Can you take Aspirin when you taking antbiotic's? I had went to the hospital yesterday cause my throat was hurting & i head bumps back of my throat. They told the bumps is my taste buds & its enlarge in its is normal. They said that my glands and tonsils is swollen so they said i have tonsillits. They give me some antbiotics (cephalexin 500 mg taking 1 tab 3 times a day every 6 hours.