Medicines like aspirin, Aleve (naproxen sodium), Advil or Motrin (both ibuprofen) will reduce inflammation and pain. They will also help provide relief if you have a fever accompanying your sore throat. WARNING: Do not give aspirin to children. It can cause Reye syndrome – sudden brain damage and liver problems – in children with chicken pox or the flu. Acetaminophen will not reduce inflammation, but it can help to reduce the pain associated with sore tonsils. Adults should not take more than 3 grams of acetaminophen a day. See the packaging or talk to your child's doctor for safe amounts for children. Even if you don’t have a cough, these syrups will coat your throat and contain soothing pain relievers. If you don’t want to use a cough syrup, honey will also coat your throat and provide relief. There are a wide variety of over-the-counter antihistamines – drugs that reduce allergic symptoms by blocking histamine receptors. If your sore tonsils are due to post-nasal drip from allergies, an antihistamine may cure your symptoms. The streptococcus (bacterial infection) is the cause of approximately 5% to 15% of sore throats in adults and is more common in children 5 to 15.  It may be accompanied by a runny nose, but unlike a cold, also results in severe throat pain with enlarged tonsils, often with exudate (pus), swollen glands in the neck, headache, and fever (over 100.4 degrees F). Your doctor will diagnose strep throat with a throat swab. With antibiotics, you will feel better within a couple of days. Always finish all your antibiotics, even if you feel better before they are done. Taking the full course of will kill all of the bacteria and prevent it from developing resistance to the antibiotic.
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