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its contagious for 24 hours after you get your antibiotics.

It is if it’s bacterial. If it’s viral, it’s not contagious.

aw i have it and i wanna be better:(

My brother has it and im being so carful just incase it IS contagious. I have my Hairfreshner in one hand and my scarf wrapped round my face lol

I think i have hope i dnt.

i have it and it sux!!! hurts so bad an i think i may have given it to my boyfriend! :( oww i feel crap!!
ah well i hope all who have it get better and never suffer again lolz

u need to get antibiotics realli it could go on its own but it will get worse before then and quite painful!! i cant get my antibiotics for another couple days it sux! but hey its soo much better to get antibiotics eat laods of ice cream an try not to let it get u down

I finally got my antibiotics today. Ive been on a liquid and popsicle diet for the past three days. This is probably the most painful thing that has happened to me in years. It is contagious until 24hrs after taking the antibiotics through coughing, sneezing or touching. Antibiotics and Ibuprofen are definatly prefered to help you through it.

I have it right now. If it wasn’t for those 800 mg of Ibuprofen…I could not survive this.
And yes, ice cream is amazing.
And the left over juice from Ramen. :]]

I heard after the shot of penicillin, you’re supposedly not contagious. But honestly, it’s more if your immune system is genetically predisposed into getting the illness. So if you’ve got a good immune system, and your family isn’t prone to sore throats, and you don’t go making out with or drinking after the infected host, you should be okay.

I feel as though I am gonna die. Cant stand this.

I think i have it and im not sure, but w/e i have is killing me. Im not takeing anything for it and im hopeing it just gos away its only been days and its just made me cry cuz i couldnt breathe i was chokeing on my own spit and i can get 2 sleep. Help plz.

Thanks, i went to the doctor today they gave me a shot in the butt, which hurt, but its better than the pain before. im feeling alot better and thats a good thing cuz my birthday is like 11 days away. I was scared i was going to have to cancle my party, and be home sick on my 16th birthday. That would have sucked.

i have tonsillitis, and my boyfriends birthday is today, and i want to kiss him but i don’t want to infect him.
and i’ve been on antibiotics for three days… am i still contagious?

i had tonsillitis when i was 4 and had mine removed but i’ve got it again so don’t think that if you’ve had them removed you’re invincible. I think you’ll find they are pretty contagious pretty much my whole year group at school is coming down with it and it’s an all girls school and i’m pretty sure my whole year group hasn’t been kissing. We recently had our dinner dance so i’m guessing it’ll have been spread all across perth after friday night…
Goodluck to everyone on here that’s sick
stay in bed and help yourself to as much chicken noddle soup and icecream as you want.

I had it in 1999. I was at camp, and I couldnt move, my stomach was upset and my throat kept having me hack up white and yellow puss. Sometimes it feels as though you’re being choked. You can barely sleep at times.
I found this thread, because now, in 2008 I have it again… this time it feels like a mild sore throat, but you never forget the feeling of tonsillitus… GO GET ANTIBIOTICS, yes please see a doctor it’s in your best interest. You CAN get it from others, so please do not take it lightly. My throat doctor peeked into my throat, and backed away if that tells you anything…

When I was 5 my doctor was going to take them out but then he got sick.. who ever was on call that day and they didnt want to remove them because they were infected.. so they gave me drugs. Then I moved. Everytime the weather changes I get it over again.. I know it sounds a odd. Now it is 18 years later and they are inflamed again. So you can live with it… but mine are comming out.. Doc said mine are bacteria feeding grounds. Besides now it is almost painless(untill the meds wear off)you can have it done with a lazer in 30 mins.. I figure dont need them.They hurt. Then I dont want them!
It is better then taking one t3 two times a day when in extrem pain (pain killer) Clariton or Benadril 12 hour 2 times a day (this is so you dont go deaf to the docs office it clears out the sinuses and keeps you from hearing your heart beat in your ears.. like an ear ache) Really annoying!!!! Then I have two pennicilan 4 times a day.. so you can see the drug bills are getting up there! But talk to you doctor they will know whats best for you.. Also if you doctor gives you a medication that you are useing and you have questions ask your phyarmacy they have ideas and know drug charts as well….

Foods and drinks that will help to clean and keep your tonsils feeling better
chicken soup, sprite or 7up (this is what doctors give people after they remove your tonsils because it cleans the bacteria off of the area.. it may sting a little for the first couple sips), ice cream, jello, pudding, mashed potatos, yogart, anything soft.. stay away from toast(scratches), orange juice(burns), anything with a lot of spice (it will bother your throat).

Hope you all do better.

i have it right now and i have a terrible cough… cup of noodles it the best right now for the sore feeling in my throat and lots of warm salt water solution. I drank lemonade and that felt good but i also kinda stung….

Guys I know this is going to sound crazy but I have been eating raw garlic it is a natural antibiotic wonderful stuff. As soon I as I felt the symtoms I chewed it for the first two days now I just cut it into pill size and swallow 5 cloves a day until it goes away. Do research whole raw garlic is amazing try it!!!!!

hi all
im 11 years old. i got tonsillitis 3 days ago and i started taking anti-biotics yesterday. this is the first time ever got it. i still hve my tonsils and everythings normal. if i keep having my anti-biotics will it go away or do i need my tonsils out. do i need any other medicean or what??. please help im in so much pain!

i’ve got tonsillitus, i thought i had throat tumour but i don’t so it’s all gravy, ooh baby.

I can tell that I have the beginning of tonsillitis and I am seeing my boyfriend in two days, I would go and get antibiotics tomorrow but I’m not too fond of missing school, is there any other way in which I could cure the tonsillitis without antibiotics?

Good rule of thumb… If you see white spots- its bacterial and you need an antibiotic. If they are red or just irritated (no white spots) it is viral, and time will make it pass. However, until you’re 3-4 days in you dont necessarily know which way it will go, you could break out with white spots. Those are pustules full of bacteria. Yummy! Don’t kiss anyone like that.

Hey well I have had it for a 2 weeks now and my throat is killing me I haven’t eaten in awhile now and have lost almost a stone and a half
That’s good if you needed a diet lol but I only weighed 9 stone before so really need to put the weight back on.I really wana kiss my boyfriend but I don’t won’t to infect him would I infect him? Ima on penacillin and the hospital told me to drink lemonade and have salt and vingar crisps couz the sort will help kill any infection.(those are the words from the royal london hospital) how long untill I will be able to kiss my boyfriend again its been ages and I miss his lips lmao. Plz help x x x

I’am just getting over it, woke up Saturday with a really bad sore throat and thought it may be a throat infection. Went to bed feeling like crap, woke up Sunday feeling even worse - Found it hard to swallow, throat was so sore, headache, fever & chills, nausea. By late afternoon felt so bad asked my husband to call the emergency doctor who in turn got me into the local hospital for a check-up. The doctor informed me I had tonsillitis and prescribed penicillin. Never before suffered with my throat! Monday still felt poorly but better than the previous day, the major problem was my tonsills were so swollen I found it hard to swallow and if I spoke then would involuntarily gag, sometimes being sick - which was unattractive to the parents while on the school run!!! But it is Wednesday now and I feel so much better - still my tonsills are swollen but at least the sore throat has gone. So if you ever feel that your throat is so sore it’s not normal get to the doctors and start on the antibotics before it really hits you - believe me it’s not nice.

i have tonisillitis at the moment, i have been on antibiotics since friday evening, i’m supposed to be going out tomorrow, can i still kiss that person and will they catch it

hi i have tonsilits i wanna know if i can kiss my boyfriend???????????????????????

I Have It Now And Im Scared I Might HAve Given It To My Boyfreind

Can SOme One Please Tell Me If iT Is COntagious ?..

Thanks x

I have tonsilitis and it sucks. I was at work (I’m a nurse) and I started feeling lightheaded and my throat started hurting me. I asked one of the doctors on the ward I was working on to take a look at me and their response was “urgh! You definately have tonsilitis!” lol. I tried to carry on with my shift but after about an hour my tempertaure and my pulse was sky high and I felt like I was gonna pass out. So I went down to the casualty department and they gave me antibiotics, paracetamol for my fever and a throat spray. I feel a tad better now. I was vomitting a lot which seems to have subided, my throat till hurts though and I still have a bit of a fever but at least I cant walk around now without feeling like I’m gonna to faint. I’ve had tonsilitis many times before but never as bad as this. My advice, don’t try and go to work when you have tonsilitis.

I have severe tonsilitis it hurts so bad and it is infected with white puss which is spreading forward in to my mouth.I cant believe that my work want me to come in i work as a nursery nurse and i think it is wrong that my job want to put the children at risk aswell as the staff.

thats well mean

im going to my friends to day and she had it round about 1 week mabey a day or so longer will i catch it now?….will it still be contageous?=(

UYTRUTRRGRRRRR

ritadragon2 wrote:
lots of ice cream is good for tonsillitis

Actually, the sugar in ice cream is bad for tonsillitis because it can make it worse,

According to the doctor at the clinic I went to, tonsillitis and mono have the same/similar symptoms. She gave me a prescription for penicillin and said if it wasn’t better in a couple/few days she’d do the blood test for mono. Thank God I was feeling better within about a day and a half. Was funny, ’cause off the start I just thought I was getting a cold…sore throat…but then it got to the point where swallowing was agony…almost on the verge of tears. Never thought about tonsillitis until almost a week in…had been really bad (on and off) for probably 4 days. I’m 39 and had never had it before…trust me…I would have remembered that pain! As for contagious, I don’t know, but figure I’ll give myself another week before I start kissing any of my friends again *L* If you have a bad sore throat and it’s been more than a couple days…get it checked out. Like I told my husband…if it was a sore throat from a cold, I’d just have to live through it…at least tonsillitis can be treated, and you feel better usually within a couple of days :)

I was just diagnosed with tonsilits earlier today and now I am experiencing some new symtoms. The large area of puss seems to be “falling off” or something everytime I swallow! I has made me extreamly nauseous. While I swallow every once in a while I get a gage reflex! and I feel tiny little pricks in the tonsils and through the ear. There is also a really nasty taste from the puss. Just wondering if anyone else was experiencing any of these symptoms too, or should I head back to the doctors.

i have it you should go doctors but i have had it for a week now and its getting better bit by bit

I have tonsilitis and I am on my secon day of antibiotics.Tonight my five year-old son told me his throat was hurting when he swallows. I don’t know if I should take him to the doctor or wait a little to see if he got it too.. I don’t want him to go through what I went through this weekend….(Worried)