This is to reduce their risk of picking up an infection from another child that will make them feel more uncomfortable. Swallowing will probably be difficult after having a tonsillectomy. However, it's important to eat solid foods, because it will help your throat to heal more quickly. Drink plenty of fluids, but avoid acidic drinks, such as orange juice, because they'll sting.
Ensuring good oral hygiene by regularly brushing your teeth and using mouthwash can help prevent infection in the mouth. The pain usually gets worse during the first week after having a tonsillectomy, before gradually improving during the second week. Earache is common with tonsillectomies, but isn't a cause for concern. Bleeding at the site where the tonsils were removed is a fairly common complication of a tonsillectomy. This can occur during the first 24 hours following surgery or up to 10 days afterwards.
It's estimated that around 1 in children and 1 in 30 adults will experience post-operative bleeding after having a tonsillectomy. Minor bleeding isn't usually a cause for concern, because in most cases it resolves by itself. Gargling with cold water can often help stem the bleeding, because the cold helps to contract the blood vessels.
Occasionally, the bleeding can be more severe, causing people to cough up blood. Seek immediate medical advice if this happens. You should be given an emergency contact number before you're discharged from hospital. Alternatively, you can call NHS 24's '' service. Home Illnesses and conditions Ears, nose and throat Tonsillitis.
Tonsillitis See all parts of this guide Hide guide parts 1. About tonsillitis 2. Symptoms of tonsillitis 3. Causes of tonsillitis 4. Treating tonsillitis. About tonsillitis Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils. Tonsillitis is a common condition in children, teenagers and young adults. The symptoms of tonsillitis include: a sore throat and pain when swallowing earache high temperature fever over 38C The tonsils The tonsils are two small glands that sit on either side of the throat.
What causes tonsillitis? These types of infections spread easily, so it's important to try to avoid passing the infection on to others by: staying away from public places, such as work, school or nursery, until your GP says it's safe to return usually after the symptoms have passed coughing and sneezing into a tissue and disposing of the tissue washing hands before eating, after going to the toilet and, if possible, after coughing and sneezing Read more about the causes of tonsillitis.
Treating tonsillitis There's no specific treatment for tonsillitis, but you may be able to reduce the symptoms by: taking paracetamol or ibuprofen to help relieve pain drinking plenty of fluids getting plenty of rest If test results show that your tonsillitis is caused by a bacterial infection, a short course of oral antibiotics may be prescribed. Chronic tonsillitis In most cases, tonsillitis gets better within a week. Surgery to remove the tonsils a tonsillectomy is usually only recommended if: you've had several severe episodes of tonsillitis over a long period of time repeated episodes are disrupting normal activities Read more about treating tonsillitis.
Complications of tonsillitis Complications of tonsillitis are rare and usually only occur if it's caused by a bacterial infection. Possible complications of tonsillitis include: a middle ear infection otitis media — where fluid between the eardrum and inner ear becomes infected by bacteria quinsy peritonsillar abscess — an abscess collection of pus that develops between one of the tonsils and the wall of the throat obstructive sleep apnoea OSA — where the walls of the throat relax during sleep, which causes breathing difficulties and poor sleep Other complications of tonsillitis are very rare and usually only occur if an underlying bacterial infection is left untreated.
They include: scarlet fever — a condition that causes a distinctive pink-red skin rash rheumatic fever — this causes widespread inflammation throughout the body, leading to symptoms such as joint pain, rashes and jerky body movements glomerulonephritis — an infection swelling of the filters in the kidneys that can cause vomiting and a loss of appetite. Symptoms of tonsillitis The main symptom of tonsillitis is a sore throat.
In some cases, the tonsils are coated or have white, pus-filled spots on them. Other common symptoms of tonsillitis include: high temperature fever over 38C It is a common childhood illness, but teenagers and adults can get it too. Tonsillitis can feel like a bad cold or flu.
The tonsils at the back of your throat will be red and swollen. Look at other sore throat symptoms. Tonsillitis is not contagious, but most of the infections that cause it are, for example, colds and flu. For that reason, it makes sense to keep your child away from people who have symptoms of this condition. However, most people are contagious before their first symptoms appear, so often there's really no practical way to prevent your child from contracting the disease.
In the past when a child had several sore throats, her tonsils might have been removed in an attempt to prevent further infections. But this operation, called a tonsillectomy , is recommended today only for the most severely affected children.
Even in difficult cases, where there is repeated strep throat, antibiotic treatment is usually the best solution. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page.
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Diagnosis of tonsillitis You can often ease tonsillitis at home without needing to see your GP. Self-help for tonsillitis Tonsillitis usually improves on its own within a week without any antibiotics.
Rest and take it easy for a few days. Drink plenty of fluids to stop you getting dehydrated. Hot drinks can make your sore throat worse, but some people find warm tea with honey helps. Cold or iced drinks may also help. Gargling with a simple mouthwash such as warm salt water may help to ease the pain in your throat. You may find that sucking throat lozenges can ease your sore throat.
Frozen desserts such as ice lollies may make your throat feel better. They may prescribe antibiotics if you: have very bad symptoms, which could suggest a more severe bacterial infection could be prone to serious complications see our Complications section for more information Your GP may give you a delayed prescription for an antibiotic. Surgery for tonsillitis Your GP may refer you to an ear, nose and throat ENT surgeon if they feel having your tonsils removed will help.
Causes of tonsillitis Viral infections cause most cases of tonsillitis. You may also have: earache a raised temperature difficulty swallowing difficulty opening your mouth Peritonsillar abscess is more common in teenagers and young adults. Frequently asked questions Expand all. Did our information help you? Complete the survey. About our health information At Bupa we produce a wealth of free health information for you and your family. Related information.
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