A few weeks ago I had a sore throat accompanied by body aches. No other signs of a cold. My lymph nodes were swollen and my throat hurt very bad when swallowing. I went to the doctor and got antibiotics, it got better within the 2-3 day period. A week later, it came back. I got the same antibiotics and it went away again. Today about a week after healing again, I feel like the swollen type of sore throat is coming back. How can I get rid of this?
HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor The vast majority of infectious sore throat are due to viral not bacterial infection, in over 80% of cases, it is viral. Viral infections do not require antibiotics for resolution. It may be best to use only if testing such as a swab or blood test, confirms a bacterial infection. This would reduce the chance that you would develop antibiotic resistance. It may be a recurrent infection or post nasal Chat Doctor. The use of a topical steroid nasal spray such as escort, alone, Flonase, may help. Oral gargles/sprays such as colonia or chlorogenic which contain a painkiller and antiseptic may also be important. I hope this helps