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After swollen glands is gone how long for an inflamed and red throat to go away without antibiotics?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Careful!: If you have strep throat, your symptoms will go away without antibiotics but you could get rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease if you don't take them. Get a throat culture to be sure! If you have strep, antibiotics help pretty fast and you'll feel better sooner, too.

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Answered 11/30/2014

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