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Why Am I Having Throat Pain, Lots Of Phlegm With Blood And Rawness In The Throat After Taking Medicines For Tonsillitis ?

I am 18 years old and have had tonsillitis for just over a week. I have been proscribed phenoxymethylpenicillin potassium tablets to be taken 4 times a day for two weeks. The doctor predicted that I would have turned a corner within 24 to 36 hours but this was tuesday (it is now sunday) and I do not feel much, if at all, better. In the last two days I have started to become much more phlegmy and have coughed up balls of phlegm containing a lot of blood whilst the pain at the back of my throat has become more raw. On top of this I have found, couple of times, what i believe to be tonsil stones (tiny white balls of a texture similar to hard cheese) in my mouth. My breath is bad. What should i do?
Tue, 10 Apr 2012
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Hi,

Welcome to HCM,

it seems that you have got Acute follicular tonsillitis.

The medicine you take may not be working so go for still higher antibiotic like Azzithromycin 500 mg once in a day for 3 days.

Do hot water or listerine gargles.

Avoid fried and junk food.

Ok and bye.
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Why Am I Having Throat Pain, Lots Of Phlegm With Blood And Rawness In The Throat After Taking Medicines For Tonsillitis ?

Hi, Welcome to HCM, it seems that you have got Acute follicular tonsillitis. The medicine you take may not be working so go for still higher antibiotic like Azzithromycin 500 mg once in a day for 3 days. Do hot water or listerine gargles. Avoid fried and junk food. Ok and bye.