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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat

Posted on Thu, 16 Jun 2016

Question: i woke up gurgle in throat i spit it was light red

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Continue gurgling with lukewarm water multiple times a day.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Sore throat can occur due to bacterial or viral causes and irrespective of the cause, gurgling with lukewarm water is the mainstay of treatment. Even if it has a bloody tinge, I would insist you to continue gurgling. If it continues even after repeated attempts I would insist you to visit a doctor and get it evaluated.

Avoid taking aspirin in the meantime.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (5 hours later)

I'm taking Metformin HCL ER 500 mg daily
The cough has stopped

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Continue gurgling with lukewarm water multiple times a day.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. The taking of Metformin is seemingly unrelated. Its good to know that the cough has stopped. However, I would insist you to continue gurgling with lukewarm water.

Feel free to write back directly to me if you ever have any health related queries in the future.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar