Swollen Tonsil Remedies

have you tried the throat sprays like Chloraseptic? Salt water gargling WILL help--just keep at it, like very hour. You could also try a small amt. of hydrogen peroxide in water. (1/10th peroxide to 9/10 water). It may fizzle and gag you but it will help, too.
There is a scientific reason that saltwater draws infection out--so don't give up!
Warm tea with honey? Can you manage that with sipping?
Strep throat is miserable and I hope you're feeling better soon.
Rest, rest and more rest!

I don't know that it helps for the strep aspect, but I recently got over a sore throat. I alleviated the pain of swallowing by eating pickles. (Yes, pickles) The acid from the pickle really did a number on the pain. I could finally swallow! It worked for me and I plan to recommend it to anyone who asks!

Ice packs- put ice packs around your neck for 20 mins at a time.
best, k

I have horrible tonsils and salt water does help but it has to be almost hot and tons of salt. I also us listerine, you know the stuff that really burns I take a dropper like the ones in baby tylenol and tilt my head back while I hold the listerine in my throat and use the dropper to squeeze it into the deep crevises. Hope you feel better soon

MMS (aka miracle mineral solution) will knock out a strep infection, that's what I would use myself. A warm honey/lemon mix would be ok to gargle. Salt water isn't good to gargle unless it's sea salt. Using tylenol and ibuprofen may not be a good idea as they can weaken your immune system response and your liver.

I grew up having swollen gland, tonsilitis, and strep constantly, like 6 times a year. I'm surprised that you saw the salt water isn't helping. You need to use warm to hot water and lots of salt.

A few other things that might help....
Sucking on ice cubes
Drinking hot fluids - tea w/honey - disolve a bullion cube
A shot of whiskey
Chloriseptic spray

Hope you feel better soon. If there's not a huge improvement after 48 hours of taking antibotics, call your doctor.