I am just wondering if I can get strep throat still, even though I had my tonsils removed.
2006-10-04 04:44:47 · 13 answers · asked by erinjl123456 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
yes, you can't get tonsillitis. Strep throat affects a different part of the throat.
2006-10-04 04:52:15 · answer #1 · answered by dbackbarb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter had her tonsils removed 2 years ago because she kept getting strep throat and just sore throats in general. She missed lots of school, but since she had her tonsils removed, she has had perfect attendance 2 years straight. No more sore/strep throat.
I am not sure if you can still get it, but the chances are slimmer now.
2006-10-04 04:54:14 · answer #2 · answered by rottymom02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can. the tonsils are just the glands that were removed.This does not stop the bacteria that causes strep throat (streptocaccous) from invading the troat. Be careful around anyone who has any throat irritation it takes a least a week before you will feel the infection because that is how long it take the bacteria to generate enough times over to get you really sick
2006-10-04 04:58:18 · answer #3 · answered by Alexandria G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Strep is caused by a bacteria that often harbors in the throat. In fact having your tonsils out may make you more vulnerable to getting the infection.
2006-10-04 04:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, but your tonsils were removed because they were hanging on to viruses like strep throat. Now that they have been removed you will not get it unless you are exposed to it again.
2006-10-04 04:55:26 · answer #5 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You certainly can. You don't need tonsils to get strep.
I was so lucky as to have my tonsils grow back. Not like they were by any means, they're just small lumps. I saw a specialist and he said they're called tonsilar tags. So now, I can get strep and tonsilitis.
2006-10-04 04:54:31 · answer #6 · answered by trivial 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. strep throat is from a bacteria, which has nothing to do with whether or not a person has tonsils.
2006-10-04 04:54:07 · answer #7 · answered by wingsfan_83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although probably not as frequently as one with tonsils. I had my tonsils removed as a child, and at the age of 29 I got it from my daughter for the only time in my life.
2006-10-04 04:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by Tangled Web 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, my mom and sister had their tonsils out some years in the past and that they nonetheless get strep throat. in fact, they get it often. He can even have the chilly or the flu or fairly some different ailments considering the fact that cough, fever, and sore throat are person-friendly indicators. you will would desire to circulate see the well-known practitioner to be certain for constructive what he has.
2016-10-15 12:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is still possible because strep throat is a bacterial infection that can can get from airborne droplets when someone who is infected sneezes or coughs. It can be picked up off of surfaces that an infected person has touched and then you touch it.
2006-10-04 04:58:09 · answer #10 · answered by mzmscheeveeuhs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋