Folk remedies for the treatment of purulent sore throat in adults 2022

Causes

Purulent tonsillitis is a lesion of the parenchyma of the tonsils, the follicular complex of the nasopharynx. The disease is characterized by an acute onset, fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes, and the presence of purulent plaque on the tonsils.

The causative agent of sore throat gets on the surface of the tonsil. As a result of the combined effect of reduced local (local) and general immunity, favorable conditions are created for the manifestation of its pathogenic activity.

The main route of infection is airborne, but transmission of pathogenic microorganisms through contact and household contact cannot be ruled out (for example, through utensils used by a sick child or adult). The incidence increases from spring to autumn.

The most common cause of the disease is hemolytic streptococcus, but some other microorganisms, viruses and fungi can also be causative agents. Purulent tonsillitis is provoked by a number of factors.

These include:

weakening of the body's protective properties;
the presence of foci of infection in the oral cavity (stomatitis, caries, cheilitis, etc.);
long stay in a smoky room;
inhalation of polluted air;
hypothermia;
alcohol abuse;
tonsil injuries.

Sources of infection can be sick people (airborne infection), as well as infected food, dishes and toilet items (in this case, sore throat is transmitted by contact).

Main methods of treatment

Purulent tonsillitis (acute tonsillitis) is a severe infectious disease associated with inflammatory processes in the area of the tonsils. The disease is accompanied by severe pain in the throat, especially when swallowing and talking, enlargement of nearby lymph nodes, and high body temperature.

Upon examination, the patient is diagnosed with redness and swelling of the pharynx and oral cavity, with extensive foci of pus, and narrowing of the physiological passage, causing obstruction of food.

An advanced form of this disease can lead to dangerous complications associated with damage to the kidneys, lungs, and heart.

The basis of successful treatment is drug therapy aimed at deactivating the bacterial pathogen, eliminating symptoms, and increasing the body's defenses.

Traditional medicine is considered an excellent addition to the main treatment. But they will not be able to eliminate the root cause of the disease and their use must be fully agreed with the attending physician. Self-medication in this case is unacceptable, since it can significantly worsen the patient’s condition.

Folk remedies for purulent sore throat will help:

reduce the inflammatory process;
relieve swelling and pain;
disinfect foci of infection;
alleviate the patient's condition.

The central place among the means proposed by traditional medicine to combat this infection is occupied by medicinal plants and beekeeping products, which have anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, antiseptic and regenerative properties.

The most common folk methods for treating purulent tonsillitis are:

rinsing;
steam inhalations;
ingestion of warm decoctions;
products intended for resorption;
therapy with honey and bee products.

These methods are very effective because... deliver natural medicines directly to the affected area.

Treatment with folk remedies

Folk remedies help relieve sore throat. They don't require many ingredients to make them.

Teas and decoctions

Boil seven to eight figs in a glass of milk for seven minutes. Cool the broth and drink warm three to four times a day before going to bed.
Dissolve one tablespoon of butter in a glass of warm milk, add one tablespoon of honey. Drink the drink warm four to six times a day.
Pour one tablespoon of dried linden flowers into a glass of boiling water and brew. Cool and strain the broth, then drink fifty milliliters three or four times a day.
Teas with raspberries or rose hips are good for relieving sore throats. They can be drunk in any quantity, but warm.
Mix one part of anise fruit with the same amount of mullein flowers and coltsfoot leaves, add two parts of thyme flowers, the same amount of mallow flowers, marshmallow root and five parts of licorice root. Take a tablespoon of the resulting mixture, pour a glass of cold water and leave for two hours. After this, bring the infusion to a boil and simmer for another five minutes. Strain and drink a quarter glass four times a day.
Brew three to four tablespoons of elderberry in a glass of boiling water, simmer for five minutes over low heat. Strain the broth, cool, and use to gargle.

Washing

purulent forms of sore throat

The drugs used as medications are Rivanol, Furacilin, Streptocide, boric acid, and antibiotic solution. You will also need a syringe for rinsing. It needs to be filled with medicine, herbal decoction, saline or saline solution.

If salt is used, it is better that it be sea salt. The solution is prepared at the rate of one teaspoon per glass of water.

Rinse

Treatment of sore throat is very effective if you supplement teas, decoctions and gargling. Let's look at a few folk recipes:

Pour two teaspoons of onion peel into two glasses of water. Cook for three minutes. Leave the broth for three to four hours, then strain and gargle three to four times a day.
Add one teaspoon of salt, three drops of iodine and half a teaspoon of soda to a glass of warm water.
Brew one teaspoon of chamomile flowers in one glass of water, strain, cool and gargle.
Add one teaspoon of lemon juice to one glass of water. Gargle three to four times a day.

Compresses on the throat

Compresses on the throat can be considered one of the most effective and safest ways to treat sore throat. This procedure can be carried out for quite a long time.

To carry out the procedure, it is necessary to prepare soft tissue that absorbs liquid well. It needs to be dipped in the compress solution, squeezed out and applied to the throat.

For compresses, you can use beekeeping products, for example, honey, beeswax, propolis. Such compresses activate blood circulation in the capillaries, remove toxins and normalize metabolism in cells. The cabbage leaf is poured with boiling water to soften it. When it cools down, take it out and wipe it, and then spread it with honey. This compress is applied to a sore throat. The top is also insulated with polyethylene and a scarf.

Another option for compresses is compresses with homemade cottage cheese. Take two hundred and fifty grams of cottage cheese and rub it through a sieve. Add a couple of grated onions or two tablespoons of honey. This compress is applied to the throat and insulated.

Essential oils

Essential oils contain substances that, when evaporated, enter the respiratory tract and are deposited on the walls. The result is a therapeutic effect.

Cypress essential oil. It is an antiseptic. Used for inhalation and massage. For massage, apply a few drops of oil to the chest and neck and rub into the skin. After the procedure, wrap yourself up and lie down for half an hour.
Essential oil of menthol. It contains substances that fight many pathogenic microorganisms and clear the nasopharynx of secretions. Used for rubbing the bridge of the nose and dry and wet inhalations.
Orange essential oil. It is used for the treatment of viral infections of the nasopharynx and throat in the form of inhalation, massage, and rubbing. It is recommended to use dry inhalations on fabric and porcelain and wet ones.
Tangerine essential oil. Used as an adjuvant for the treatment of sore throat. Suitable for inhalations, massages, compresses, foot baths.
Eucalyptus essential oil. Used for inhalations, baths, massage, rubbing.

Prevention and treatment of chronic tonsillitis

Many people suffer from chronic tonsillitis, which, until a certain time, practically does not make itself felt. But then an exacerbation begins, which can last for several months. At the same time, there is no fever, but the throat hurts for a long time and painfully. Many people don’t even try to identify the cause and think that everything will go away on its own. But after a month it can only get worse, and you have to contact an ENT doctor, who ultimately makes a diagnosis of “chronic tonsillitis”. And then a long treatment begins, and patients learn where the tonsils are and how to take care of them.

Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils (tonsils). There are acute and chronic tonsillitis. Acute tonsillitis, or in common parlance, sore throat, is a disease familiar to everyone from childhood, in which a high temperature rises and the throat hurts very badly. Also among the symptoms of acute tonsillitis you can find enlarged tonsils of a bright red color, which can be ulcerated, covered with pustules and film. As a child, I had a sore throat several times, which probably caused tonsillitis to become chronic.

Chronic tonsillitis occurs in a milder form, and often practically does not make itself felt, with the exception of several times a year, and in my case much longer. Symptoms during exacerbation of chronic tonsillitis are less pronounced; the throat may be slightly sore and sore, and there is usually no fever. In my case, the symptoms were an intensifying sore throat at times, and very severe dryness and scratchiness, especially when breathing in the cold winter air.

Doctors talk about chronic tonsillitis in cases where the tonsils are constantly in an inflamed state, and there can be 2 options: the first - tonsillitis seems to completely disappear, but with any hypothermia its symptoms immediately return; second - the inflammation practically does not go away, it only subsides, while the patient feels satisfactory, but the doctor sees that the tonsillitis has not disappeared anywhere, but has entered a subacute stage. In both cases, it is necessary to take measures to achieve long-term (preferably several years) remission.

In medical language, these are compensated and decompensated forms of chronic tonsillitis. If you have only local symptoms of chronic tonsillitis - slight inflammation of the tonsils, sore throat, and there are no manifestations in the general condition of the body, then in this case you have a compensated form of tonsillitis, i.e. The tonsils compensate and level out the state of inflammation, and more or less cope with their functions.

If you have frequent inflammation of the tonsils, and this is accompanied not only by a sore throat, but also by various acute sore throats, paratonsillitis (inflammation around the tonsils), and diseases of other organs that seem to be unrelated to this, then this is a decompensated form of tonsillitis.

In my case, tonsillitis occurs in a compensated form, which is amenable to conservative treatment and prevention. And now I understand that the tonsils are a very important organ of the immune system, and this disease cannot be neglected. I also learned that, unfortunately, it is impossible to cure chronic tonsillitis forever, but it is quite possible to live with it if you constantly carry out prevention.

The main cause of chronic tonsillitis is called untreated tonsillitis. Remember: as soon as the terrible sore throat and fever subside, you stop taking antibiotics (and this should never be done) and joyfully run to work, thinking that the illness has passed. Yes, it has receded, but, most likely, not for long: after a sore throat, you need to gargle for a few more days, take vitamins (and without fail a full course of antibiotics, otherwise all treatment is down the drain), and be sure to strengthen your immune system, otherwise chronic tonsillitis will become your companion for a long time.

The second reason is frequent pharyngitis, which usually neither doctors nor patients pay enough attention to. Well, my throat hurt for a few days and it went away. You don’t even have to take sick leave: pharyngitis often goes away with virtually no treatment in 3-5 days. But the pathological process, if not stopped in time, will definitely go further - it only takes the slightest weakening of the immune system or overwork of a person for bacteria to begin to multiply uncontrollably, capturing more and more new territories.

It is necessary to carefully monitor dental hygiene and periodontal condition. If you are tormented by tonsillitis, consult a dentist and have your teeth treated, try to prevent gum disease. The fact is that an infection that has settled in the oral cavity has every chance of “making its way” further, right up to the tonsils.

The causes of chronic tonsillitis may be hidden in a completely unexpected place: for example, you may be tormented by chronic rhinitis or even an aggravated allergic runny nose from time to time - and now doctors are starting to talk about the development of chronic tonsillitis.

Treatment of chronic tonsillitis in a simple compensated form is sufficient to carry out locally: gargle with various solutions and herbs (furacilin, sage, chamomile, etc.), use various sprays.

There are a lot of folk remedies for treating chronic tonsillitis. It is important to remember that all of them should be used as a complement to the main methods of treatment, but not in any way replace them.

To lubricate the tonsils, prepare a mixture consisting of 1/3 freshly squeezed aloe leaf juice and 2/3 natural honey. The mixture is carefully mixed and stored in the refrigerator. Before use, the medicinal composition must be warmed to 38-40 degrees Celsius. Using a wooden or plastic spatula, the composition is carefully applied to the sore tonsils 1-2 times a day, at least 2 hours before meals. Repeat treatment daily for two weeks. Then the procedure is done every other day;
For oral administration, prepare half and half onion juice and honey. Mix thoroughly and drink 1 teaspoon 3 times a day;
mix chamomile flowers and oak bark in proportions 3:2. Pour four tablespoons of the mixture into 1 liter of hot water and boil over low heat for 10 minutes. Before turning off, add a tablespoon of linden flowers. Let cool, strain, add a teaspoon of honey to the solution. Mix thoroughly and gargle while warm.

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Using traditional methods

It is possible to cure purulent sore throat with folk remedies when it is not yet very advanced. This therapy also works well as an adjunct to drug treatment.

Compress recipes

Alcohol compress.

Dilute medical alcohol (70%) in warm water in a 1:1 ratio.
Add a few drops of orange and lavender essential oil.
Soak the gauze in the prepared solution and use it as a compress to the throat (apply for 1–2 hours). People with sensitive skin need to hold the compress for no longer than 30 minutes.

Potato compress

Boil a few potatoes with their skins.
Mash the finished potatoes and add five drops of iodine and a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
Place the finished mixture in a gauze bag.
Apply the compress to your throat for 40 minutes.

Raw potato compress

Grate four medium potatoes on a fine grater.
Pour in a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar.
Mix everything well and place in a gauze bag.
Apply to the throat for 2 hours.

Cabbage compress

Pour boiling water over a few raw cabbage leaves.
Leave for a few minutes until the leaves soften.
Remove the leaves from the water and wipe it dry.
Lubricate with honey and apply to a sore throat.
Wrap film on top.
Leave for 2 hours, then remove the compress and wrap your throat with a warm wool towel.

Recipes for inhalations

Boil a few potatoes. Cut and place in a deep bowl. Breathe hot steam from the potatoes, covering your head with a towel.
Mix a spoonful of honey with five drops of orange essential oil. Inhale the aroma for at least 10 minutes.
Brew cool black tea. Add a tablespoon of mint to it. Use for inhalation.
Take sage, mint, thyme, pine buds and elecampane roots in equal proportions. Brew these herbs in a liter of water. Breathe the steam from the decoction.

Garlic remedies

Peel two heads of garlic and chop the cloves. Add two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to them. Leave for 12 hours. Then add a spoonful of honey to the product. Take half a teaspoon of this mixture daily.
Squeeze juice from carrots. Add two chopped garlic cloves to it. Drink this remedy before meals, 2 times a day, a tablespoon.
Squeeze the juice from peeled garlic. Drink a few drops of juice a day. The product will help cure purulent sore throat very quickly.

Rinse recipes

Take two tablespoons of dry chamomile and one spoon of linden flowers. Pour boiling water (1 liter). Strain and gargle 5 times a day.
Infuse five tablespoons of horsetail in 500 ml of boiling water for an hour. Then strain and gargle with it at least 3 times a day.
Pour two tablespoons of raspberry leaves with a glass of boiling water. Leave for 20 minutes for the product to infuse and cool. Use for rinsing.
Grate the red beets and squeeze the juice out of them. Add a teaspoon of vinegar to one glass of juice. Mix everything and use as a gargle twice a day.
Pour four fresh plantain leaves into a glass of boiling water and leave for half an hour.
Mix half a glass of lemon juice with 200 ml of warm water. Use for rinsing.
Mix dry chamomile and calendula in a ratio of 1:3. Boil in a liter of water. Leave for 2 hours. Cool and gargle with the prepared product.
Take calendula and chamomile flowers, wormwood and plantain in equal proportions. Boil the herbs in a liter of water. After this, let it brew for 2 hours. Strain and use for rinsing.
Take a teaspoon of dry sage and a tablespoon of chamomile. Pour the mixture with 500 ml of boiling water and leave it for 24 hours. Strain. Gargle at least 3 times a day.

It is also important to take enough fluid (at least 2 liters of water or compote per day). In addition, the patient must follow a diet. In order for the body to have enough strength to fight infection, it must receive the required amount of vitamins, minerals and trace elements every day

It is best to eat cereals, vegetable purees, broths and fermented milk products during this period. This food will not cause severe pain when swallowing and will be able to saturate the body well.

Compresses for sore throat

Compresses are made to warm the chest and neck area, thereby affecting the focus of the inflammatory process. After their use, blood circulation increases and painful symptoms go away. Usually, a sore throat when swallowing goes away after several procedures.

Important! An important rule for using any compresses as a warming procedure is the absence of elevated temperature. With an indicator of 37, they will have to be abandoned.

For the procedure to bring results, you must adhere to some rules:

do it regularly - 1-2 times a day;
During the procedure, the whole body should be warm, especially the legs;
It is necessary to keep the compress until it cools, usually this takes 2-3 hours;
it is advisable to do it before bed, then sleep without getting out of bed;
When applying a compress, the area of the thyroid gland is excluded.

First, a rag is moistened in the prepared solution, then it is placed on the throat, a plastic bag on top, a scarf or handkerchief on top.

Compress recipes

To prepare the solution, you can use any folk recipe:

Alcohol . We take it in equal quantities with clean water, mix and heat. You can add a few drops of essential oil to kill the strong smell.
Potato . The most popular folk recipe. Boil the potatoes with skins until tender, mash with a fork, and place in a gauze bag.
Raw potatoes . Grate a few pieces on a fine grater, add a tablespoon of vinegar for the desired consistency.

Advice! When using any of these or other warming compresses, you should try to avoid burns. For example, before applying boiled potatoes, you must wait until they have cooled to a tolerable temperature.

How to get rid of tonsillitis symptoms

Treatment of purulent sore throat in an adult begins with taking antibacterial drugs. They are selected depending on the type of infectious agent. The most commonly used antibiotics are penicillin, cephalosporins and macrolides. Replacement of the drug is indicated if treatment is ineffective.

Compresses help improve blood circulation in the neck, but they should not be done at high temperatures. The products are applied so that they do not affect the thyroid gland. The procedure must be carried out before bedtime. Soak a cotton cloth or bandage with a solution prepared in advance. They are applied to the neck area and covered with plastic film. Alcohol compresses are simple and effective. 70% alcohol is mixed with water in equal proportions.

Gargling is considered the most effective method of relieving the symptoms of tonsillitis. It helps cleanse the tonsils of plaque, relieve inflammation, and speed up recovery. There are many ways to prepare the solution. 1 tsp. dilute soda in a glass of water, gargle at least 4 times a day. A solution of table salt is prepared in the same way. Before the procedure, add a few drops of iodine to it.

Treatment of purulent sore throat at home can be carried out using hydrogen peroxide. It destroys the infectious agent and improves the condition of lymphoid tissues. This remedy is used to treat tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and laryngitis. 1 tsp. A 3% solution is mixed with a glass of warm boiled water. When rinsing, purulent plaque is washed away, which prevents the spread of infection in the body and helps the signs of intoxication disappear. The solution is also used to treat tonsils. The basic rule for its application is the need to dilute it with water in a 1:1 ratio. Oxidation has a detrimental effect on bacteria, fungi and viruses. Peroxide dissolves hard caseous plugs, facilitating their removal.

The effectiveness of inhalations is due to several reasons. The vapors have a beneficial effect on the mucous membranes, eliminate pain and swelling. The films are separated from the surface of the tonsils and are quickly removed when rinsing. For inhalation, drugs such as Chlorophyllipt and Chlorhexidine can be used. Good results are observed when using decoctions of chamomile, sage or yarrow. The prepared infusion is filled into an inhaler or nebulizer. In the absence of these devices, the broth is heated in a saucepan, over which you need to breathe, covered with a towel. The course of inhalations must last at least 7 days. Procedures are carried out 1-2 times a day. This treatment is contraindicated for arterial hypertension, high fever and cancer.

To treat the mucous membranes of the throat, you can use Lugol's solution, which is available without a prescription. It contains iodine, which has a detrimental effect on pathogenic microorganisms. Glycerol softens mucous membranes, eliminates pain and sore throat. The convenient sprayer allows you to simultaneously treat the tonsils, larynx and oral cavity. Apply it 3-5 times a day; after spraying, you must refrain from eating and drinking. The solution can be kept in the mouth or applied to a cotton swab, which is used to treat the mucous membranes of the throat and enlarged tonsils.

The popularity of this drug is explained by its effectiveness against most infectious agents. In addition, iodine prevents the development of thyroid pathologies. The disadvantage of Lugol's solution is its specific taste, which contributes to the gag reflex. This drug has contraindications, which your doctor should tell you about. Side effects include: increased sweating, skin rashes, drooling, tachycardia and insomnia.

Local therapies

How to quickly eliminate the signs of tonsillitis is a question that worries many patients. In order to quickly restore good condition with tonsillitis, it is imperative to first cure the throat using local remedies. To eliminate pathogens and reduce pain, Lugol will come to the rescue. This remedy is a ready-made antiseptic drug that has a detrimental effect on staphylococci.

To achieve the best effect of therapy, this drug should be sprayed 2-5 times a day and after a while you will feel significant relief.

Treatment of sore throat in adults

Only an ENT specialist can tell you how to treat a sore throat quickly and effectively using medications at home. It is he who will prescribe effective antibiotics and other medications that are necessary to cure a sore throat and eliminate the symptoms of this disease.

Even before the doctor arrives at home, the patient should, if possible, be placed on bed rest, and should be placed in a separate room. A person with tonsillitis is given separate dishes, a towel and other individual household items. The room in which the patient lies is ventilated several times a day, the floor should be washed with chloramine at least once a day.

The following recommendations will help reduce pain and speed up the healing process at home:

Drink more warm liquids. The measure will prevent dehydration and make swallowing easier. Protect your voice. It is recommended to talk (especially in a raised voice) as little as possible. It is best to maintain complete silence until recovery. Take lozenges against a sore throat. Drink tea with honey and lemon. The drink will strengthen the immune system, help destroy germs and relieve pain.

It is important that the temperature is comfortable for reception. Gargle with a solution of salt or soda whenever possible. Systematically humidify the air in the room. A measure to reduce irritation of mucous membranes.

It is not advisable to carry any type of sore throat on your feet. And with staphylococcal or streptococcal forms, bed rest is required for the first 5–6 days (and in severe cases, more than 10 days). Most often, it is not possible to quickly cure a sore throat in an adult. For purulent forms of the disease, antibiotics are prescribed.

Traditional medicine

Treatment of purulent sore throat in adults can be carried out using traditional medicine recipes. It is recommended to use the following recipes:

Lemon. Cut off a small piece and chew it slowly along with the peel. At first, it is recommended to simply hold a piece of lemon in your mouth, and then suck and chew. Before doing this, you need to wash the lemon. After a piece of lemon is eaten, you should not drink or eat anything for a while so as not to wash away the essential oils. If you don’t have lemon, you can use lemon juice and gargle with it every hour.
Milk and honey. This universal mixture is suitable for both children and adults. It is necessary to heat a glass of milk, add 1 tbsp. l. honey, a little butter and soda. The drink should be consumed in small sips. Take after the patient has gargled (then the plaque will be looser). Thanks to the milk drink, the mucous membrane of the throat is alkalized and softened. This way, purulent sore throat can be cured at home much faster.
Decoctions based on raspberries, currants, rose hips. These drinks are very healthy. They must be taken warm.
Honey. It is recommended to use comb honey. It should be chewed for several hours.
Beetroot juice. Suitable for gargling. It must be mixed in equal proportions with vinegar.
Onion juice. You need to take 1 tbsp per day. l.
Onion compress. It is placed on the throat if the body temperature is not elevated. It is necessary to chop the onion, distribute it on gauze, then apply it to the throat.
Infusion based on cloves. You need to pour 5 pieces of spicy cloves with a glass of boiling water. The product will infuse in an hour.
Infusion based on dill. It is necessary to pour boiling water over the shoots. When the medicine is infused, use it instead of tea. Therapy lasts up to a week.
Alcohol tincture based on propolis. This is a fast acting remedy. They need to lubricate the sore tonsils twice a day, after mixing with honey and water in equal proportions.

Aloe, garlic, cocklebur, tea tree oil, and ginger are also used. Make compresses from cabbage leaves and cottage cheese.

You shouldn’t plan on your own how to quickly cure a purulent sore throat. This is not a common cold that will go away on its own, but an inflammation of the tonsils complicated by pus, so you can’t do without the help of a doctor. First of all, you need to go to the hospital . Treatment usually takes place at home, so in addition to various medications and procedures prescribed by the doctor, you can use some techniques that speed up the healing process. For example, inhalations, rinsing, etc. are very useful. You can use traditional medicine recipes as a supplement.

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How to treat purulent sore throat?

Purulent sore throat treatment at home in adults is accompanied by high fever and distortion of taste buds.

Potatoes and vinegar.

Grate two medium potatoes on a fine grater and mix with 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Apply to the throat as a compress;

Treatment of sore throat with kerosene.

Take 2 drops of distilled (purified) kerosene after meals twice a day for no more than 5 days;

Ginger and lemon.

Mix grated ginger - 3 tbsp. spoons and a whole lemon in a meat grinder. Mix with 3 tablespoons of honey. Take 1 teaspoon 5 times a day.

Home treatment for purulent sore throat in children

Treatment of purulent sore throat at home in children is a complex of measures: compresses, inhalations and ointments. Often a decision is made on a local antibacterial drug:

Biseptol,
Lorangin,
Tantum Verde.

Treatment with folk remedies is aimed at eliminating sore throat:

Rinsing with a decoction of chamomile and sage;
1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide per 200 grams of water. Rinse in random order;
A decoction of red onion peel. Gargle at least 5 times a day;
Cabbage juice – 100 grams, propolis – 10 grams, dissolve, mix and take 1 tablespoon three times a day.

Medications

Because sore throat can cause complications. Then the doctor decides to prescribe medication:

Antibiotics: Flemoxin, Azithromycin, Ericicline;
Antiviral: Tamiflu, Relenza;
Antihistamines: Fenistil, Loratadine, Suprastin;
Vitamins: B12, B6, C, A, E;
Local spray: Aqualor, Tantum-Verde, Orasept, Angal S, Anginal, Lorangin, Yox;
Antimicrobial drugs: Loprax, Grammidin.

Sore throat is a problematic and complex disease. You can carry out treatment at home using traditional methods. But, if there is a risk of complications, it is best to seek help from specialists who, if necessary, will hospitalize you and carry out therapeutic actions in a hospital setting.

The issue of hospitalization of children under 3 years of age is particularly acute. Babies often lose a lot of fluid, and the whole body becomes dehydrated.

Quick methods for treating purulent sore throat

It is recommended to first consult a doctor so that the diagnosis is confirmed and, if necessary, medications are prescribed. Sore throat, accompanied by the discharge of pus, is a serious disease affecting the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of the body.

Traditional recipes are effective in most cases, but it is better to use them in addition to the therapy prescribed by a doctor. There is no specific treatment regimen that suits everyone.

To speed up recovery as much as possible when using any therapy methods, the following general rules must be followed:

maintain bed rest;
drink plenty of fluids, the liquid consumed should be warm, but in no case hot, so as not to irritate the inflamed mucous membrane of the throat;
To keep your throat warm, just wear a scarf;
avoid drafts and strong winds;
maintain a sufficient level of humidity in the room.

It is also important to monitor the food you eat; all foods that can injure the inflamed mucous membrane must be excluded. This applies to spicy, salty, especially dishes richly seasoned with spices.

Usually, if you start applying these recommendations, supplementing them with folk remedies, the symptoms of sore throat will begin to subside within a few days. If this does not happen, you need to go to specialists.

Possible complications of a purulent process in the throat

Treating purulent tonsillitis at home is allowed only after detailed consultation with specialists, since self-medication is considered dangerous for any form of tonsillitis, and especially for complicated purulent tonsillitis. The pathological process can provoke serious complications in the patient, leading to severe chronic disorders in the body and, in some cases, to fatal consequences.

The migration of purulent formations into the deep layers of the muscle tissue of the throat and pharynx provokes the occurrence and progression of tissue abscess.
Untimely and poor-quality treatment of purulent tonsillitis can provoke the penetration of purulent infection into the meninges. Against the background of rupture of a purulent focus, the patient may experience progression of a purulent form of meningitis.
Self-opening of purulent foci provokes the penetration of pus into the auditory tube, against this background purulent inflammation of the eardrum, ears and inner ear develops.
The spread of pyogenic microbes throughout the body provokes a general blood infection in the patient with a possible fatal outcome.
The purulent form of tonsillitis often provokes the development of secondary pathology of internal organs: heart, kidneys, joints.

These complex pathological processes in the body are provoked by streptococcal bacteria against the background of a late response in the treatment of tonsillitis.

How to quickly cure a sore throat in children?

Treatment of sore throat in children at home is associated with the risk of complications. Along with the fact that children can easily tolerate high temperatures, children cannot tolerate sore throats.

Therefore, all recipes are initially aimed at eliminating severe swelling and inflammation of the larynx:

Cranberry infusion. Squeeze fresh berries and chop dry ones. Pour 250 grams of boiling water over 50 grams of berries, let cool and take 50 grams 5 times a day;

A mixture of honey and garlic. Squeeze garlic juice (1 head) into honey (250 grams). Allow the child to suck before meals 20 minutes 3-4 times a day;

Tea made from raspberry, currant and apple branches. Brew and give instead of drinking water in an arbitrary proportion;

Aloe and linden. Grind the aloe pulp to obtain a paste in the amount of 3 tablespoons. Prepare a steep decoction of linden flowers (2 tablespoons of flowers per 250 grams of boiling water). Then mix aloe juice and strained linden decoction, dilute with 300 grams of boiled, cooled water and give the baby 50 grams to drink 3 times a day.

Important: This recipe is strictly prohibited for children with kidney disorders and diseases!

Home methods

There are many tips on how to treat purulent sore throat at home. Everyone has a different opinion about recipes, some help, some don’t. Ideally, advice is used in conjunction with drug therapy.

Lemon

Wash the fruit thoroughly with soap to remove any dirt and grease that has accumulated on the peel. Cut into round slices, add 2-3 tsp. Sahara. The medicine is ready! Dissolve the slices or chew them along with the zest. After the procedure, do not eat or gargle for 30 minutes.

Tea with the addition of lemon will help with the treatment of purulent sore throat in adults, or you can simply pour hot water over it and drink it warm without any additives. It is recommended to eat 1-2 fruits per day, unless you have allergies.

Cabbage juice

Grate the cabbage and squeeze. Leave for 40 minutes, then drain the juice. Gargle 2-3 times a day, warming slightly. As a general tonic, drink 50 ml of juice per day.

Milk

Heat the milk to 40–45 degrees. Add two teaspoons of honey and half a teaspoon of butter. Drink one glass in the morning and evening. Honey and milk will help quickly boost immunity, which will affect the speed of recovery.

Calamus root

Cut the root into 2-3 cm pieces and chew up to 5 times a day.

Prepare a decoction for rinsing: 1 tbsp. l. crushed calamus root, pour a glass of water, bring to a boil and boil for 20 minutes, then leave for another 20 minutes, strain. Gargle with the prepared solution 4-5 times a day.

Beet juice

Grate the beets and squeeze the juice out of the resulting pulp through cheesecloth. Add a tablespoon of 6% vinegar, dilute with water if desired. If you also mix it with apple juice, the product helps get rid of cough and sore throat. Gargle 3-4 times a day.

3 cup rule

In the first glass, dilute a tablespoon of soda.
In the second - a tablespoon of salt.
Add 3-5 drops of iodine to the third.

Gargle one at a time. First, a soda solution to soften the tonsils. Then salt - kills microbes. Finally, rinse with iodine to prevent the development of new bacteria.

Soda

Solution recipe: add one teaspoon of soda to a glass of warm water. As a rule, it is harmless for many, so gargle your sore throat 6-8 times a day.

Follow the dosage so as not to dry out the throat mucosa.

Herbal decoctions

Pour 2-3 tablespoons of herbs into a glass of boiling water, be sure to cover with a lid for 10-15 minutes. This is the only way the beneficial properties will transfer into the water.

Suitable for such procedures:

rose hip;
raspberries;
St. John's wort;
Linden;
peppermint;
currant;
calendula;
chamomile;
sage;
anise;
thyme.

Decoctions can be drunk 50 ml 2 times a day or gargled 3-4 times. But before use, it is advisable to consult a doctor. Possible allergic reactions!

Onion and garlic

Squeeze the juice from one onion and five cloves of garlic, mix with 1 tbsp. l. honey and 1 tsp. ghee. Take up to 5 times a day.

Do not exceed the dosage, as excessive use of this medicine has a detrimental effect on the walls of the stomach.

Essential oils

It is recommended to add about 2-3 drops of eucalyptus or tea tree essential oil to a glass of warm water. Gargle 3 times a day after meals.

This folk remedy is used with caution, as allergic reactions are possible.

Treatment of sore throat in children at home with folk remedies

Beet juice

Grate the beets on the finest grater, squeeze out the pulp well, add vinegar with a concentration of 6% to the resulting juice, in a ratio of 1 part vinegar to 10 parts juice, gargle with the solution every hour. A good anti-inflammatory effect will be provided, and the swelling of the tonsils will also decrease.

Chamomile

Add 1 teaspoon of pharmaceutical, dry chamomile to 300 milliliters of boiling water and leave for an hour. Store the finished infusion in the refrigerator, rinse the neck with the heated solution up to three times.

Sea buckthorn

Add a tablespoon of sea buckthorn oil to half a glass of boiled, cooled water or chamomile infusion; the rinsing process creates an enveloping and analgesic effect.

Milk with garlic

Mix 300 milliliters of milk with a large head of finely chopped garlic and put on fire until it boils. Strain, give 15-30 ml, several times a day. Improvements are observed after the first day of use.

Aloe honey

Cut 2 large aloe leaves into large pieces, place in a jar and pour half a liter of honey, close tightly with a lid and put in the refrigerator to infuse for three days. 10-15 minutes before each meal, give the child a teaspoon of treats. Course 3-7 days.

Medicines

Panadol, Viferon, Tantum Verde, Anaferon, Angin Hel, Bioparox, Faringosept. (Consult your doctor first)

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Sore throat is an inflammation of the lingual and nasopharyngeal tonsils, as well as the palate. Sore throat is caused by infection. As a rule, the causative agent of the disease is group A streptococcus.

A sore throat can develop as a result of hypothermia, chronic tonsillitis, decreased immunity, or allergization of the body. However, the main cause of the disease is an infection that is transmitted by airborne droplets.

The main symptoms of the disease include headache, high body temperature, severe sore throat, and redness of the mucous membranes of the throat. In some cases, a white coating forms on the tonsils and aches in the joints occur.

Sore throat can be acute or chronic. The acute form of the disease occurs as a result of a pathogenic microorganism entering the body. Treatment of the acute form without antibiotics is impossible. In addition, in this case, the disease always occurs with high fever, severe sore throat and other characteristic symptoms.

In the absence of proper treatment for the acute form of the disease, it becomes chronic. This stage is poorly treated with penicillin antibiotics. As a rule, in this case, drugs from the microlide group are prescribed.

Regardless of the form of the disease, homemade recipes for sore throat are effective and completely safe for health.

Symptoms of a sore throat

The acute form of tonsillitis is accompanied by the following symptoms:

Severe redness of the throat;
Pain when swallowing;
Feeling overwhelmed, severe weakness;
Increased body temperature;
Induration, tenderness of the lymph nodes;
Headache;
Bad breath;
Aches in muscles, large joints;
Increased size of tonsils;
Decreased physical activity and performance.

In adults, the symptoms of sore throat are milder than in children. As a rule, without high temperature. Recovery, subject to medical recommendations and effective local treatment, occurs in 5-10 days. If recovery does not occur, then the time has come for chronic tonsillitis.

If tonsillitis occurs frequently, you need to visit a rheumatologist and cardiologist to rule out damage to the heart and joints2,3.

Chronic tonsillitis occurs without pronounced symptoms. Patients complain of discomfort in the throat and bad breath. Sometimes an obsessive dry cough occurs. Some people have a low-grade fever (37-38 C°) for a long time, sweating and weakness.

Chronic tonsillitis leads to hypertrophy of the tonsils and a decrease in their protective functions.

As a result, general immunity is weakened, which can provoke the development of severe infectious diseases4.

Treatment of sore throat at home with compresses.

Compress with soap. Lather damp gauze with laundry soap and tie it to the throat, insulate the top with a dry, warm cloth, and leave overnight. When treating children, keep the compress for 3 hours. Significant relief from using this folk remedy occurs in the morning. In the morning, wash your neck with warm water and lubricate with nourishing cream.
Saline dressing. Fold a wide bandage into 6 layers, moisten it in a 10% salt solution, apply it to the throat and neck, put 2 layers of dry cloth on top, preferably a cotton scarf, keep it on all night. The sore throat goes away overnight. (Healthy Lifestyle 2002, No. 10 p. 16) (Healthy Lifestyle 2004, No. 16, p. 23)
You can cure a sore throat in 1 day with a homemade compress of honey and mustard. Mix 1 tbsp. l. honey, 1 tbsp. l. dry mustard and 1 tbsp. l. flour, make a flat cake from the resulting dough and place it on your throat, with plastic and a warm scarf on top. Apply a compress at night, in the morning the pain will go away and the temperature will subside. (Healthy Lifestyle 2003, No. 22, p. 6), (Healthy Lifestyle 2010, No. 5, p.
Treatment of the throat with a cabbage compress. Grate the cabbage, wrap it in gauze and strengthen the compress on the neck by placing compress paper on top and wrapping the neck with a terry towel. Keep for 1-2 hours. After the compress, the pain will immediately subside. (HLS 2003, No. 1, p. 20)
Compresses with lard. Cut unsalted lard into thin slices, place the slices on the throat, cover with parchment paper, cotton wool on top, wrap with a scarf, and on top with a shawl or scarf. This compress is done at night; it should be repeated the second night, although the pain will go away after the first compress. (HLS 2006, No. 6, p. 30)

Prevention and precautions when communicating with a patient

Clothes must be worn appropriately for the weather conditions to completely prevent hypothermia.
Regularly scheduled visits to the dentist will prevent large-scale development of caries and neutralize small foci of infection.
Quitting nicotine, drug addiction and alcohol will restore the body's defenses.
Sports activities will strengthen the immune system.
Having proper rest and healthy food significantly improves metabolic processes.
During seasonal epidemics, it is advisable to avoid attending public events.

When communicating with a patient with purulent tonsillitis, you should wear a cotton-gauze bandage, and also practice preventive gargling, using nasal ointments.

If therapy is carried out at home, it is important to clean the room every day using disinfectant solutions and periodically ventilate the room

Prevention of sore throat in pictures

Definition of disease

Sore throat or acute tonsillitis is an inflammatory disease of the tonsils. In rare cases, the focus of inflammation is localized on other lymphoid formations.

Sore throat can be either unilateral or bilateral.

Other causes of acute tonsillitis are other sites of chronic infections, such as caries or chronic diseases of the nasal cavity. This disease most often affects children aged five to fifteen years, and it is of bacterial origin. Depending on the stage of inflammation and the appearance of the tonsils, the following main types of tonsillitis are distinguished:

Catarrhal sore throat. The tonsils are red and enlarged. There is no plaque.
Follicular tonsillitis. There are spots of purulent plaque on the tonsils.
Lacunar tonsillitis. There are accumulations of pus in the lacunae of the tonsils. The most severe form of the disease.

Without proper treatment, serious complications of tonsillitis can develop, for example, sepsis, pyelonephritis, abscess, bleeding from the tonsils, and so on.

In some cases, sore throat is confused with ARVI. To accurately diagnose the disease, an examination by a doctor is necessary. To do this, the doctor palpates the lymph nodes located under the lower jaw. In the case of a sore throat, they are swollen and painful. A urine test will also show the presence of blood and protein.