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What Causes Throat Pain When Suffering From Bacterial Tonsillitis?

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Posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2014
Question: I have bacterial tonsillitis since last Friday at least and I was prescribed Calvepen 666mg oral penicillin for 10 days on Tuesday. It's now Saturday (5 days in) and my throat is still painful to swallow and my tonsils still have white gunk on them and are swollen. My lymph nodes on my neck are also still swollen. I even have slight pain in my ears. It's causing me great discomfort and is very painful. Should I go back to my GP or wait until I've taken all my pills?
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Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (33 minutes later)
Brief Answer: You must get an examination again. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for your query. 1. The antibiotic would usually be effective in 48-72 hours. 2. If your symptoms persist, it is better to get the throat re-examined. Resistant bacterial infections or viral infections may not respond to the antibiotics. 3. A throat swab would help at this stage. 4. Controlling the pain would require supportive medication such as anti-inflammatory medication, medicated gargles and so on. What supportive medication have you been prescribed? 5. An ear & a neck examination will be necessary. I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will be available to answer them. Regards.
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Follow up: Dr. Sumit Bhatti (34 minutes later)
The only medication prescribed to be was antibiotics. I've been taking ibuprofen and lozenges but nothing else. I've been gargling TCP and also salt water. Should I have been prescribed anything else?
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Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: As below: Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for writing back. 1. Since your prescription was only for antibiotics, you did well by taking supportive medication. 2. An anti-allergic, a probiotic and an anti-reflux medication may also help. 3. It will be better to follow up with the instructions mentioned in the previous reply. I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will be available to answer them. Regards.
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What Causes Throat Pain When Suffering From Bacterial Tonsillitis?

Brief Answer: You must get an examination again. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for your query. 1. The antibiotic would usually be effective in 48-72 hours. 2. If your symptoms persist, it is better to get the throat re-examined. Resistant bacterial infections or viral infections may not respond to the antibiotics. 3. A throat swab would help at this stage. 4. Controlling the pain would require supportive medication such as anti-inflammatory medication, medicated gargles and so on. What supportive medication have you been prescribed? 5. An ear & a neck examination will be necessary. I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any further questions, I will be available to answer them. Regards.