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Sore throat, long-term alcohol use
Sore throat, long-term alcohol use
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 20-year old asked:
I drank a lot of alcohol one night the net day I woke up with a sore throat, its been almost 4 weeks, ?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why does drinking alcohol cause a sore throat?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can drinking shots of alcohol give someone a sore throat?
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A 46-year old asked:
Following drinking alcohol could it cause your throat be sore?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Why do I get sore throat after drinking alcohol?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can cause a sore throat after drinking alcohol?
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A 46-year old asked:
Please answer! could drinking alcohol make a sore throat worse?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I was wondering if drinking alcohol effects a sore throat?
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A 27-year old asked:
I have a constant sore throat and acidic feeling after drinking alcohol. What can this be?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can i take strepsils lozenges with my citalopram, as I have a sore throat? The box of strepsils says they have dichlorobenzyl alcohol, amylmetacresol.
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A 33-year old female asked:
Sore throat one month,only looks red in back of throat.Black painless round dot in cheek,could be related or a bite?Non smoker,i do drink alcohol.
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A 30-year old female asked:
My throat is consistently a little sore and I feel dehydrated a lot of the time, even though Im drinking water throughout the day and not drinking coffee, tea or alcohol that could be dehydrating me. Do you possibly know why that is?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am 16, have never smoked/drank alcohol. I am a classical singer and recently I have a sore throat, and ear pain.I also am not in my usual range. ?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I have a peptic ulcer) and a really bad sore throat. I have medicine but it contain alcohol but it says it's an inactive ingredient. Should I take it?
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A 16-year old female asked:
16, never smoked/drank alcohol. Lately i had sore throat, a lump in throat, ear itchiness, hoarse voice. I am a classical singer. Is it throat cancer?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I had 3 alcoholic drinks and ate food around 3am today i woke up Vomiting 3 to 6 times back pain sore throat. Alcohol or food poisoning or flu maybe ?
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A female asked:
I have a sore red throat with swollen throat glands, cant eat , 2 days after severely vomiting bile and blood from drinking alcohol? What's happening?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have soreness in the back of my neck and tenderness under my jaws on both sides, I drank alcohol last night, is this normal?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I keep getting a very sore back of my neck about a day after drinking alcohol, is this normal?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it normal for your throat to still be sore following resolution and are no longer contagious?
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A 18-year old female asked:
My boyfriend was sick,i kissed him & hes better but didnt have a sore throat and my throat in the front has been sore for longer than 2 weeks ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Cold sore: used 91% isopropyl alcohol. No longer oozing. Little redness. Dry. Little pain. No visible open sores. How contagious is this?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it true that if you take DayQuil for symptom management if you have a cold (PN drip/sore throat/cough) that the cold may take longer to go away?
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A member asked:
I tested positive for strep on Feb 6th. I still have a pain in my throat. Can strep last longer than a week? Sore throat/Strep throat for over a week
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A 39-year old female asked:
What might cause someone to feel "flu-ish" (sore throat, aches, exhaustion) off and on, for only 1 day at a time, 1-2x per week, for a month or longer?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I used to make myself throw up (no longer do) but for a year now have had constant sore throat, nothing helps. What do I do? Im worried it wont heal
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A 26-year old female asked:
Why would a sore throat appear immediately after kissing and cause a throat infection? Doesnt it take longer than immediately to show symptoms? What could it be?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Have had a sore throat for three days, not too bad, but my cough drops say I should see a doctor if it lasts longer than two days. Is that true?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Hi. I have had a sore throat on and off for longer than a month. I started with chest pain on saturday. It is a tightness. And I have a headache?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Ive had a sore throat for 7 wks. White spots. Some green mucus. Not strep. It occurred 1 hr. after kissing someone. Doesnt it take longer than a few hours for symptoms to present themselves. Is my sore throat from that person or not? What do I have
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