Help....Strep Throat!

[Guest guest]

My son woke up with red, swollen tonsils with white specks on them. He's

never had strep before but that's what I think it is. My question is should I

give him the one shot of penicillin or oral antibiotics? Which one is better

if he does have strep? By the way, he did get an ear infection too and I've

been treating it with Garlic Oil and his ear is fine. My other son and I have

gotten ear infections too and they cleared up with the garlic oil too. Thanks

so much for any advice on this matter.

Jo (South Carolina)

[Guest guest]

Since you are open to the use of alternatives, try having him gargle

with hot salt water (as warm as he can tolerate). My eldest daughter

gets tonsillitis and this always cures it. You need to gargle about

every two hours ( while awake) till they're cleared up, it takes up

to two days usually. BTW- her tonsils are red, swollen with white

specks and it is tonsillitis. So your son might have tonsillitis.

> My son woke up with red, swollen tonsils with white specks on

them. He's

> never had strep before but that's what I think it is. My question

is should I

> give him the one shot of penicillin or oral antibiotics? Which one

is better

> if he does have strep? By the way, he did get an ear infection too

and I've

> been treating it with Garlic Oil and his ear is fine. My other son

and I have

> gotten ear infections too and they cleared up with the garlic oil

too. Thanks

> so much for any advice on this matter.

>

> Jo (South Carolina)