throat thingies-lol - General Health Message Board

wattagirl · 10-08-2002, 08:05 PM

ok-this is sort of gross so bear with me-i have had these little white things(maybe more offwhite)on the back of my tongue or in my throat-you can feel them and cough and they come out-i also have met a friend who has the same thing-this first started 5 yrs ago-i went to the doc about my throat and he told me my tonsils were rotting out-could this be the cause and if so would it still be happening-it doesn't happen all the time just every now and again-my friends doc told her it was from sinus infection and cold-so any answers

PAISLEY · 10-09-2002, 08:31 AM

Hi

There was a discussion about this on the dental problems boards...I believe it was called "white "chunks" falling out of my mouth" or something like that. Go there and see what you can find out.

BTW-I get those too! From what I understand, it's food particles and other gunk that have accumulated and gets lodged in the tonsils. VERY GROSS!! UGH

wattagirl · 10-09-2002, 07:06 PM

tonsolliths-huh-thank you all so much-watta relief-lol-wonder why some people get this and others don't -my husband has never had this problem-i was sure i had throat cancer and this was part of the tumors-one other poster in another board also thought this-thanks again

ChinaCatSunflower · 11-08-2002, 02:21 PM

i get those, too...i have gotten them all my life...they make my throat a litle sore, so i reach back there - CAREFULLY - and remove them...they come right off, and my throat feels better...i think they are waste from your tonsils doing their job, so thats why my throat feels better when they are gone....

Dianek · 11-10-2002, 11:29 AM

Actually, it's food particles that become trapped in the pockets of your tonsils. My pediatrician calls it "petrified", meaning that there is no infection, just a lot of that stuff lingering within the tonsil.

My son has very enlarged tonsils with that stuff and had strep throat on and off since he was a baby until he got to be about 10.

Doctors advice was to gargle with salt water as that is an astringent that can help to shrink the tonsils and also help cleanse that stuff out of there.

I have it, myself, to an extent but it's nothing to worry about...just might give you a bit of bad breath so keep the breathmints handy!