Most infectious catarrhal pathologies affect the respiratory organs first, then spread throughout the body. It becomes painful to swallow if the disease strikes a person and the breeding ground of bacteria has arisen in the throat, it turns red, the temperature rises, and painful and difficult swallowing appears. A vivid example of such a disease can be called angina, acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis.
Why the sore throat when swallowing
Causes of pain lie in the main disease that affects the human body. This is not an independent ailment, it is the consequences of the primary pathology. A person has a sore throat when swallowing with acute inflammation, when any contact with the mucosa causes irritation. The cause of this condition are, as a rule,
- ARVI;
- angina;
- allergy;
- pathology of other body systems.
Sore throat and painful swallow
This is the most common cold symptom, accompanied by a terrible pain in the throat when swallowing in the acute stage. There are many variants of diseases with such a sign, the most common among children and adults are the following:
- Pharyngitis. There is inflammation of the mucous throat, when swallowing saliva, there is almost no pain. Symptoms of laryngitis are very similar to pharyngitis. Only in the first case the voice becomes hoarse, there are coughing attacks, and in the second there is a sensation of perspiration.
- ARVI is one of the main causes of all pathologies of the respiratory tract. When the disease develops, the following symptoms are manifested: painful swallowing, a feeling of dry mouth, throat swelling, fever. First there is a dry cough, then sputum begins to go away, the voice wheezes.
- Angina. It begins with an inflammation of the tonsils, which then increase in size, due to pathogenic microorganisms. There is a yellow-white coating, the person experiences a sharp, sharp pain when swallowing. Against the backdrop of these vsospalitelnyh process occurs a rise in temperature.
- Paratonlesillar abscess is a complication of angina. Inflammatory process with glands quickly passes to fiber, an abscess is formed. Because of him, the patient has a headache, the temperature rises, and fatigue is felt. As a rule, the pain is localized on the one hand, exacerbated by eating. Ill will experience unpleasant symptoms even when opening the mouth, because of what becomes difficult to talk.
It hurts to swallow, but the throat does not hurt
Sometimes the treatment of sore throat is not associated with viral diseases or respiratory ailments. According to medical statistics, about 45% of people are sick and difficult to swallow, but the throat does not hurt at all. With such symptoms it is necessary to consult an otolaryngologist who should check the presence of all somatic pathologies that have developed due to inflammatory processes. If these were not found, then the cause of the pain can be the following reasons:
- cardiovascular pathology;
- obesity;
- diaphragmatic hernia;
- cancer;
- enlargement of the thyroid gland;
- side effects of medications;
- neurological ailments;
- some colds.
How to treat the throat if it hurts to swallow
For different etiology of the disease, certain medications are appropriate. For example, in the common cold, inflammation of the larynx, anti-inflammatory drugs are well suited, in difficult cases, after complications, antibiotics may be prescribed. With mild forms of ailments, you can be treated with folk recipes. The sore throat is a symptom of the underlying disease, so the methods of treatment will depend on the underlying cause that the doctor should determine. Scheme of treatment appoint individually.
Swallow saliva or food
Than to treat a sore throat in this case depends on the nature of the disease. First you can use free of antibiotics lozenges, lollipops with a phenol content, for example, Strepsils, Grammidine, Hexoral. These medicines contain essential oils, have analgesic effect in the throat region, have a therapeutic effect against the inflammatory processes of the mucous throat. Lollipops must be rassevat for 10-15 minutes, then 2 hours nothing to drink, do not gargle, do not perform inhalation. For a day you can not eat more than 5 sweets.
Inhalers, Sprays Cameton, Hexoral Spray, Inhalipt. These effective drugs have analgesic, antiseptic action, relieve acute pain attacks, soothe dry cough, facilitate swallowing. During application, it is necessary to direct the inhaler tube as precisely as possible into the inflamed area and press the valve twice. The inhaler should be used 6-7 times a day.
Rinse can be done with home remedies( herbs, honey, salt and soda) or with ready-made solutions, for example, Akvalor throat, Lugol solution with glycerin, Laripront. These drugs have mucolytic, antimicrobial properties, help rinse to reduce pain, if the red throat, the other symptoms of the acute phase of the pathology. Take them in proportions according to the instructions, the solution must be warm( hot or cold is not suitable).Rinse should be every 2 hours for 5-10 minutes.
Without temperature
With some pathologies, it becomes painful to swallow, but the temperature of the body does not increase. Tablets and other medications are prescribed depending on the pathology that caused this symptom:
- When medication is prescribed antiviral drugs, for example, Anaferon, Arpetol, Groprinosin. In case of complications or during a complicated course of the disease, antibacterial drugs may be needed: Clindamycin, Azithromycin, Ceftriaxone. Reception of these funds must be agreed with the attending physician.
- Candida pharyngitis, which is accompanied by fever, is rarely treated with antifungal agents, for example, Fucis, Mycosyst, Fluconazole, Nsutatin.
- In necessarily order rinse your throat if swallowing hurts. This procedure will stop the spread of infection, removes local symptoms. Used for rinsing Chlorophyllipt, Iodinol, Chlorhexidine, chamomile infusion, water-salt solution, weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Cough and painful swallow
Such symptoms are inherent in all infectious and viral diseases that cause sore throat, irritation of the mucosa. Therapy of such pathologies coincides with the above-described methods, which include:
- anti-inflammatory drugs;
- antiseptic medicines;
- sprays, inhalers;
- solutions, decoctions for rinsing.