What illness do you have if you are coughing, have a sore throat, and back pains?

Answer 1

Take a hot bath for your back, drink a ton of water, and rest and sleep as much as possible. Eat nothing but soup. Old fashioned advice but it WORKS. Sounds like the flu. And take an antioxidant supplement to rev up your immune system.

Answer 2

The best way to reduce the discomfort of sore throat is to take pain meds like Tylenol or Advil (acetominofen or Ibuprofen).

Warm beverages and soups are also soothing to the throat.

Gargling with warm salt water is effective at soothing and also for helping to reduce the viral infection. Good oral hygiene when you are sick is also good -- brushing your teeth and using antiseptic mouthwash (like Listerine brand) are helpful to reduce the level of viruses in your mouth.

There are also tons of products such as throat lozenges and throat sprays that are soothing. For lozenges, I have found that the most effective active ingredient is:
hexylresorcinol
But there are not very many products that have it. Instead you will probably be able to find products containing other active ingredients.

The brand Cepacol is generally the most effective lozenges available (in the USA). Here is their website:
http://www.cepacol.com/pharmacist.asp...

Answer 3

My doctor told me that with strep throat you don't have a cough. So take some cold medicine with pain reliever and go to bed.

Answer 4

it sounds like you have a viral infection such as the flu. unfortunately there is not much you can do medically to treat the flu, you can prevent it with the influenza vaccination. If you are really concerned, visit your doctor who can check you out, and may prescribe antibiotics (which should ONLY be prescribed if you have a bacterial infection - NOT the flu) - if you have something bacterial such as mycoplasma pneumonia etc.

Answer 5

Cough is caused by a number of ailments.
It can be treated by over the counter medicines
or home remedies. More information available
at http://ailments.in/cough.html

Answer 6

eat fresh garlic. Take .a b vitamin complex and vitamin c.Its the flu. drink lots of fluids.eat no white flour products or sweets . eat only whole natural foods.stay in bed.

Answer 7

there are too many possibilities. check webmd.com and you'll see what i'm talking about.

however, if the sore throat persists or worsens contact your physician immediately.

Answer 8

sound like you have a FLU symptoms...I would try Tylenol flu..