Tonsils

[mejon]

There have been a few tonsils and adenoids threads recently and I wondered if anyone could give me their experiences.

DD (3.5) developed swollen and infected tonsils just before Christmas (though no sore throat or associated sickness). GP gave her a 10 day course of antibiotics. We finished the course and for a day or so, the tonsils were 'normal'. They then became swollen again (though no white spots) and have been like that for the past 2/3 weeks. Took her back to the GP this week who suggested that DD might have a milk intolerance and that the swollen tonils were a symptom of this and suggested we try cutting out milk and if that didn't work, to maybe consider some homeopathic treatment. If this doesn't work, GP will refer us. Does a milk intolerance sound likely if she's got to 3.5 without showing any symptoms or problems? She had her pre-school boosters in late November, as the tonsils work on helping to fight whatever might be attacking the body, could the booster have had an effect (she has been fine after all her other jabs). Has anyone else been advised to try homeopathic treatments and did it work?

DD doesn't find the swelling a problem, but she is snoring quick spectacularly and beginning to breathe through her mouth quite a bit.

Any information/experiences would be welcome. Thanks.

Oops! Don't know how I managed to post this 3 times. Have asked HQ to delete the other 2.

My dd (6) has always had tonsilitis bouts regularly since starting nursery at 3, although they are becoming less frequent now.

Last time I took her to the doc, 39 fever and swollen tonsils, the doc didn't give her antibiotics as she said there was no infection present and just to give her calpol etc. I asked about the hugely swollen tonsils and she said that once tonsils have been infected so many times, they tend to stay a bit misshapen and look as though they are bad.

I don't know anything about milk intolerance and tonsils.

Did it affect your DD's speech at all Bucharest? Since they became swollen, DD has sounded very odd - initially as though she had been given a set of badly fitting dentures or had a mouthful of cotton-wool.

No, I can't say I noticed anything in particular, although as the swollen tonsils usually came with a lot of soreness, obviously she sounded scratchy IYSWIM?

As I said, I know nothing of milk intolerance, but it seems odd that the GP leaped on that as a possibility for swollen tonsils.

My DS just turned 4 has a milk intolerance and had his tonsils out last week due to repeated severe tonsillitis.. however, his tonsils were not swollen to any real level just causing a lot of problems. I have heard that a milk protein intolerance causes an autoimmune response and causes swelling of certain areas etc..which could explain the swollen tonsils. Has your DD any other symptoms which could support milk intolerance? constipation, diarrhea, swollen stomach, poor appetite, even glue ear?? who knows maybe my ds's problems with his tonsils were due to his milk protein allergy but this has been present since birth and i don't think it just appears out of the blue at age 4 with swollen tonsils and no other symptoms!!! If the problems continue insist at the docs for a referral to an ENT... it takes a while for the appt to come through and its difficult dealing with a child with ongoing tonsil problems etc.. so the earlier the better even if no action needs to be taken at the end of it.

Thanks both - no, she's had no other indications that she may be intolerant to milk - she has 2 cups a day so not a huge amount and her poo (sorry!) is fine and no tummy or ear troubles. I'm a little bit at the GP's suggestion tbh - she was a different one to the one we saw initially. I would have thought if she'd been intolerant it would have manifested itself before now. I'm going to try going milk-free for a few weeks to see how it goes - but not looking forward to seeing what DD thinks of soya milk.