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What Causes Burning Sensation In Throat?

Posted on Mon, 7 Sep 2015

Question: Hello.
from 3 days I have had a sense of burning throat. It seems to me like mouth is on fire. This all started 3 days before while taking a pill of selenium, it caused a reaction. I also suffer from thyroid problems. I can not ubderstand the reason. Please let me know what do you think. Thank you!

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please provide more information and consider these guidelines

Detailed Answer:
Hello
I appreciate your concern
Looking at your description I will rule out these possibilities one by one
URTI or sore throat
Stomatitis
Nutritional deficiency like B complex and folic avid

Here I would like further information for better assessment like
Are you having cough or running nose
Are you having acid reflux
are you having this burning sensation throughout the day or it occurs only after food or drink
Do you smoke?
Meanwhile you should follow these guidelines
you should do gargling with warm saline or antiseptic mouth wash
you can take levocetrizine or other anti allergic drug for a while
you should take multivitamin and vitamin C supplements

Please write back to me with these details with these details I have asked, so that I will be able to tell you more precisely.
Best wishes

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (5 hours later)

I dont smoke. In general this kind of problem starts ivn the afternoon and gets worst before I go to sleep. I am very tired all the day and every part of the face hurts if I touch. Since it all started after taking that pill, I thought I may have the Dteven Johnsons syndrome. You think I should take the antialergic pills without seeing a specialist? Meanwhile I am sending my blood analysis Thank you very much. I also suffer from thyroides of Hashimoto and I take eutirox everyday.

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take anti allergic and wait for next 1 or 2 days

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome again and thanks for the details and reports
I had seen your report it's absolutely normal
You need not to worry if there is no visible rashes or ulcer in the mouth and throat, no breathing difficulties than possibility of XXXXXXX XXXXXXX syndrome is unlikely

you can take anti allergic for 2 or 3 days and with, if it doesn't improve than you need to see a specialist.
you should do gargling that will definitely help you
Hope this answers your question
Wishing you good health and speedy recovery.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (36 minutes later)

thank you again! After seeing my blood analysis, do you think I need to take multivitamine and folic acid or iron? Ia there any possibility that multivitamine can cause reaction. These days I have also experienced discomfort with my stomach, stomach pain. I have had also a difficult period, somebody of my family has died and I was thinking If this kind of discomfort may occur due to anxiety dissorder? Thank you again.

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
This might be related to stress and anxiety disorder

Detailed Answer:
Hello
welcome again
Looking at your reports multivitamin and iron supplements is advisable as your hemoglobin is just 11.2 gm% which is near lower limit of normal range.

Generally multivitamins supplements are well tolerable so chances of allergic reaction is less likely. However if you find any kind or discomfort or reaction you should stop taking it immediately.

Stomach pain and difficult periods might be related to anxiety disorder as anxiety and stress adversely affect the stomach as well as periods.
you can take anti acidity medicines like ranitidine or pantoprazole group of drugs with antacids for 2 to 3 days for stomach discomfort.

Hope this answers your question
If you are satisfied with the conversation, you can close the discussion and rate it accordingly otherwise feel free to discuss further I will be happy to help you
Best wishes

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (19 hours later)

Thank you very much. You have helped me a lot. I tried with ulcezol and today I am a little bit better. Before I close our conversation, I have a very last question: Sometimes I feel a sense of cold and numbness in the upper part of gengives. In fact these days it is not going away. I don't know where does it come from. Maybe from thyroides? Thank you again.

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
What do you mean by gengives, sorry I couldn't understand?

Detailed Answer:
Hello
welcome again and I am glad to know that you are feeling much better now.
I ma sorry I count understand what do you mean by gengives?
In Which part of body, are you having this numbness
It could be be related to thyroid disease, nutritional deficiency or nerve compression.
Please specify the affected area?

Waiting for your reply
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (26 minutes later)

You are right! I am sorry, I mean in the upper gum and under the lip.

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take multivitamin for 7 to 10 days

Detailed Answer:
Hello
It might be related to nutrional deficiency
I would advise you to take multivitamin especially B complex, folic acid and vitamin C daily for 7 to 10 days
If it doesn't improve than please consult a dentist for physical examination and further course of action
Hope this help you
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (1 hour later)

Do you think they can cause me an alergic reaction? I am now using 40 mg of ulcezol per day. 20 in the morning and 20 in the evening for 12 days. Do you think is to much. Thank you and sorry for bothering you so much :)

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Single dose a day is sufficient

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome again
don't worry you can contact me any time it's not bothersome at all to me.In fact I am happy to converse with you

In my opinion multivitamin might not cause you any reaction as it doesn't contain any known allergic substances, however be watchful for initial 2 to 3 days for development of rashes or any other unusual symptoms.

Ulcezol contains omeprazole 20 mg, single dose a day is sufficient.
you should take it half an hour before breakfast for better results

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Best wishes

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T