my glands at the back of my throat have got loads of white patches on them and they wont come off wht are they

Question

i have white on my glands at the back of my throat when i touch them to see if it will go it doesnt they start bleeding im worried in case i have mouth cancer or something but it hurts when i swallow on 1 side. but the white patches are on both sides

Answer 1

It really sounds like Strep throat. See a doctor and get a throat culture if indicated. And the sooner the better!

PS: Don't take any leftover antibiotics you might have, as this could give a false negative on a throat culture.

Get better!

Answer 2

Those glands at the back of your throat are your tonsills. And the white things are called concretions. I do no know what they are actually made out of is one of but probably a combination of bacteria, food, calcium, and the particals in your saliva, even chemical ones, such as filth from smoking. They tend to begin in the divits in you tonsil, even on the back of your throat, and build into the larger balls that you see. Make sure you brush your teeth morning and just before bed, get a new tooth brush every few months, use an antibacterial mouthwash or alternatively, and much cheaper option, gargle with salt water three times a day, make sure you get the solution to your tonsils, for 30sec. You can gently remove these by picking them away, very gently to minimise or prevent bleeding. Its a good idea to salt water gargle for a few days before attempting to remove to decrease the size of them, make sure you salt water gargle after removing them too, this prevents infection.
It wont hurt for you to get your throat cheaked out by a doctor, especially if you are a medium to long term smoker, or have other reason to believe it may be something more serious. Good luck to you

Answer 3

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Answer 4

You need to see your doctor. You may have strep throat and by touching the back of your throat as you say you have will likely cause a secondary infection.

Answer 5

You might have a very common problem called oral thrush. In other words yeast infection. Happens all the time. Go to the doctor and you may have to be put on antibiotics.

Answer 6

Maybe you have an infection - I would see you doctor.