I know this isn t a legitimate source, but I m sort of desperate. Two days ago I developed what I thought was strep throat. My tonsils were swollen, it felt like I had razor blades in my mouth when I swallowed, and my uvula and the far back of my throat is covered in white...junk. I ve tried scraping it off (gently) and it bleeds...it s pretty awful. The white gunk hasn t really spread much past my uvula....it s not out of control like most of the pictures of Candida/Thrush I ve seen. Also my glands are really really swollen (I look like a bullfrog), and I have all the symptoms of a general cold (congestion,lots of phlegm, difficulty breathing, headache). I have no allergies, and am in fairly good health. The doctors did a strep test, but both the rapid test and the culture came up negative. I m on antibiotics (a Z Pack) to try to bring down the swelling in my tonsils, and although it has come down a bit, it s been 48 hours and I m still pretty sick. The white gunk in my mouth hasn t disappeared/decreased, and I m sort of concerned. The doctor told me to wait 3-4 days before coming in, and it s driving me craaazy!