In the treatment of the disease, each person tries to use alternative methods and exclude medication from therapy. This can be explained by the fact that some drugs have a negative effect not only on the causative agent of the disease, but also on beneficial bacteria in the body. The question of how to treat angina in children without antibiotics continues to be relevant.
Course of the disease
In 96% of cases, beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus leads to angina. Treatment of such an infectious agent should be carried out with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
The main goal of treatment is to eliminate the main pathogen. Only after this, the doctor prescribes drugs that help suppress the symptoms of the lesion and the pathogenetic effect on the body. But, in medicine, there are cases when it is completely optional to start taking antibiotics.
The main symptoms of a sore throat
Angina is an acute disease of an infectious origin that occurs when exposed to infections, viruses, fungi and pathogens.
Often, such pathogens persist for a long time in the human body and do not manifest themselves in any way in the usual state. But immediately after a minimal decrease in immunity protection (hypothermia, damage to the mucous membrane, exacerbation of chronic diseases), such microorganisms begin to rapidly activate, spreading to the tonsils and throat surface.
For tonsillitis, the following symptoms of the lesion are characteristic:
- fatigue, weakness, feeling of malaise;
- increased body temperature (sometimes reaches 39 degrees);
- aches in the limbs and joints;
- severe temporary headaches;
- sores and ulcers may form on the tonsils.
Such symptoms can occur with a simple cold, it is important to pay attention to them in time and begin effective treatment.
If you cannot bring down the temperature using alternative methods in the first few days of the disease, and the patient’s condition only worsens, it is important to immediately seek medical help to diagnose and prescribe effective treatment for angina in children without antibiotics.
When it is important to treat sore throat with medication
How to cure a sore throat in a child without antibiotics? Doctors do not recommend the parents of children with sore throat to use only traditional medicine and folk remedies, as this as a result can lead to worsening of the condition, complications and even death.
Do not use drugs when treating a child is prohibited in the following cases:
- in addition to a sore throat, a sick child or adult has additional somatic diseases (heart disease or diabetes mellitus);
- if the child is under 12 years old;
- if during treatment of a sore throat in a child without antibiotics, his body temperature first normalized, and then abruptly rose to the previous level;
- purulent tonsillitis (does not depend on the age of the child);
- if the temperature cannot be brought down by folk methods or by simple antipyretic drugs;
- if during the development of the disease the patient develops symptoms of severe intoxication of the body (vomiting, headache, nausea).
In the described cases, it is prohibited to exclude antibiotics from therapy. It is important to remember that if antibiotics are not used during treatment, the chances of successful recovery of the human body are greatly reduced.
In which case antibiotics are not required
How to treat a sore throat for a child at home? The opinion that any form of tonsillitis is treated with the mandatory use of antibiotics is incorrect, but it is precisely it that many parents adhere to. Not all types of angina should be treated with antibiotic medications. For example, fungal tonsillitis most often develops with prolonged use of β-lactams. To eliminate such a lesion, it is important to stop taking antibiotics and choose a different method of recovery.
Depending on the infectious pathogen, tonsillitis is divided into several types:
- viral sore throat;
- fungal tonsillitis;
- bacterial tonsillitis;
- tonsillitis with blood damage.
Viral tonsillitis is a lesion that occurs as a result of the ingestion of adenoviruses, Coxsackie type A and B viruses. In the treatment of angina of this form, antibiotic drugs are not used, since they do not affect non-cellular agents. In this case, the doctor prescribes the patient complex therapy, which necessarily includes a course of antiviral and non-steroidal drugs, as well as special antiseptic solutions for rinsing the oral cavity.
The fungal form of the disease occurs most often as a result of defeat by Candida fungi. In the treatment of this form of angina, antibiotics are also not used. The attending physician prescribes antifungal agents to the patient, as well as local antiseptic drugs (ointments and gels).
Bacterial tonsillitis - occur as a result of exposure to the human body of a bacterial infection (streptococcus). Bacterial tonsillitis can be effectively treated only with the help of special antibiotics. Local and symptomatic treatment with this form of the disease does not bring any result. It is important to remember that with prolonged use of antibiotics in this case, the patient increases the risk of dangerous irreversible complications.
Pathologies in blood diseases occur due to a decrease in the protection of the immune system when exposed to ionizing radiation, toxins, and the accumulation of toxins and chemical compounds. For the treatment of angina in children without antibiotics for blood diseases, symptomatic treatment is used, which includes glucocorticoids.
From this we can conclude that only bacterial infections are subject to antibiotic treatment. In other cases, the use of such medications can only be prescribed by the attending physician after carrying out diagnostic measures and a thorough examination of the patient.
Treating a child at home
If the child falls ill with a tonsillitis of non-infectious nature, then after 7 days of treatment the child’s condition improves significantly, the temperature returns to normal and all the main symptoms of the disease pass. But it is important to remember that even a mild form of tonsillitis requires a comprehensive treatment that will help normalize the patient's condition.
The main goal of treating angina in children at home is:
- protect the body from intoxication and accumulation of chemicals;
- improve the body's defense mechanisms to effectively fight infection;
- eliminate the root cause of the lesion;
- eliminate the symptoms of the disease.
Features of the treatment of lesions without antibiotics
For effective treatment of angina in children without antibiotics, the attending physician prescribes the patient to bed rest, taking a large amount of fluid per day, as well as a strict diet. In the treatment of the disease, each patient should try to maintain bed rest, not to overload his body.
It is very important to be calm in the treatment of tonsillitis, since with such a lesion in the human body, problems with the work of the cardiovascular and genitourinary system are often observed. It is also important for the patient to drink a large amount of fluid per day (from 1.5 to 2 liters). The diet should include only healthy and enriched with vitamins and minerals foods. It is important to completely get rid of fatty, spicy, salty and smoked foods. All dishes should be consumed in a warm, liquid form.
The doctor also prescribes sulfanilamide drugs that have a bacteriological effect. They have a chemotherapeutic effect upon infection and help protect the body from pathogenic microorganisms. Dosage will also be prescribed by a doctor. It is forbidden to stop taking medications yourself or take them in a different dosage, as this can worsen the effect of treatment and lead to the need to prescribe more aggressive drugs, including antibiotics.
How to bring down the temperature in a child with angina? To lower the temperature and normalize it to a normal level, you need to use antipyretic or antihistamines. But this is only worth doing if the temperature has gone beyond 38.5 degrees. What means to bring down the temperature in a child with angina? The most effective antipyretic drugs include Panadol, Paracetamol, Nurofen, Ibuprofen. To get rid of allergic reactions, antihistamines should be used: Suprastin, Pipolfen or Diphenhydramine.
How to get rid of a sore throat
What is the best gargle for a child with angina? To remove pathological contents from the oropharynx, special rinse solutions should be used. It is important to remember that the more often the rinsing is carried out, the faster the mucous membranes of the throat will clear and the unpleasant symptoms of the disease will go away. The most effective mixtures for rinsing the oral cavity include:
- baking soda solution - 2 tablespoons per 250 ml of hot water;
- hydrogen peroxide solution - 2 tablespoons diluted in 250 ml of hot water;
- herbal medicine with various medicinal herbs and medicinal fees:
- "Furacilin";
- chlorhexidine solution.
It is important to rinse regularly, 10-15 minutes a day. When rinsing the throat, you should not throw your head back too much, as this can lead to the solution with pathogens getting into the nasal cavity, which will provoke a rapid spread of infection and dangerous complications in the patient.
The use of compresses and folk recipes
There are methods of alternative treatment for tonsillitis in children. Compresses for angina are carried out only on the posterolateral part of the neck, in the place of hyperemic lymph nodes. At the same time, experts prohibit the use of deep warming of infected tonsils with any form of tonsillitis (in other cases, you can apply warming dressings with herbs to the affected area). When creating warming compresses, you can use good alcohol, camphor oil or vodka.
Angina in a child, what to do? Alternative methods of treatment are used to eliminate the main symptoms of the lesion during intoxication of the body, as well as feelings of pain in the affected tonsils. The most effective methods:
- In one glass of hot cow or goat milk, a tablespoon of honey and a pinch of soda are bred. The drug is drunk in small sips, it is permissible to drink two or three glasses of the drug per day.
- In 250 grams of boiling water add a teaspoon of eucalyptus leaves, pharmacy chamomile, birch buds and calendula (all in dried form). Cook for two minutes over low heat, then insist for about an hour. Use gargle five times a day.
- Mix the dried sage, chamomile and oak bark in equal proportions (one tablespoon each) and pour one cup of boiling water. Such a product is used five times a day to gargle (at least two minutes each time).
- Juice is squeezed out from grated beets and mixed with fresh lemon juice (50 grams of each product), then 50 ml of warm boiled water is added. The tool is used to rinse 2-3 times a day, while for children 7-8 years old it is permissible to add a teaspoon of natural apple cider vinegar to the product.
- In hot tea, add one tablespoon of mashed berries of currant, cranberry and rosehip. They should be fresh and give juice. There are no restrictions on the amount of use of such a vitamin drink.
You can also rinse the mouth with a decoction of chamomile, calendula, tansy, sage or oak bark.
"Iodinol" mouthwash
Depending on the method of treatment, the drug "Iodinol" can be used in the following forms:
- lubrication;
- spraying;
- rinsing.
Instructions for use "Iodinol" for gargling is quite simple. Scheme of taking the drug:
- measure a certain amount of the drug using a measuring cup or a simple tablespoon;
- 100-200 ml of warm water are poured into a glass;
- after a gargle is performed for several minutes.
Instructions for use "Iodinol" for gargling has some limitations. This can be explained by the fact that the child should be able to gargle on his own and be sure to remember that swallowing the medicine is prohibited. In the instructions, the parent will be able to find a warning that children under 6 years of age should not take the drug.
How many days does a child have a sore throat with a sore throat? Regardless of the age of the baby, in the presence of a simple sore throat of non-infectious origin and proper treatment, the high temperature continues to persist for no longer than 3 days. Septic forms of the disease may differ in a longer period of fever - up to 6 days.
Drugs against sore throat
After carrying out diagnostic measures, any patient will receive an appointment from a doctor to receive local antimicrobial drugs.
If you do not use drugs to treat tonsillitis in children, then the disease will begin to change to a chronic form. In this case, even antibiotics will not help to cope with it. Recommended remedies for angina:
- lozenges, lozenges with antiseptic effect;
- sprays and special aerosols, including local antibiotics;
- preparations for the treatment of tonsils, as well as funds with iodine.
"Ingalipt" - a local drug
The instructions for use of "Ingalipt" for children clearly indicate that only children over the age of three years can use it for treatment. Aerosol is the only form of the drug that helps to fully treat the sore throat for the child, since in some cases it is quite difficult to persuade the baby to dissolve the pill, rinse or inhalate.
Instructions for use "Ingalipta" for children includes a course of taking the drug no more than 5 times a day. After use, the nebulizer is usually placed in a glass with liquid, or well purged.
For children over the age of three years, the drug should be used 3-4 times a day for a week (depending on the method of treatment). To take the product, you need to remove the cap from the drug and put the nozzle with a spray on the bottle and shake the product well. Next, the free end of the nebulizer is placed in the oral cavity of the child, spraying occurs within a few seconds.
For children under the age of 3 years: during the procedure, the child should take an upright position. To determine its sensitivity to the components of the drug and to avoid an allergic reaction, drip a drop of "Ingalipta" on the tongue. If the child does not have any unpleasant symptoms, then the aerosol is gently applied to the cheek so that it stacks in the throat. Some parents advise spraying an aerosol onto a nipple or giving it from a teaspoon, like a simple liquid preparation.
Side effects on taking such a drug can be: breathing problems, fatigue, malaise, vomiting, nausea, a feeling of the presence of something foreign in the throat, swelling at the place of application of the drug, burning in the oral cavity.