If there are white clumps of "bacteria" coming out of tonsils... What are they? How do you get rid of them?

I have the same thing. Food particles, bacteria etc. get caught in the crypts in the tonsils creating tonsil stones. Sometimes these come out on their own and get swallowed but other times they'll collect and grow bigger causing you to notice them. If you're careful you can use a cotton swab to remove them, it works for some people. What works for me is using a monoject water syringe with warm salt water and spraying them. Sometimes it takes a day or so before the stones dislodge, depending on how big they are. A water pick on a low pressure setting would also work.

If there are white clumps of "bacteria" coming out of tonsils... What are they? How do you get rid of them?
Infection. possibly tonsilitis or strep throat. See a doctor.
Reply:These are called crypt stones. They occur because you have trapped food in the folds of your tonsils. They can get large and cause your tonsils to feel sore. I have them and I take a Q tip and pop them out. I have to because they can be very irritating. I have to tell you though that you might want to consult an ENT to have them flushed out instead of trying to do it yourself. You really can't "get rid of them". It's just something you have to deal with.
Reply:its called pus...like in really bad tonsillitis or strep throat, you need amoxicillin or tetracycline..go to the doctor and see what he says and get a script for this.
Reply:I had those, and so I went to the doctor. He immediately had my tonsils removed. Not that it's a life or death situation or anything, that's just what happened with me.
Reply:It is also called Quinsy or tonsillar abscess. You usually get it when you have tonsillitis. It indicates that you need to have some antibiotics as it is an infection.








I have heard of people who get it regularly - have small white/creamy coloured bits come out of their tonsils a bit like milk curds -but do not have tonsillitis. This is not associated with tonsillitis but is there on and off all the time.
Reply:You may have strep throat and need antibiotics. See a doctor, they will do a throat culture and start you on antibiotics. Take the entire prescription as directed even if you feel better. When someone stops taking the full course of antibiotics because they think they are better, a small amount of the resistant bacteria can still be alive and start to multiply and they can breed more resistant strains that are harder to kill. That is the reason you will always be instructed to finish the script.
Reply:That might me strip throat. You should have that check out.





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Reply:Wow! I thought the doctor was kidding when she said that those 'white blobs' were harmless and were results of trapped food by tonsils. Now I don't feel so alone in my irritation. All you can do is, like one poster suggested, poke them out gently. If you can't do it without hurting yourself, just let them be unless they are really irritating your throat.
Reply:I had those symptoms and got sent to a throat specialist. He assured me they were harmless and nothing serious to worry about. I actually have not had a return of the problem yet.
Reply:Get your tonsils removed!