount of phlegm is relatively large and sticky. You can use methods such as nebulized inhalation. Nebulized medicine can dilute the phlegm and make it easier to expel. If phlegm is more serious in the throat area, anti-inflammatory treatment can be carried out with drugs such as Lixin capsules and azithromycin dispersible tablets; if the patient has phlegm due to chronic pharyngitis, it is recommended to take amoxicillin capsules and pharyngitis tablets for treatment according to the characteristics of the pathogens causing it. Each of these drugs has its own characteristics, and in order to better solve the problem of the disease, you should let a doctor with rich professional knowledge help to choose the drug. During the period of phlegm you should drink more water to keep the respiratory tract moist, and water can also dilute the secretions in the throat area; diet is recommended to be light and eat less spicy and stimulating food to reduce the stimulation of the throat area. Usually, if there is phlegm in the throat, phlegm should be dissolved first, and then treatment should be taken according to the severity of the disease. Some may require intravenous injection of drugs to achieve effective treatment.