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Scratchy throat
Drank too much cold water and now having scratchy throat and pain. What should I take. I am able to breath without blockage but there is a feeling of mucus
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Avoid cold drinks.
Consult me for further treatment.
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Just gargle 3 times today for the scratchy throat. If it doesn’t subside then consult with me
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Take warm water with saline
Tab Anticold 100mg bd
Tab azithromycine 250mg bd
If there is nasal discharge then take tab levocitrizine
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avoid cold drinks and take proper fluid
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consult me for treatment.
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Do gargle with luke warm water , added with 1 tsf table salt
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Kindly consult
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Dr. Navinkumar Angadi
General Physician
14 yrs exp
Davanagere
Do salt water gargelling twice a day. Consult for detailed evaluation and further treatment
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Dr. Nimmi Mulwani
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Steam inhalation and gargle is fine along with suggested treatment by a physician.
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