Purulent sore throat is a rather serious disease, which can be accompanied by serious complications. Therefore, it is not worth negligent treatment, even for those who are against antibacterial therapy.
Effective treatment of purulent sore throat is impossible without taking antibiotics, because its causative agent the bacterium dies only under the influence of this category of medicines. Also, to enhance the effectiveness of treatment can be used folk remedies, which are good helpers in the fight against infections.
Preparations for treatment of purulent sore throat
To treat purulent sore throat, medicines are needed, to which the pathogen is sensitive. Since most often they are streptococcus or staphylococcus, which are not resistant to the antibiotics of the penicillin series, then, accordingly, the choice should fall precisely on this category of drugs. But this is theoretical data, and in practice, physicians have already made sure that bacteria quickly get used to antibiotics and the subsequent taking of the medicine does not affect them as much as for the first time. Therefore penicillin series is relevant in severe cases in high doses, and for simple purulent tonsillitis use antibiotics of different types.
Treatment of purulent sore throat with antibiotics
Self-administration of an antibacterial agent can lead not only to ineffective treatment and prolongation of recovery, but also serious complications. Therefore, it is necessary to coordinate the taking of medicines with a doctor - the specialist is able to determine the form of the sore throat and to suggest which causative agent became its cause, and, based on these data, to prescribe the appropriate medicine.
In an easier form, the angina is treated with the help of tablets:
- gramox A;
- flemoxin;
- amoxicillin;
- cephalexin, etc.
In severe cases, doctors prescribe antibiotics in the form of injections:
- ceftriaxone;
- penicillin;
- cefazolin;
- ampiox sodium.
Sprays for treatment of sore throats
Also in the treatment of angina, it is important to locally treat the throat. This can be done using tablets with antibacterial effect - for example, Trachis.
Of the sprays with purulent angina apply:
- Yoks is an antibacterial agent with a wide spectrum of action, it is prescribed both for acute and chronic diseases of ENT organs;
- Hexaspree is an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic with minimal toxicity.
Auxiliary drugs for normalization of the condition with angina
If purulent angina occurs without temperature, then the treatment is limited to the above-mentioned means - the reception of antibiotics and local treatment of the throat.
If, in addition to sore throat, there is a temperature, then the means that lower it are shown. The simplest of them is mefenamic acid. Anti-inflammatory non-steroid medicines - imet, Nimesil - will help to remove aches and pain in muscles. To activate immunity, prescribe Immustat, Arbidol and their analogues, despite the fact that these medications are indicated for viral infections. Increasing the protective functions of immunity is necessary not only for viral diseases. Also, this complex can include effective homeopathic preparations : for example, Engistol or Angin-Heel of the German firm Heel.
To reduce the common cold, Bioparox or Vibrocil spray is used to narrow the vessels.
Treatment of purulent sore throat with folk remedies
The following folk methods of treatment of purulent sore throat can be effective:
- Rinse throat with soda and salt 5 times a day.
- Tea with raspberries and lemon (can be replaced with rosehip) - 6 times a day.
- Inhalation of the vapors of the chopped onion (can be replaced by taking 1 tsp onion juice diluted in 100 g of water).