Top Homeopathic Remedies For Treating Throat Ulcers And Its Causes

Top Homeopathic Remedies For Treating Throat Ulcers And Causes

Throat ulcers refer to the formation of open sores in the throat, food pipe (esophagus) or voice box (larynx). Besides being painful, it can lead to difficulty in eating and talking. Ulcers in the throat can affect any age group, including children.

Homeopathic Management

Homeopathy offers an effective management of throat ulcers. These medicines help in preventing further worsening of the condition and healing of the ulcers in a gradual manner along with symptom management.  The reasons behind it may vary so it is advised to start any homeopathic medicine under the supervision of a homeopathic physician who can prescribe medicines after detailed case evaluation. Homeopathy is recommended only when symptoms are mild to moderate and no serious cause is linked with it. In case symptoms are serious, like high fever, choking, difficulty in breathing, fast heart rate, blue lips, confusion , loss of conciousness,  vomiting of blood or chest pain, it is advised to take urgent help from conventional  mode of treatment. Also, if cancer is diagnosed, one must take immediate medical aid from conventional mode of treatment.

Homeopathic Medicines For Throat Ulcers  

1. Merc Sol – Top Grade Medicine

Merc Sol is a very effective medicine for treating of throat ulcers. The primary indications are redness in the throat, the throat feels sore. A burning or tickling sensation is also felt in the throat. There may occur stitching pain in the throat on swallowing food. The stitching pain can extend from the throat to the ears. A bad putrid odor from the mouth may accompany above symptoms. There may be dark red tonsils with ulcers, dry throat and a hoarse rough voice.

2. Nitric Acid – For Shooting Pain

This medicine is indicated for throat ulcers with shooting type of pain.  There may also occur sharp, stinging pain. The pain from throat may extend to the ears. The ulcers are red in the centre with bluish margins or there may occur white patches in the throat. Ulcers may appear on the tonsils, they are flat and may be white or grayish in color. The throat is also inflamed. Burning and soreness in the throat attends mostly while drinking liquid.  Dryness in the throat attends along with difficult swallowing when sharp splinter-like pain occurs. A metallic taste in the mouth and bad breath may also be present along with above symptoms.

3. Kali Bichrome – For Ulcers Filled With Cheesy-Looking Matter

Use of this medicine is considered when there are ulcers in the throat that are filled with thick white matter that looks like cheese. This matter has an offensive smell. The ulcers have well-defined borders and elevated edges. The tonsils are inflamed and have small ulcers on it. There is dryness in mouth and throat along with sore throat and tough mucus. The mucus is thick, viscid, stringy that can be drawn out like long threads.

4. Apis Mellifica – For Stinging, Burning In Throat

Apis Mellifica is the next important medicine for throat ulcers. It is indicated when stinging, burning is present in the throat along with ulcers. The throat is swollen, red, and inflamed. Along with hoarse voice, there is pain while swallowing solids and while talking. A feeling of a foreign body being stuck in the throat is also present.

5. Arum Triphyllum – For Ulcers With Fetid Discharge

This medicine is indicated for ulcers with fetid discharge. This is attended with a constant scratching and burning in throat.  Dryness in throat is there. Soreness of throat is marked. Swallowing is difficult with this. A thick mucus is present in throat with tickling cough.

6. Borax – For Ulcers In Fauces  

This medicine is indicated for ulcers in the fauces (the cavity at the back of the mouth which leads into pharynx).  There is tough white mucus in the throat, it can be loosened and expectorated with excessive efforts only. There is roughness and burning in throat with a feeling to scratch it from inside.

7. Hydrastis – For Ulcers In Throat With Foul Odour

It is a natural medicine prepared from fresh root of the plant Hydrastis canadensis commonly known as Golden Seal/Orange Root or Yellow Puccoon. This plant belongs to family Ranunculaceae. This medicine is valuable for managing cases having ulcers in throat with foul odor.  An important accompanying symptom is hawking of yellow tenacious mucus from the posterior nares. Pain is felt on swallowing with constant rawness (irritation) in the throat. There is redness, swelling and itching in throat. Other than this, tingling and smarting (burning sensation) is felt in the throat .

8. Lac Can – For Swollen, Dark Red Throat With Small Ulcers

This medicine is valuable for managing cases having swollen, dark red throat with small ulcers. These ulcers are irregularly shaped. There is pain while swallowing and talking, where it is required. There is sore throat that begins with a tickling sensation leading to cough. Swelling and rawness is felt in the throat along with dryness. White ulcers are also present on the tonsils. Pricking and cutting pain may be felt. Along with the above, a lump is felt in the throat that goes down while swallowing and returns.

9. Iodum – For Inflammation And Ulcers In The Esophagus

This medicine works well in cases of inflammation and ulcers in the esophagus. Those who need it have pain in esophagus. They also complain of difficulty in swallowing. Burning and scraping sensation is also felt.

10. Psorinum – For Throat Pain When Swallowing

Psorinum is another medicine in the list for managing throat ulcers. Patients who require this have pain in the throat while swallowing. The pain felt is cutting or tearing in nature. Besides, there is accumulation of mucus in throat. Dryness, scraping sensation, burning and scalding is felt in the throat. Lastly, they complain of sensation of a plug or lump in the throat.

11. Spongia – For Ulcers In Larynx

Spongia is beneficial to manage cases in which ulcers are present in the larynx. Those needing it have cracked, hoarse voice. They have a feeling of plug in larynx. They feel pain in larynx while talking/singing. Other than this, they have burning, roughness, scraping and tickling in larynx. Dry cough is marked with the above mentioned symptoms.

Causes Of Throat Ulcers

It can arise from various causes. Firstly, ulcers found in the throat may be caused by infections. These may be bacterial infections (eg infection by group A beta hemolytic Streptococcus that cause tonsillitis known as strep throat). These may also arise from viral infections, like Epstein Barr Virus infection that mainly causes symptoms including sore throat, swollen glands in neck, weakness, rash, loss of appetite, and weakness in muscles.  Another viral infection linked to it is herpangina (a common childhood infection in which sores appear in the mouth and back of the throat). Other than this, the infection causing it can be fungal (like thrush which is an infection caused by a fungus known as Candida albicans).

Secondly, ulcers may arise after chemotherapy or radiation done for cancer treatment.

Third cause behind the ulcer could be Behcet’s syndrome which is an inflammatory condition in which ulcers appear in the lining of the mouth, genitals and other body parts.

The last probability can be cancer.

Causes For Ulcers In Esophagus (Food Pipe)

Ulcers in the food pipe may firstly arise from consumption of acidic foods, caffeinated drinks and alcohol in large quantity.

Secondly, these may occur in case of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease in which the stomach acid flows back from stomach to the throat due to relaxed lower esophageal sphincter).

It can be caused by various infections like HSV infection (herpes simplex virus infection), candida infection, CMV infection (cytomegalovirus infection), HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus infection).

Another cause is use of certain medicines (like NSAIDs – non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, some antibiotics, etc).

Intake of corrosive substance like ammonia, allergies, excessive vomiting are yet other reasons related to it.

It may also occur from chemotherapy or radiation treatments done for cancer.

Causes For Ulcers In The Vocal Cord

These may arise due to LPR (laryngopharyngeal reflux which is a condition in which stomach acid flows back into the back of throat, larynx).

Ilcers can arise from excessive talking, coughing or overuse of the voice box that irritates vocal cords.

Third reason is recurrent respiratory infections.

Yet another cause can be injury from endotracheal tube which is passed down the throat into the trachea which helps in breathing in some people who are unselfconscious or who are unable to breathe on their own.

Signs And Symptoms Of Ulcers In Throat

The signs and symptoms may include white or red patches in the throat, pain in throat, sore throat, lump-in-throat sensation, difficulty in swallowing, heartburn, mouth sores, pain in the mouth, bad breath, nausea, vomiting, voice changes, cough, throat clearing, choking sensation, chest pain, difficulty in breathing, fever, and lump in the neck.