My throat hurts?
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Ahhh Strep, it's a contagious bacteria which forms in patches on the back of your throat, it hurts when swallowed and when looked at it looks like a white bump.
If it feels like a little bump or a patch- that is most likely strep throat. You need to take Cephalexin which your doctor can perscribe, also your doctor may want to "culture" it (get a sample on a swab) to see which antibiotic will work best.
It will get worse if you don't get it treated, and if left untreated it spreads and causes kidney and heart problems (don't worry, this is only after a while of leaving it untreated)
So get Cephalexin or whichever antibiotic your doctor perscribes and take it 4 times a day for 10 days. It should go completely away by 3.
IMPORTANT: Always take your antibiotics for the FULL 10 days, do not stop when your symptoms clear up because if you stop before your treatment is up, your body may become immune to the antibiotics the next time you need them, which is scary. Also, the symptoms are gone but the bacteria is still there.
(By the way, it is not tonsilitis. Tonsilitis usually comes after strep throat and does not have the same bump, also it is excruciating pain - not just hurt when swallowed)
wish i could help, my throat hurts too :[ and i went to the doctor and they checked and found nothing... and they gave me a shot that lasted for only like two days. and my throat has hurt for over two weeks :[ and i went to the doctor over a week ago...
i get this ALL the time b4 a cold...its like a warning that a cold is coming on...since its so late...im not sure if u'll be able to go out..but if u can...go to ur local drugstore and get sum ecanichea.also campbells chicken noodle soup is great because it is LOADED with salt...which will help kill bacteria in ur throat that is causing ur sore throat...till this day i am still finding the perfect cure for that annoying sore but my best one has been the chicken noodle soup and the ecanichea...the ecanichea even stops ur cold from happening!... another good one is ColdFX which u have to take at FIRST SIGN which would be ur sore throat...i guess taking liek little candies for ur sore throat would help along the way too.good luck hope u can get rid of ur cold b4 it happens
http://symptoms.webmd.com/default.htm...
try gargling with salt water: 1tsp salt in a cup of warm water it should help also if you have any white patches or sores that look like blisters in your mouth you need to go to the dr asap because it could be strep which turns into nasty stuff when it gets bad-
you mean adam's apple? not atoms apple. anyways, it sounds like an inflamed tonsillitis. try gurgling vinegar for about 2minutes. do this as often as possible. and avoid drinking too much cold stuff for the meantime. if it didn't go away after a two days, see a doctor, you might need an antibiotic to cure it. but i'm sure it's tonsillitis.
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