What to do if you have an itchy throat due to a bacterial cold

When a bacterial cold occurs, it causes many symptoms, such as fever, body aches, etc. Sometimes the bacteria will invade the throat and cause sore throat and itchy throat. At this time, you must use some antibiotics for treatment in time. In addition, you should drink more water, eat some foods that have detoxification and anti-inflammatory effects, and get enough rest. Let's take a look at this aspect.

What to do if you have an itchy throat due to a bacterial cold

1. General treatment

You should pay attention to rest, live a regular life, be in a good mood, keep the indoor environment moist and clean, keep your bowels open, quit smoking and drinking, actively participate in exercise, and strengthen your physical fitness. If there is fever, constipation or severe cough, antipyretic, analgesic, laxative and cough suppressant drugs should be given symptomatically.

2. Infection Control

When bacterial infection is combined, antibiotics should be given, such as intramuscular injection of penicillin and chloramphenicol twice a day, or oral tablets of spiramycin IV and spiramycin, or sulfonamides such as co-trimoxazole can also be used; if it is a viral infection, antiviral drugs such as morphine, adamantine, interferon, etc. should be given, and the traditional Chinese medicine Banlangen injection has a certain effect on viral and bacterial infections.

3. Treatment of systemic diseases

For example, diabetes can cause pharyngitis to persist, and heart disease can lead to blood circulation disorders in the pharynx and chronic congestion. Therefore, these systemic diseases should be actively treated. As the systemic diseases improve, pharyngitis will also improve.

4. Vitamin Supplements

Patients with chronic pharyngitis often suffer from vitamin deficiency. Therefore, appropriate supplementation of vitamins A, B group, C, E, etc. should be carried out to promote the repair of mucosal inflammatory damage.

Dry throat, itchy cough, dietary therapy

1. Radish and honey drink

[Materials] 5 slices of white radish, 3 slices of ginger, 3 dates, and 30 grams of honey.

[Preparation and Use] First, put the radish, ginger and jujube into the pot, then add appropriate amount of water and boil for about 30 minutes. Then remove the residue, add honey and boil again. Take while warm. 1 to 2 times a day.

[Health effects] Radish tastes spicy and sweet, and is cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting body fluid, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Its alcohol extract has a strong antibacterial effect on Gram-positive bacteria.

Ginger is a commonly used medicine for dispelling wind and cold, stopping vomiting and relieving gas. Jujubes are mostly used to harmonize the stomach, nourish blood and harmonize medicines. Honey moisturizes and relieves cough. This drink can dispel cold, clear the lungs, dispel wind and relieve cough.

2. Honey and Egg Soup

[Ingredients] 35 grams of honey, 1 egg.

[Preparation method] Add appropriate amount of water to the honey and bring it to a boil. Then beat in the eggs and cook until boiling. Take on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.

【Health effects】Moisturizes the lungs and relieves cough. Suitable for dry cough and chronic cough caused by dry lungs.

3. Lily and Egg Soup

[Ingredients] 60 grams of lily and 2 eggs.

[Preparation and Use] Wash the lilies first, then put them into a pot together with the washed eggs, add appropriate amount of water, cook until the eggs are cooked, and remove the eggshells. Take one dose daily, drink the soup, eat eggs and lilies.

[Health benefits] Lily and egg soup is suitable for symptoms of lung deficiency and long-term cough.