How do you treat strep throat?

Answer 1

STREP THROAT is caused by a streptococcal (strep for short) bacterium and is cured by a prescription medication (antibiotic), once a throat culture is done by a doctor and the culture shows "positive" for the bacteria. Even though many people get a prescription for an antibiotic without a positive culture, they really should not be given antibiotics without doing a culture (swab) of the throat. Antibiotics are over-prescibed in this country everyday. Everytime someone is seen for a cough, cold symptom, chest congestion, earache etc...doctors seem to throw antibiotics at their patients. This is not good, because over-use of antibiotics eventually leads to antibiotic resistant strains of infection, where even the strongest antibiotic stops being effective. Antibiotics DO NOT

work on a VIRUS infection; they only work on BACTERIAL infections. <<>>

Answer 2

1 - try ginger tea its a preparation done with ginger pieces with tea. 2- Ginger juice with honey just a spoon and you will be relieved within 2 minutes Kenyad Pereira See a Doctor. The antibiotic of choice for strep throat is penicillin. If left untreated, streptococcus bacteria can cause endocarditis, and scarlet fever. To rule out strep throat, most acute care clinics will perform a rapid strep screen, which rules out whether strep, or some other bacteria, is causing the sore throat. Penicillin will usually cure strep throat within a week.

Answer 3

If it is actually a bacterial strep throat and not a sore throat from a virus like the common cold or flu, you will need to see a doctor to order antibiotics. Most sore throats are caused by viral illness. Only antibiotics can get rid of true strep throat. The doctor may first do a test to confirm it is caused by streptococcus bacteria. Once you start on antibiotics, until your throat heals, you can try some of the remedies for comfort recommended in the related question below. These will not kill the bacteria that cause strep throat, they will only make the symptoms more bearable until the antibiotic can kill the bacteria.

Antibiotics (such as penicillin, cephalexin, or amoxicillin, etc.) are the only treatment for true strep throat.

Answer 4

Typically, the treatment for strep throat symptoms (a soar throat for anyone that doesn't know) is to eat a lot of cough drops, drink tea and honey, take pills like robutussin, and lots of sleep.

Answer 5

One very common prescription given for Strep Throat is Amoxicillin.

Answer 6

You have to take tablet penicillin 250 mg three times a day for ten days. Incomplete treatment may lead to rheumatic fever.