Health questions:Tonsillitis , strep, cold, I don¡¯t know?

Woke up the other day and my tonsils were swollen, no fever, a little nasal congestion some coughing. I thought it was just a cold until my tonsils were so swelled that it¡¯s hard to eat anything. I don¡¯t have the money to go to the doctor right now and I don¡¯t feel like it¡¯s a complete emergency so I don¡¯t want to block the traffic in the ER for something they may consider minor. I checked again to see if there was a fever when I woke up and it was only 99

I did a search for home treatments, and I¡¯ve been switching back and forth from Tylenol and ibuprofen for the swelling. I did have enough for that new cepicol with pain numbing action, but it doesn¡¯t last long. And one two sites it says gargle with salt water, but that burns.

Is there anything else I can do at home or is it time to go to the ER even though it¡¯s not a heart attack or anything, just swollen tonsils¡­¡­.with no white patches
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You got me while I was board, so I looked up the differences between strep throat and tonsillitis.

According to WebMD tonsillitis presents itself with a cold and cold symptoms as you have described.

Strep throat comes on suddenly without cold like symptoms and is marked by a fever of 101 or above and needs to be treated with antibiotics.

I¡¯m no expert but it sounds like tonsillitis and you are doing the home treatment look here:
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tonsi...

It says it might take 4-10 days so you can wait a few days to see if you feel better or go straight to the doctor, or ER and get a strep test to be sure, because strep can cause other problems if not treated. It¡¯s all in the link I gave you.
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Tonsils collect bacteria. It could be the water you're drinking or something you're eating. Drink bottled water or boil the tap water. Clean out the refrigerator.

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