Why am I always take colds and tonsil infections?
I shake one cold off and take another, the 1st week of July I had bronchitis and lost voice blew nose constantly.I let nature take it away and then started to feel for a week, to wake today with one tonsil red and white spots classic infection again. I have had ent specialist check me and when i said every 6 weeks or so I have tonsil infection, my dr referred me, ENT dr says I dont meet Scottish executive measures for tonsillectomy and have to just take antibiotics.
This is such a pain in butt, I have always got penicillin tablets in my medicine cabinet and start taking them soon I get usual symptoms, now I wonder why do I take these viruses and tonsil infections when no one else seems to have it! I am hygienic and have nice clean teeth and so on, I gargle with mouthwash once a day as well.
I dont smoke, nor have asthma , no one around me does either, I dont have pets, get fresh air a lot, eat a healthy diet
This has been ongoing for 20yr! on and off *sighs* relentless
lol@ phil P
well I guess I am just susceptible when i was at ENT she took blood test to rule out glandular fever,which can mimic tonsillitis.
I had a full blood check done about 6 mth before this, as I am always tired, at my dr as I seldom go for any other reason except tonsils being infected!! I dont like to visit drs. wish there was an alternative to antibiotic drugs. thought maybe my thyroid wa sunder active, but they said its fine
I am rh negative and have type B blood wonder if this means I am weak?
My children dont seem to suffer tonsil infections ! no one else seems to have this in my family. Strong as oxes my nan lived to be almost 90 and was only in hospital the day she died, and the once in 1953 to give birth to her last child and spent all her adult life never ill for example. My dads mum /my gran had diabates but lived to a good age.
Strange Tonsil fact!
the ENT specialist explained that as well as a lot of bleeding, they are reluctant to remove tonsils in adults, in all but emergency cases, human tonsil glands contain an infective agent that causes variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD or "human mad-cow disease"). But vCJD is not a cause of tonsillitis.
Researchers at Imperial College and St Mary’s Hospital, London, found that in every case where the infectious agent, called a prion protein, could be detected in tonsil tissue removed during tonsillectomy, the person went on to develop the disease.
This finding led to the development of a new test for vCJD, which, fortunately, is still very rare.
The research also led to fears that vCJD could be transmitted through surgical instruments used for tonsillectomies.
Hospitals have updated their sterilisation equipment and, now will only perform all tonsillectomies with disposable instruments.
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I don’t understand. At first you say you have chronic colds and tonsil infections, and then you write "This is such a pain in the butt." I am not an expert on anatomy, but something is wrong here.
Sorry for the above. Sometimes I can’t resist a joke. Actually, your question is excellent. If you don’t get an adequate answer here, it is a great question to ask your doctor and/or ENT guy.
This may not be very scientific, but I think many people come into this world with "strong" organs and "weak" organs or systems (for example, digestive or nervous systems). They talk about this in homeopathy using the term "miasm."
As a corollary, your infections might be genetic. Look around at your parents, grandparents, etc.
It seems to be true that people store stress in different parts of their body. One person might get a stomach ache while stressed. Another person might get lower back pain under stress. Maybe when you get stressed, it affects you via colds and tonsil infections. This is only a hypothesis.
Be well
Maybe you have a low immune system. Your doctor can check this for you hon with a simple blood test.
I think you need a blood test, but I also think you should take some vitamin C and Zinc subblements.
I take Zinc supplements and it’s so good! If I ever do get a cold something, It’s very weak and my only symptoms are sneezing a COUPLE of times a day.
Are you a highly stressed person? if so it lowers your immune system. I mouthwash twice a day and gargle and it helps a great deal. Keeps your breath sweet and those horrible white spots on your tonsils away!!
To keep taking antbiotics isnt a good thing. Eventually the bacteria develop a resistance to them. Maybe thats whats happened in your case. i.e. you are getting airborne infections and no means to fight them off.
Your immune system doesnt seem very strong. Personally I would lay off the antibiotics, exercise more and double check you diet contains the right fats, greens, lean meat and fish, fruits and nuts etc.
Failing that go back to your doctor and demand more testing, blood analysis etc.
It sounds to me that you tonsils are infected and need taking out.I had this problem when I was 18years old(I am now 65years old)The doctor hummed and harred and in the end I insisted that my tonsils be removed,Once that was done all my colds etc, all just went away and left me healthy.