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If you have tonsillitis then your body is fighting an infection. Alcohol lowers your body's immune response, or ability to fight infection. If you drink more than a small amount alcohol, you are increasing your chances that the tonsillitis will get worse or last longer than it would have had you not had the alcohol.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoAwww. Hope whomever has it feels better soon.
The first thing to do is call a doctor, or go to an urgent care office. If price is a consideration, there are clinics in every town that will take the person with no payment. Call your Health Department for a place. Tonsillitis is nothing to fool around with, and Strep Throat can often mimic plain tonsillitis. Strep Throat will Not get better on its own.
While you're waiting to get to the doctor, you might want to gargle gently with warm salt water, about 1/2 teaspoon in a full glass of water; less if it tastes too salty. It should be lukewarm; not hot. Don't swallow it; spit it out.
Herbal teas are good; especially Chamomile. Remember to let it cool before drinking, so it's warm, not hot.
Also, if you can stand the bubbles, Ginger Ale or 7-Up is good. You can drink that room temperature.
Don't forget plain water. You don't want to get dehydrated.
If the pain is bad, you might want to take - or give to a child - an over the counter pain reliever in the appropriate dosage. There are also lozenges and sprays that will numb the throat.
Good luck. Feel better soon.
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∙ 12y agocan you? yes you can do whatever you want. but i wouldn't plan on it for at least 3 or 4 days because its hard enough to drink anything afterwards. i drank some beer about 5 days after the surgery and it actually felt pretty good but expect to get drunk quicker then usual since you wont have been eating much. id avoid hard liquor because of the burn and citrus isn't a very smart idea either. even if its just AA lime wedge with your corona. hope this helps. im no doctor but i never had any complications from drinking after the surgery
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∙ 16y agoYou shouldn't drink alcohol while taking any medicine. Alcohol decreases the effectiveness of the antibiotic and may even increase whatever you have.
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∙ 11y agoWhen you have tonsilitis, it is rather dry and painful so we should stick with cold drink but not sweet ones. Water is of course the best drink option.
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Is it safe to drink alcohol while on Penicillin VK?
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Can you drink alcohol when on penicillin?
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Can you drink alcohol and take penicillin at the same time?
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Can cipro treat tonsillitis?
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What is the effect of drinking alcohol on penicillin?
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Can you drink alcohol when taking fenoximetylpenicillinkalium?
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Can you drink if you're allergic to penicillin?
Yes you can drink. i'm allergic to penicillin and i used to be an alcoholic!
Do cats get infected tonsils or tonsillitis?
Yes my cat had it and i took her to the vets they gave her penicillin. She lost her appetite but she was fine.
Why do doctors prescribe amoxicillin instead of penicillin for tonsiitis?
amoxicilin is a semi-synthetic form of penicillin. After the penicillin is extracted, some of it is converted to amoxicillin. penicillin is primarily for gram+ bacteria while amoxicillin is effective against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria.Amoxicillin is better absorbed than penicillin as it can withstand the acidity of stomach juice better than penicillin releasing more antybiotics in to blood stream.
Can you drink red wine while taking penicillin?
It would be best to avoid alcohol while taking penicillin. Please call your doctor or pharmacist to get the best answer for your situation.
How do you turn bread mold in penicillin?
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Can you drink alcohol with penicilin?
Yes, you can drink alcohol while on antibiotics, that you cannot is an old wives' tale. This rumor began, that alcohol 'interferes' with the ability of antibiotics' ability to work properly, in early VD clinics, when it was suspected that alcohol would lead to promiscuity in patients before they were finished with their course of medicine. Therefore, the doctors did not want patients drinking, period. But most of them would have been on antibiotics, naturally, to combat their bacterial infections. You can find a lot of entries in a typical google search where laypeople are saying "No alcohol with antibiotics!", but you won't find any actual doctors or scientists saying so. And I have a prescription for penicillin right in front of me now, and nowhere on the packaging, description inside, or bottle, does it say not to drink. It warns of taking in combination with certain other medications, but not alcohol. The answer is yes, you can drink.
