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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Tonsils

I AM 50 YRS OLD NEVER SMOKED NEVER DONE DRUGS, AND NEVER HAD ANY SURGERIES OR STEPPED FOOT INTO A HOSPITAL I HAVE WHITE FOAMY SPIT AT TIMES AND EXCESS MUCUS IN MY MOUTH DAILY MY THROAT IS SWOLLEN AND I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL 10 DAYS AGO AND WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR WHO TOLD ME I HAD SWOLLEN TONSILS AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE AFTER BEING PRESCRIBED AMOX-CLAV 87MG FOR TEN DAYS TWICE A DAY I JUST COMPLETED THE PILLS AND THE CONDITION PERSIST AND TONSILS ARE STILL SWOLLEN ANY SUGGESTIONS
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As per your complain it seems that you have an inflammation in throat secondary to infection and it is leading to swollen tonsils causing Tonsillitis..
It can be either due to bacterial or viral throat infection..
Excess mucous can be due to post nasal drip that can also be due to sinus infection or Sinusitis.
As you have taken antibiotics for 10 days there should have been some improvement by now if it is due to bacterial infection..
But if it is due to viral infection antibiotic will not work as they can cure only bacterial infection..
I would suggest you to consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a throat swab culture can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..
As of now you should continue taking antibiotics for another 1 week and also take anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen..
You can gargle with warm saline solution..
You can chew a Vitamin C pellet daily..
You can avoid spicy and hard foods and take a soft bland diet with plenty of fluids..

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Tonsils

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As per your complain it seems that you have an inflammation in throat secondary to infection and it is leading to swollen tonsils causing Tonsillitis.. It can be either due to bacterial or viral throat infection.. Excess mucous can be due to post nasal drip that can also be due to sinus infection or Sinusitis. As you have taken antibiotics for 10 days there should have been some improvement by now if it is due to bacterial infection.. But if it is due to viral infection antibiotic will not work as they can cure only bacterial infection.. I would suggest you to consult an Otolaryngologist and get evaluated and a throat swab culture can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. As of now you should continue taking antibiotics for another 1 week and also take anti inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen.. You can gargle with warm saline solution.. You can chew a Vitamin C pellet daily.. You can avoid spicy and hard foods and take a soft bland diet with plenty of fluids.. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora