Re: Headaches and Sore throat

[Guest guest]

White spots can be viral. Strep can cause white pus, but not usually distinct

white spots. Sometimes Prednisone can predispose people to thrush which is

Candida- but that also usually causes white areas on the tongue- and can also

give you a sore tongue and throat. The throat swab test will tell you if it is

strep, and if not- no antibiotics for you!! Here's hoping...

and hope you feel better.

PJ

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

>

[Guest guest]

White spots can be viral. Strep can cause white pus, but not usually distinct

white spots. Sometimes Prednisone can predispose people to thrush which is

Candida- but that also usually causes white areas on the tongue- and can also

give you a sore tongue and throat. The throat swab test will tell you if it is

strep, and if not- no antibiotics for you!! Here's hoping...

and hope you feel better.

PJ

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

>

[Guest guest]

White spots can be viral. Strep can cause white pus, but not usually distinct

white spots. Sometimes Prednisone can predispose people to thrush which is

Candida- but that also usually causes white areas on the tongue- and can also

give you a sore tongue and throat. The throat swab test will tell you if it is

strep, and if not- no antibiotics for you!! Here's hoping...

and hope you feel better.

PJ

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

>

[Guest guest]

i hope you don't need the anti-biotic - i've been the same the past few mornings

- you can use reg tylenol - i had it comp before realizing so i take that plus

comp sudafed for sinus headache

i think i'm fighting a cold because a few weeks ago it was just me so probably

die-off and now the kids have it a bit too - always guess work with cold vs

die-off i think - i gargle with peroxide each night when i feel like this too

eileen

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

>

[Guest guest]

i hope you don't need the anti-biotic - i've been the same the past few mornings

- you can use reg tylenol - i had it comp before realizing so i take that plus

comp sudafed for sinus headache

i think i'm fighting a cold because a few weeks ago it was just me so probably

die-off and now the kids have it a bit too - always guess work with cold vs

die-off i think - i gargle with peroxide each night when i feel like this too

eileen

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

>

[Guest guest]

i hope you don't need the anti-biotic - i've been the same the past few mornings

- you can use reg tylenol - i had it comp before realizing so i take that plus

comp sudafed for sinus headache

i think i'm fighting a cold because a few weeks ago it was just me so probably

die-off and now the kids have it a bit too - always guess work with cold vs

die-off i think - i gargle with peroxide each night when i feel like this too

eileen

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

>

[Guest guest]

So is extra strength tylenol not allowed? If not, can you let me know why?

I've had a bad virus recently myself and took extra strength (rapid release)

tylenol several times a few days ago.

Thanks,

Jill

> >

> > Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> > woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> > I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> > tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> > Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> > Are they colonies of bacteria?

> >

> > I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> > strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> > everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

> >

> > Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> > is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

> >

> > Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> > Alyssa 15

> > UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> > SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> > 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

> >

>

[Guest guest]

So is extra strength tylenol not allowed? If not, can you let me know why?

I've had a bad virus recently myself and took extra strength (rapid release)

tylenol several times a few days ago.

Thanks,

Jill

> >

> > Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> > woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> > I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> > tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> > Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> > Are they colonies of bacteria?

> >

> > I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> > strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> > everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

> >

> > Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> > is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

> >

> > Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> > Alyssa 15

> > UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> > SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> > 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

> >

>

[Guest guest]

So is extra strength tylenol not allowed? If not, can you let me know why?

I've had a bad virus recently myself and took extra strength (rapid release)

tylenol several times a few days ago.

Thanks,

Jill

> >

> > Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> > woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> > I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> > tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> > Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> > Are they colonies of bacteria?

> >

> > I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> > strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> > everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

> >

> > Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> > is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

> >

> > Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> > Alyssa 15

> > UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> > SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> > 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

> >

>

[Guest guest]

At 06:59 PM 8/10/2009, you wrote:

So is extra strength tylenol not

allowed? If not, can you let me know why? I've had a bad virus recently

myself and took extra strength (rapid release) tylenol several times a

few days ago.

Take a look at the so-called " inactive " ingredients.

I had things royally messed up for me in 2008 because of the

" inactive " ingredients in my pain meds after my cancer surgery.

One of them used LACTOSE, fer ghu's sake!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 06:59 PM 8/10/2009, you wrote:

So is extra strength tylenol not

allowed? If not, can you let me know why? I've had a bad virus recently

myself and took extra strength (rapid release) tylenol several times a

few days ago.

Take a look at the so-called " inactive " ingredients.

I had things royally messed up for me in 2008 because of the

" inactive " ingredients in my pain meds after my cancer surgery.

One of them used LACTOSE, fer ghu's sake!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Yipes! I took a closer look at the label -- had mistakenly thought that all

tylenol was okay.

What's the best way to take plain acetaminophen? Have the pharmacist prepare it

in a special " compound? " Or is there a plain commercial brand available over

the counter, minus the inactive ingredients?

Thanks,

Jill

> >So is extra strength tylenol not allowed? If

> >not, can you let me know why? I've had a bad

> >virus recently myself and took extra strength

> >(rapid release) tylenol several times a few days ago.

>

> Take a look at the so-called " inactive " ingredients.

>

> I had things royally messed up for me in 2008

> because of the " inactive " ingredients in my pain

> meds after my cancer surgery. One of them used LACTOSE, fer ghu's sake!

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Jill..

You can get it at a compounding pharmacy and ask for it to be SCD compliant.

Work with a pharmacy that is aware of SCD restrictions.

I use Hopewell Pharmacy in NJ. But there are many.

I have not found Tylenol w/o inactive ingredients OTC (I don't take Tylenol

myself as it makes me sick and so does Ibprofin and aspirin)

Jodi

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jodi. Since tylenol was listed as " legal, " I never thought to check the

ingredients! What a shock! I found only one local pharmacy that compounds.

Unfortunately, they don't have acetaminophen as a base stock. They did say that

they'd compound a cough suppressant for me, which is essentially robitussin

minus the sugar and starches.

Ah, the worries and literal headaches we SCDers have to go through to stay

compliant!

Jill

>

> Hey Jill..

>

> You can get it at a compounding pharmacy and ask for it to be SCD compliant.

Work with a pharmacy that is aware of SCD restrictions.

> I use Hopewell Pharmacy in NJ. But there are many.

>

> I have not found Tylenol w/o inactive ingredients OTC (I don't take Tylenol

myself as it makes me sick and so does Ibprofin and aspirin)

>

> Jodi

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jodi. Since tylenol was listed as " legal, " I never thought to check the

ingredients! What a shock! I found only one local pharmacy that compounds.

Unfortunately, they don't have acetaminophen as a base stock. They did say that

they'd compound a cough suppressant for me, which is essentially robitussin

minus the sugar and starches.

Ah, the worries and literal headaches we SCDers have to go through to stay

compliant!

Jill

>

> Hey Jill..

>

> You can get it at a compounding pharmacy and ask for it to be SCD compliant.

Work with a pharmacy that is aware of SCD restrictions.

> I use Hopewell Pharmacy in NJ. But there are many.

>

> I have not found Tylenol w/o inactive ingredients OTC (I don't take Tylenol

myself as it makes me sick and so does Ibprofin and aspirin)

>

> Jodi

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jodi. Since tylenol was listed as " legal, " I never thought to check the

ingredients! What a shock! I found only one local pharmacy that compounds.

Unfortunately, they don't have acetaminophen as a base stock. They did say that

they'd compound a cough suppressant for me, which is essentially robitussin

minus the sugar and starches.

Ah, the worries and literal headaches we SCDers have to go through to stay

compliant!

Jill

>

> Hey Jill..

>

> You can get it at a compounding pharmacy and ask for it to be SCD compliant.

Work with a pharmacy that is aware of SCD restrictions.

> I use Hopewell Pharmacy in NJ. But there are many.

>

> I have not found Tylenol w/o inactive ingredients OTC (I don't take Tylenol

myself as it makes me sick and so does Ibprofin and aspirin)

>

> Jodi

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

Hi, I sure hope you do not need the antibiotics, but if you have strep you need

to take them. Strep is nothing to play with. It can attack your heart if gone

untreated. It can morph into scarlet fever. I have an Uncle who had to undergo

a heart valve surgery due to scarlet fever from strep. He has not ever gotten

back to his old self. It is just not a good option instead of taking

antibiotics. You know that once the round of antibiotics are over and your

strep (if you have strep) is over, you can start the SCD diet at intro and

proceed.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Over the past few days, I've had a headache and a sore throat when I

> woke up in the morning. Just today, my throat hurt worse than usual so

> I looked at it with a flashlight. There were white spots all over my

> tonsils, the top of my throat, all around, more than I've ever had!

> Does this mean I have strep? I never got what the white spots meant.

> Are they colonies of bacteria?

>

> I have to go to the doctor today, and I really don't want to have

> strep because then I have to go on antibiotics and that will mess

> everything up and OH MY GOODNESS I don't want to go on antibiotics.

>

> Anything I can do to help the headaches and throat? And what exactly

> is this? A virus? Die off? Food intolerance? Thanks for any input!

>

> Pour Dieu, pour terre,

> Alyssa 15

> UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> 20mg Prednisone 1x daily ugh

Hi, I sure hope you do not need the antibiotics, but if you have strep you need

to take them. Strep is nothing to play with. It can attack your heart if gone

untreated. It can morph into scarlet fever. I have an Uncle who had to undergo

a heart valve surgery due to scarlet fever from strep. He has not ever gotten

back to his old self. It is just not a good option instead of taking

antibiotics. You know that once the round of antibiotics are over and your

strep (if you have strep) is over, you can start the SCD diet at intro and

proceed.

>