alan t
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ive had a really sore throat for about 4 days now, ive been taking paracetamol and cough medecine but its not going away. had a look in the mirror last night and seen down one side of my tonsiles ive got a white puss kind of, had a quick look on the net and it seems ive got tonsilities 
ive not had anything to eat yesterday or today as it is agony to swallow, just been drinking water but even that is agony. i cant go and see my gp to get antibiotics as they are shut at the weekend and will be shut on monday as its a bank holiday.
ive been taking paracetamol and gargling warm water to try to take some of the pain away. anyone know of anything else i can try? any help would be much appreciated 
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andys sxi
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havent you got an out of hours doctors you can go to ? i know its hard for you to eat but i always get told to try and eat toast to scrap the bacteria off your tonsils or have ice cream to numb the pain for a bit
i hate getting tonsilitus
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Lawrah
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You need to get an anti inflamitory, but the docs would be the best thing.hang on in there.
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mwg
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I had mine out when I was about 8 or 9 I think it was. Get them removed 
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jibjob
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Gargle salt water. It stings like anything and tastes horrible but helps. I used to get it loads when i was young and i just went to the docs for anti inflammatory's and then just used salt water and it used to go quite quickly.
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Ben G
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a+e have an out of ours doctor. why not go there?
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alan t
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thanks for the replies folks, tried the salt water jibjob not really helped any. could just do with something to take the swelling down abit.
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alan t
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
a+e have an out of ours doctor. why not go there?
never thought of that actully, might pop up, probs wait hours to see someone though, cheers for that mate
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Ben G
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waiting hours is better than dieing.
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AlunJ
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Keep the warm salt water up, it's a miracle cure honestly!
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by alan t
monday as its a bank holiday.
First I've heard...
Anyways, I had tonsilitus about 5 years ago, fuck I hope never again!
Couldn't eat, drink, sleep, talk, was making me depressed due to not being able to do fuck all.
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andys sxi
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quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
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Originally posted by alan t
monday as its a bank holiday.
First I've heard...
i thought that but dont people in scotland have different bank holidays than us
[Edited on 18-09-2010 by andys sxi]
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mattfiesta
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Difflam spray is fairly effective at numbing the pain and inflamation but doesn't last too long, ibuprofen is an anti-inflamatory so will help with the swelling of the glands and as already said in this thread things like ice cream help a lot with soothing.
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mattfiesta
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Dispersible aspirin is also very good for gargling and I forgot to mention in my last post that you can take paracetamol and ibuprofen at the same time as they contain different ingredients that dont effect each other.
[Edited on 18-09-2010 by mattfiesta]
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Phillips_91
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warm lemonade works wonders for me  really takes the swelling down
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alan t
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cheers for the replies folks, i phoned the nhs24 line and they told me to go up to the hospital and see a doctor, they had booked me an appointment though so i didnt have to wait ages, he gave me antibiotics for it and some hardcore pain killers so just had them and my first bit food for a couple of days, so just going to chill now and hopefully the pills will cure it
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by andys sxi
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Originally posted by TheNobleOne
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Originally posted by alan t
monday as its a bank holiday.
First I've heard...
i thought that but dont people in scotland have different bank holidays than us
[Edited on 18-09-2010 by andys sxi]
Ah, that'll be it then.
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DannyB
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Gargle salt water a few times a day, I also used to gargle mouth wash a lot too and they have both helped clear mine up in the past without going to the doctors.
[Edited on 18-09-2010 by DannyB]
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alan t
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cheers for the reply danny, got some antibiotics from the docs so will just let them do there stuff. the only good thing to come out of this is ive not smoked for 4 days now so just need to try to keep it up lol
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DannyB
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The only reason I didn't have mine out last year is that I started reading the horror stories about having them out at a later age  I thought fuck it, I can put up with it. I get it once a year probably.
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Fee
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I used to get tonsilitis all the time when I was younger, and never got them taken out
Apparently you can still get tonsilitis even after you've had them out
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mattfiesta
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Originally posted by Fee
I used to get tonsilitis all the time when I was younger, and never got them taken out
Apparently you can still get tonsilitis even after you've had them out
I get it roughly 3 times a year and have always been told this by doctors, its the reason why I've never had mine removed.
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N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by Fee
Apparently you can still get tonsilitis even after you've had them out
This is true. My cousin had hers out but still got it alot.
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