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What Causes Redness And Swelling On The Right Tonsils?
Question: I am having redness with swelling on right tonsil last over 24hours and have just stared taking Augmentien 650 DUO, but not getting much relief as unable to drink water as well. Could you please let me know whether existing medicines are correct line of treatment or not and how long much more will it take to cure completely.I am also planning to RANTAC once daily along with Augmentein twice for 3 days.
CAN you please provide details with correct line of treatment urgently.
CAN you please provide details with correct line of treatment urgently.
Brief Answer:
Augmentin is the right medicine
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Augmentin is the correct medicine , however you must remember that it can take upto 48 hours for the antibiotic to act and you will have to wait till then
The course is for five days and I would recommend that you take it for five days.
In addition you can start gargling with chlorhexidine mouth wash 3 times a day and take paracetamol 650 mg 2 to 3 times a day for the fever and pain.
Rantac will reduce associated gastritis which happens due to the medication and you can take it.
if the pain or fever or swelling do not subside in 2 days then you must meet your doctor for examination and possible change of antibiotics
Take care
Augmentin is the right medicine
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Augmentin is the correct medicine , however you must remember that it can take upto 48 hours for the antibiotic to act and you will have to wait till then
The course is for five days and I would recommend that you take it for five days.
In addition you can start gargling with chlorhexidine mouth wash 3 times a day and take paracetamol 650 mg 2 to 3 times a day for the fever and pain.
Rantac will reduce associated gastritis which happens due to the medication and you can take it.
if the pain or fever or swelling do not subside in 2 days then you must meet your doctor for examination and possible change of antibiotics
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
Reason for having frequent tonsillitis along with precautions and long term solution.
Brief Answer:
The reason may be recurrent infection
Detailed Answer:
Hello
The reason may be recurrent infection by bacteria and this is generally due to low immunity.
The best long term solution would be to eat healthy and clean food and gargle with warm salt water after every meal. This will prevent food from lodging inside the tonsils and prevent an infection settings in.
There can be many reasons for decreased immunity including diabetes, stress and low hemoglobin. You can discuss this with your doctor.
If you are developing more than 5 episodes of tonsillitis in a year , then I would strongly advice you to consider getting the tonsils operated. Please discuss this with your ent doctor
Take care
The reason may be recurrent infection
Detailed Answer:
Hello
The reason may be recurrent infection by bacteria and this is generally due to low immunity.
The best long term solution would be to eat healthy and clean food and gargle with warm salt water after every meal. This will prevent food from lodging inside the tonsils and prevent an infection settings in.
There can be many reasons for decreased immunity including diabetes, stress and low hemoglobin. You can discuss this with your doctor.
If you are developing more than 5 episodes of tonsillitis in a year , then I would strongly advice you to consider getting the tonsils operated. Please discuss this with your ent doctor
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Please suggest, vegetarian food/snaks for better immunity.
Brief Answer:
citrus fruits will help
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Citrus fruits like orange, sweet lime, amla, etc will help boost your immunity.
Besides this all fruits and vegetables will help you, you need to take a balanced diet.
In my personal experience i have also tried chayawanprash, which is an ayurvedic formulation to be taken once or twice a day for 4-5 months. It has helped me boost my immunity and i suggest you can try it.
Take care
citrus fruits will help
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Citrus fruits like orange, sweet lime, amla, etc will help boost your immunity.
Besides this all fruits and vegetables will help you, you need to take a balanced diet.
In my personal experience i have also tried chayawanprash, which is an ayurvedic formulation to be taken once or twice a day for 4-5 months. It has helped me boost my immunity and i suggest you can try it.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
Which brand of chayawanprash, pl suggest.
Brief Answer:
All brands are good
Detailed Answer:
Hello
In my opinion all brands are good, but personally i eat the dabur chayawanprash. There are many flavors available and the best thing is to drink a glass of milk after taking a teaspoon of chayawanprash as it helps in better absorption.
Take care
All brands are good
Detailed Answer:
Hello
In my opinion all brands are good, but personally i eat the dabur chayawanprash. There are many flavors available and the best thing is to drink a glass of milk after taking a teaspoon of chayawanprash as it helps in better absorption.
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. REMY KOSHY
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