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miiooan
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Osan Station, GyeongGi
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 Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: Strep Throat |
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A friend of mine told me that he got strep throat a few days ago, and I'm feeling a bit of a sore throat myself now.
I plan to go to a Korean-speaking only clinic tomorrow. Can any Korean speakers help me figure out how to ask a doctor for a strep test?
(I feel like doctors in Korea don't like to be told what is wrong before they can come to their own conclusions, so I understand I'm going about this the wrong way -- but I don't want a thousand other tests. Either it's strep throat or it's a sore throat and I need to man-up.)
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| The one time I got strep throat, pustules broke out all over my tongue. I could barely eat. I lost 17 pounds in a week. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject: Strep Throat |
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| Black, extra strong 'Halls' lozenges soothe the pain. Avoid acidic foods like tomato, lemon, pineapple juice. Gargle with warm salt water & aspirin. (Separately of course) |
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red_devil
Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| If you just have a bad sore throat for a couple weeks long and it doesn't really go away could that be strep? |
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The Gipkik
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| If you just have a bad sore throat for a couple weeks long and it doesn't really go away could that be strep? |
It could be a lot worse than strep if you've had it for a couple of weeks. Get it checked. It's probably a chronic bacterial infection or a virus or pustules on your vocal cords, but get it checked. |
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donducky
Joined: 02 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:43 am Post subject: Green tea! |
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It's not too commonly known, but the oxalic acid in green tea will kill almost anything, including bacteria, viruses, and even cancer cells.
The thing is, you want lots of the stuff. Make super-strong green tea, from the freshest leaves you can get. Drink as much as you can. It works for me! |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:45 am Post subject: |
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| The Gipkik wrote: |
| red_devil wrote: |
| If you just have a bad sore throat for a couple weeks long and it doesn't really go away could that be strep? |
It could be a lot worse than strep if you've had it for a couple of weeks. Get it checked. It's probably a chronic bacterial infection or a virus or pustules on your vocal cords, but get it checked. |
Seriously... very important! |
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