I feel really ill with tonsillitis but do not want antibiotics for it . What do you recommend?

Question

I feel really ill with tonsillitis but i want my body to fight it naturaly do you think it will clear up without antibiotics and how long will it take? Also what do you recomend that will help ease it as i am about cracking up?

Answer 1

It might be not just tonsilitis, but infectious mononucleosis (kissing disease), viral infection and bunch of others


What is Tonsillitis?

Tonsillitis (ton-sil-lie-tiss) is an inflammation of the tonsils caused by an infection. In tonsillitis, the tonsils are enlarged, red, and often coated (either partly or entirely) by a substance that is yellow, gray, or white. Tonsillitis usually occurs as part of a pharyngitis (throat infection). Tonsilitis usually begins with sudden sore throat and painful swallowing.

Sometimes, tonsillitis reoccurs, and may cause difficulty breathing. If this occurs, your doctor may recommend taking them out. This procedure of removing tonsils from the throat is called a tonsillectomy.

What are Tonsils?

The tonsils are fleshy clusters of tissue that lie in bands on both sides of the back of the throat, above and behind the tongue. The tonsils' major function is to catch incoming germs before the germs cause infections in the throat, mouth, or sinuses. Tonsils contain infection-fighting cells and antibodies that stop the spread of the germs further into the body.

If the tonsils are taken out, the individual will not suffer from more infections than they did when they had their tonsils. There are other tissues in the body that will produce antibodies to fight infection.

What are the symptoms?

Each person with tonsillitis may not experience all of the symptoms. Some of the major symptoms are: a very sore throat, fever, redder-than-normal tonsils, chills, a yellow or white coating on the tonsils, a funny-sounding voice, swollen glands in the neck, and bad breath.

How is tonsillitis diagnosed?

Tonsillitis can be diagnosed by performing a rapid strep test, also called a throat culture. To perform the throat culture, the doctor will use a long cotton swab to swipe off some of the stuff on the surface of the back of your throat. The doctor will then test the "stuff" on the cotton swab. This test will determine whether you have tonsillitis and whether it is caused by a bacteria or a virus.

Is Tonsillitis Contagious?

Yes. Tonsillitis usually spreads from person to person by contact with the throat or nasal fluids of someone who is already infected.

How Is Tonsillitis Treated?
Treatment for tonsillitis depends on whether it was caused by a virus or bacteria. If the tonsillitis was caused by strep bacteria (streptococci), the doctor will prescribe antibiotics. If the tonsillitis was caused by a virus, your body will fight off the infection on its own. However, medication can be prescribed to alleviate the symptoms.

How long does Tonsillitis Last?

If tonsillitis is caused by bacteria, with antibiotic treatment, the illness is usually cured within 1 week. However, it may take several weeks for the tonsils and swollen glands to return to normal size.

When tonsillitis is caused by viruses, the length of illness depends on which virus is involved. Usually, people are almost completely recovered within 1 week.



Tonsillitis..What is it?

www.mamashealth.com/tonsillitis.asp

Tonsillitis

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/teeth/tonsillitis.html


Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils caused by an infection and typically causes sore throat, fever, swollen glands in the neck
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/tonsillitis.html

Tonsilitis check
http://www.rdoctor.com
http://www.symptomat.com

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils. (See also sore throat.) Complications of untreated strep tonsillitis may be severe
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001043.htm

Answer 2

How often do you get tonsillitis in a year? When did it start and how old are you now? If you answered the first question as 2-3 times a year, then I'd say you wouldn't have to have your tonsils removed. But if you have tonsillitis 4 or more times. Then you should get them removed along with your adnoids.

As a child I was plagued with tonsillitis from the age of 2 years old until I was 6 yrs old. I had to get mine removed along with my adnoids. Now it is rare I even get a sore throat with colds, and I am 41 yrs. old.

Having bad tonsils can cause further problems down the road. The tonsils can be a hot bed of other germs and can even throw poison into your system. Your chances are greater in the poison
department if you don't take anti-biotics.

When was the last time you seen your doctor? I suggest you make an appointment with him or her and talk to your doctor about your options and see what your doctor may tell you.

As something to soothe your throat, honey and lemon in a hot cup of tea may help you or even vanilla ice cream. Both may help you out. But do go to your doctor. Your doctor is not a mind reader, he or she has to depend on what their patients tell them.

Good luck and I hope I was helpful!
I hope you feel better soon!
Have a nice day!

Answer 3

Tonsillitis is nothing to play around with. It can get really serious. I recommend you get those antibiotics and take them for as long as the doctor tells you to. I had a bad case of tonsillitis when I was 17, and I literally thought I was going to die before we found a doctor's office that was open. (It was a holiday weekend, and we had no insurance of any kind.) By the time we finally did find a doctor who could see me, I had lost down to 92 pounds (at 5'6" tall) and couldn't sit up in bed without losing whatever I had managed to swallow.

Answer 4

I recommend you to go to the doctor and treated with antibiotics because that's not the kind of infection you can play around with and it can easily get more complicated than that. One of the causes of tonsillitis can be Streptococcal tonsillitis, which I don't know if that's your case, it is treated with penicillin, to decrease the risk of rheumatic fever or glomerulonephritis ( glomerular disease in which there is rapid loss of renal function).

Answer 5

A quick word before the cure: As a boy I suffered tremendously with the same problem. A wise doctor told my mum to help me fight it off naturally without a tonsillectomy or antibiotics. It worked, it self cured after a year or so and I have never had a sore throat since (now 65). Not a cure, but help: Mornings gargle with warm water with half a teaspoon of salt in it. When hurting badly, or at night, gargle with warm water with aspirin or similar dissolved in it - gargle, then swallow. Good luck and hope you manage to hold out. It pays rich dividends in the long run...............

Answer 6

Unfortunately, the only thing that will clear it up is a good antibiotic. If your tonsillitis clears up, comes back, and clears up again repeatedly, you may need to have your tonsils removed. This happened to myself and my son.

Answer 7

if you have been on antibiotics 24 hrs you can go out and not be contagious to anyone but I dont think you will have much fun I just went on a cruise feeling horrible I found out I was pre diabetic when I got home,but I wa misserible for my whole cruise I ended up stayin in the cabin the whole time,maybe if you just want to perk up a few energy drinks might help,but dont overdue.

Answer 8

when i am experiencing it always 20 years ago, i bought vitamins high in vit B3 in proportion to other B. I ate fruits like santol and lanzones which helped made the pain tolerable. the bioflavonoids and vit c present in those fruits helped also in nourishing my cell in the area which easily get irritated. when the fruits needed are out of season i slice onion and chew it to ease the pain, and drink vitamin c with bioflavonoids. i avoid taking anything with sugar and eat healthy nutritious food. today there are preparations like reishi mushroom in coffee form of which they added vit B3. reishi, is a kind of food which is so nutritious and could strengthen immune system that's why drinking it occassionally makes a person healthy. it could strengthen the linings in the mouth and promote healthy digestive system.

be sure to eat the right food before taking vitamin c to avoid another problem.

the next years after until today i have experienced a healthy life without pains and free of any kind of diseases.

Answer 9

Your body might struggle to fight it naturally. Ilnesses like glandular fevour or ME could start up if your tonsillitis goes untreated.

Answer 10

Have you tried garlic. Better the real thing but I take the tablets. There is something you can get over the counter (uk) called difflam my doctor recommended it instead of antibotics. You gargle with it and it numbs your throat too.