What to do if your tonsils are inflamed from a cold

Tonsillitis caused by cold can be treated by general treatment and medication under the guidance of doctors; patients with repeated acute attacks of tonsillitis need to be treated by surgery. 1. General treatment: patients need to take bed rest, drink more water, take liquid diet as the main, strengthen the nutrition as well as unclogging stools, but also to enhance the physical and disease resistance. 2. Drug treatment: preferred penicillin anti-infection treatment, such as penicillin sodium, according to the severity of the disease to determine the route of administration. After 2-3 days of treatment without improvement, change to other kinds of antibiotics, cephalosporins, macrolides, such as cefuroxime, azithromycin and so on. Glucocorticoids, such as dexamethasone, may be used as appropriate. Combined local treatment, such as compound borax solution gargling. 3. Surgical treatment: repeated acute attacks of tonsillitis, can be taken to surgically remove the tonsils. Commonly used surgical methods are: tonsil stripping, tonsil extrusion and so on. Tonsillitis caused by colds, it is recommended that the hospital, follow the doctor’s prescription medication.