Hello! Really hoping someone can shed some light on the cause of this and what I might be able to do about it. I had my daughter in July 2014 and breastfed her for 8 months. After I stopped feeding I started getting tonsillitis about every 3 weeks for months. My GP would just prescribe antibiotics and told me they don't really take tonsils out anymore.
In June 2015, I got pregnant again and the tonsillitis instantly stopped. Last week I stopped breastfeeding my son and now have tonsillitis. I am convinced this is more than a coincidence or because I'm run down etc. I have found a couple of articles linking progesterone levels to sore throats and also wondering about postpartum thyroiditis, but nothing that really seems to describe what I have experienced.
I am of course going to the GP, but they have always been worse than useless (yes time to change GPs) and I suspect I will just be prescribed antibiotics, which I really don't want to be living on! Would love to go in armed with a credible explanation for what might be going on. Only other thing to mention is that I don't feel particularly unwell with the tonsillitis, just have white spots and very sore throat/achey neck. It has been diagnosed as tonsillitis though.
Thanks in advance, hope someone out there can help xxx
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Tonsillitis when not pregnant and have stopped breastfeeding
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Thecreatch · 20/11/2016 07:40
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