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What Treatment To Be Taken For The Sour Throat?

Hi my 3 year old son has been sick now for a week with a sore mouth running a temperature of 39.6 at the highest ulsers on his tongue a sore throat every red swallon tonsils I had him at the doctors who give him penicillin but he wouldn t take it so she gave him amoxicillin but he wouldn t take it either I had been giving him calpol and nurofen alternative last week he has been sayin all week his teeth r sore and it was just the nite I noticed his guns r very red and very swallon and bleeding can u tell what nite be wrong
Mon, 23 May 2016
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Hi..
Welcome back..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain sore and red throat along with sore mouth and gums that seems to be due to Gingivostomatits seems to be due to Viral infection..
In case if it is a Viral infection antibiotics will not be able to resolve it as they can fight only bacterial infection..
But for confirmation you need to consult an ENT Specialist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like throat swab culture can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
In case if it is due to Viral infection it will resolve once the virus will completes its cycle in human body..
As of now you can give supportive treatment like continue giving Acetaminophen or Tylenol or Calpol along with Nurofen and along with it you can apply numbing gel containing Lignocaine over the ulcers and gums.
Do cool compresses over the gums.
Make him do warm saline gargles..
Clean the teeth with soft toothbrush to avoid further irritation and bleeding..
Avoid spicy and hard foods..

The Physician can also advise antiviral medication like Acyclovir..

Any further questions are welcome.

Regards.
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What Treatment To Be Taken For The Sour Throat?

Hi.. Welcome back.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain sore and red throat along with sore mouth and gums that seems to be due to Gingivostomatits seems to be due to Viral infection.. In case if it is a Viral infection antibiotics will not be able to resolve it as they can fight only bacterial infection.. But for confirmation you need to consult an ENT Specialist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigations like throat swab culture can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. In case if it is due to Viral infection it will resolve once the virus will completes its cycle in human body.. As of now you can give supportive treatment like continue giving Acetaminophen or Tylenol or Calpol along with Nurofen and along with it you can apply numbing gel containing Lignocaine over the ulcers and gums. Do cool compresses over the gums. Make him do warm saline gargles.. Clean the teeth with soft toothbrush to avoid further irritation and bleeding.. Avoid spicy and hard foods.. The Physician can also advise antiviral medication like Acyclovir.. Any further questions are welcome. Regards.