Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Would she gargle with MMS? Probably not but it works a treat Mandi x In a message dated 13/07/2010 14:21:21 GMT Daylight Time, michelle0471@... writes: My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hi Two things that come to mind are 1. getting some manuka honey.. about a teaspoon as putting it in her mouth and letting her suck on the honey like a sweet... as the manuka honey goes down her throat it will clear away all virus. bacteria etc on contact.. 2. Get some 20 vol hydrogen peroxide solution - available from most pharamcies.. costs less than a pound, and diluting it - probably 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 5 parts water and gargling with it. It may bubble and fizz and this is a sign of infection and it will clear it. As a continual thing, get her to place about an eight of a teaspoon of bicarb under her tongue every two to three hours.. this will alkalise her blood and in this state now infection. virus or bacteria can survive. She may have to do this for a couple of days... Best Wishes Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:20 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471@...> wrote: Hi My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hi Tracey Thank you so much, i have let her read what you suggested, she said she would try the manuka honey and the hydrogen peroxide, she has just tried a little dab of bicarb and retched, so i think we will have to give that a miss. Thanks again xx Autism Treatment From: thelifechangers@...Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:59:38 +0100Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Hi Two things that come to mind are 1. getting some manuka honey.. about a teaspoon as putting it in her mouth and letting her suck on the honey like a sweet... as the manuka honey goes down her throat it will clear away all virus. bacteria etc on contact.. 2. Get some 20 vol hydrogen peroxide solution - available from most pharamcies.. costs less than a pound, and diluting it - probably 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 5 parts water and gargling with it. It may bubble and fizz and this is a sign of infection and it will clear it. As a continual thing, get her to place about an eight of a teaspoon of bicarb under her tongue every two to three hours.. this will alkalise her blood and in this state now infection. virus or bacteria can survive. She may have to do this for a couple of days... Best Wishes Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:20 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Hi My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hi the bicarb is really worth doing.. the retching comes from the salty sensation... If she holds her nose she may tolerate it... It needs to be placed under the tongue.. I give the bicarb to the children.. an eighth of a teaspoon is a tiny amount just filling the very tip of the teaspoon- self administration sometimes allows bicarb to go straight down the throat.and boy does this start gagging.. The ideal is to leave it under the tongue until it becomes a solution with saliva, and then swallowing it... count to thirty and then wash down with water. Wishing her well soon Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:06 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471@...> wrote: Hi Tracey Thank you so much, i have let her read what you suggested, she said she would try the manuka honey and the hydrogen peroxide, she has just tried a little dab of bicarb and retched, so i think we will have to give that a miss. Thanks again xx Autism Treatment From: thelifechangers@... Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:59:38 +0100Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Hi Two things that come to mind are 1. getting some manuka honey.. about a teaspoon as putting it in her mouth and letting her suck on the honey like a sweet... as the manuka honey goes down her throat it will clear away all virus. bacteria etc on contact.. 2. Get some 20 vol hydrogen peroxide solution - available from most pharamcies.. costs less than a pound, and diluting it - probably 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 5 parts water and gargling with it. It may bubble and fizz and this is a sign of infection and it will clear it. As a continual thing, get her to place about an eight of a teaspoon of bicarb under her tongue every two to three hours.. this will alkalise her blood and in this state now infection. virus or bacteria can survive. She may have to do this for a couple of days... Best Wishes Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:20 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471@...> wrote: Hi My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Hi Tracey Well i finally succeeded, but my gosh what a load of fuss, 19 and causes more of a fuss than Harry! Not sure if she will let me do it again though, i did say that id sneak in and do it when shes asleep, ABA doesn't work at her age? Thanks xxx Autism Treatment From: thelifechangers@...Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:18:02 +0100Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Hi the bicarb is really worth doing.. the retching comes from the salty sensation... If she holds her nose she may tolerate it... It needs to be placed under the tongue.. I give the bicarb to the children.. an eighth of a teaspoon is a tiny amount just filling the very tip of the teaspoon- self administration sometimes allows bicarb to go straight down the throat.and boy does this start gagging.. The ideal is to leave it under the tongue until it becomes a solution with saliva, and then swallowing it... count to thirty and then wash down with water. Wishing her well soon Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:06 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Hi Tracey Thank you so much, i have let her read what you suggested, she said she would try the manuka honey and the hydrogen peroxide, she has just tried a little dab of bicarb and retched, so i think we will have to give that a miss. Thanks again xx Autism Treatment From: thelifechangersgooglemailDate: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:59:38 +0100Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Hi Two things that come to mind are 1. getting some manuka honey.. about a teaspoon as putting it in her mouth and letting her suck on the honey like a sweet... as the manuka honey goes down her throat it will clear away all virus. bacteria etc on contact.. 2. Get some 20 vol hydrogen peroxide solution - available from most pharamcies.. costs less than a pound, and diluting it - probably 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 5 parts water and gargling with it. It may bubble and fizz and this is a sign of infection and it will clear it. As a continual thing, get her to place about an eight of a teaspoon of bicarb under her tongue every two to three hours.. this will alkalise her blood and in this state now infection. virus or bacteria can survive. She may have to do this for a couple of days... Best Wishes Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:20 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Hi My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 The first time you administer it they create a fuss and the second time you just tell them that within 40 seconds it will be over and that this 40 seconds of inconvenience is better than days of swollen throat... Our boys are as bad.. I am afraid that i ignore their protests and dose them with the bicarb...The more you can dose initially the shorter the period you need to dose... this may help her comply a little more.... I really hope she begins to feel better soon. Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:38 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471@...> wrote: Hi Tracey Well i finally succeeded, but my gosh what a load of fuss, 19 and causes more of a fuss than Harry! Not sure if she will let me do it again though, i did say that id sneak in and do it when shes asleep, ABA doesn't work at her age? Thanks xxx Autism Treatment From: thelifechangers@... Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:18:02 +0100 Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Hi the bicarb is really worth doing.. the retching comes from the salty sensation... If she holds her nose she may tolerate it... It needs to be placed under the tongue.. I give the bicarb to the children.. an eighth of a teaspoon is a tiny amount just filling the very tip of the teaspoon- self administration sometimes allows bicarb to go straight down the throat.and boy does this start gagging.. The ideal is to leave it under the tongue until it becomes a solution with saliva, and then swallowing it... count to thirty and then wash down with water. Wishing her well soon Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:06 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471@...> wrote: Hi Tracey Thank you so much, i have let her read what you suggested, she said she would try the manuka honey and the hydrogen peroxide, she has just tried a little dab of bicarb and retched, so i think we will have to give that a miss. Thanks again xx Autism Treatment From: thelifechangers@... Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:59:38 +0100Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Hi Two things that come to mind are 1. getting some manuka honey.. about a teaspoon as putting it in her mouth and letting her suck on the honey like a sweet... as the manuka honey goes down her throat it will clear away all virus. bacteria etc on contact.. 2. Get some 20 vol hydrogen peroxide solution - available from most pharamcies.. costs less than a pound, and diluting it - probably 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 5 parts water and gargling with it. It may bubble and fizz and this is a sign of infection and it will clear it. As a continual thing, get her to place about an eight of a teaspoon of bicarb under her tongue every two to three hours.. this will alkalise her blood and in this state now infection. virus or bacteria can survive. She may have to do this for a couple of days... Best Wishes Tracey On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:20 PM, michelle lacey <michelle0471@...> wrote: Hi My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 It may be an idea to go back to the dctor for a different antibiotic if the penicillin hasn't worked. They use antibiotics for tonsillitis because of the risk of bacteria in the bloodstream affecting and damaging the heart. I remember a homoepathic GP insisting that a child I was babysitting had antibiotics when the child had tonsillitis. Margaret > > > Hi > > > > My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. > > > > xx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Yes i thought about that but no it is not even worth asking. x Autism Treatment From: Mum231ASD@...Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:57:50 -0400Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Would she gargle with MMS? Probably not but it works a treat Mandi x In a message dated 13/07/2010 14:21:21 GMT Daylight Time, michelle0471hotmail (DOT) co.uk writes: My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the tonsils. It can be caused by a viral or bacterial infection. If it's viral tonsillitis it won't respond to antibiotics. The tonsils are lymph nodes and swell, like other lymph nodes (neck, armpits, abdomen, groin) as part of the body's immune response to a viral infection. Viral tonsillitis can be caused by glandular fever. Glandular fever is caused by a specific virus, the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Many people have had EBV infections without even knowing it, but this virus is a nasty piece of work, and in people with compromised immune systems, or people who are probably genetically susceptible, can cause a lot of problems. It's a herpes virus, and like other herpes viruses can remain dormant in nervous tissue to be re-activated when the immune system is compromised (as in chicken pox and shingles). So, although the body produces antibodies to fight it, you can get repeat infections. So if your daughter doesn't get better quickly, or gets repeated viral tonsillitis (ie it doesn't respond to antibiotics) get her tested for EBV. There's no treatment but at least they won't try taking her tonsils out when they don't need to, or tell her she's malingering. And make sure they do the right test. Different tests need to be done depending on the length of time since the last episode. This site is really useful in explaining them. http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ebv/test.html It's really difficult to swallow anything with tonsillitis - at one point all my dd could manage was fruit juice and solpadeine. Sue mother of teenager with repeatedly misdiagnosed recurring EBV > > > Hi > > > > My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. > > > > xx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks, Sue, that's very interesting. I had forgotten tonsillitis could be viral. When I had glandular fever aged 20 I was given penicillin and I developed a rash all over my body - apparently the Epstein Barr Virus can make you temporarily allergic to Penicillin; normally I was OK with it. The rash was seen as indicative of glandular fever and the diagnosis was confirmed via a Bunnell(sp?) blood test. So in this case, although the penicillin hasn't worked, maybe it's not glandular fever? (Part of one of my tonsils rotted off and was spat out - sorry that's really gross.) Margaret > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. > > > > > > > > xx > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks everyone for your suggestions, my daughter doesn't seem to be ill in anyway, appart from the inflamed throat, she said that it isn't painful now, just feels like she has something stuck in her throat, i have been able to get some tranfer factors, probiotics, Vitamin C & D3 down her and she has let me put bicarb under her tongue (thanks Tracey - i will keep on at her) and she has been to the supermarket and bought loads of fresh antioxidant fruits, so i will see how the next couple of days goes but if by Friday morning we haven't seen any improvement then it will be back to the doctors for her, as a rule she doesn't suffer from tonsillitis, but a month ago she had it and went to the doctors, they precribed penicillin but said to her to wait a couple of days to see if it went by itself and it did but to only raise it's ugly head a month later. Thanks again x Autism Treatment From: m.collins9@...Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:43:22 +0000Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Thanks, Sue, that's very interesting. I had forgotten tonsillitis could be viral. When I had glandular fever aged 20 I was given penicillin and I developed a rash all over my body - apparently the Epstein Barr Virus can make you temporarily allergic to Penicillin; normally I was OK with it. The rash was seen as indicative of glandular fever and the diagnosis was confirmed via a Bunnell(sp?) blood test. So in this case, although the penicillin hasn't worked, maybe it's not glandular fever? (Part of one of my tonsils rotted off and was spat out - sorry that's really gross.)Margaret> >> > > > Hi> > > > > > > > My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome.> > > > > > > > xx> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks everyone for your suggestions, my daughter doesn't seem to be ill in anyway, appart from the inflamed throat, she said that it isn't painful now, just feels like she has something stuck in her throat, i have been able to get some tranfer factors, probiotics, Vitamin C & D3 down her and she has let me put bicarb under her tongue (thanks Tracey - i will keep on at her) and she has been to the supermarket and bought loads of fresh antioxidant fruits, so i will see how the next couple of days goes but if by Friday morning we haven't seen any improvement then it will be back to the doctors for her, as a rule she doesn't suffer from tonsillitis, but a month ago she had it and went to the doctors, they precribed penicillin but said to her to wait a couple of days to see if it went by itself and it did but to only raise it's ugly head a month later. Thanks again x Autism Treatment From: m.collins9@...Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:43:22 +0000Subject: Re: HELP FOR TONSILLITIS Thanks, Sue, that's very interesting. I had forgotten tonsillitis could be viral. When I had glandular fever aged 20 I was given penicillin and I developed a rash all over my body - apparently the Epstein Barr Virus can make you temporarily allergic to Penicillin; normally I was OK with it. The rash was seen as indicative of glandular fever and the diagnosis was confirmed via a Bunnell(sp?) blood test. So in this case, although the penicillin hasn't worked, maybe it's not glandular fever? (Part of one of my tonsils rotted off and was spat out - sorry that's really gross.)Margaret> >> > > > Hi> > > > > > > > My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome.> > > > > > > > xx> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Tonsils produce some pretty gross symptoms. My daughter's teacher's daughter had quinsey (tonsillar abcesses) that isn't very common these days because of antibiotic use, and my hairdresser showed me the damage done to her tonsils by repeated tonsillitis when she was a teenager. What concerned me was that the young GP we saw clearly wasn't familiar with the range of conditions associated with these symptoms, which was why it took ages to diagnose EBV. Interesting point about Epstein Barr and the allergy to penicillin. Sue > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > My NT teenage daughter has had tonsillitus for the past week and was prescribed penicillin - the Doctor said that it looked so bad that it could turn to glandular fever. She has just finished them (56 tablets) today and it hasn't gone down at all, although it doesn't feel as sore. Just wondering whether i should send her back to the doctors or not, i obviously don't want her to have anymore pencillin but she is also such a big baby at taking the capsules opened and mixed in something - very sensitive stomach and will be sick if it doesn't taste nice and her throat is too swollen to take capsules, i have been giving her chewable vitamin C & Vitamin D3 and mixed some CP1 x 2 & Transfer Factors x 3 in milkshake, i tell you what it is more hard work than my autistic son who will take anything off the spoon and he is only 5yrs old, lol! Any suggestions would be welcome. > > > > > > > > > > > > xx > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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