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I've been told by my doctor that i've got quincey of the throat i wanna know what type of food i should be eating as it is really sore?
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Drink drink drink: If you have a quinsy, what we in the United States call a peri tonsillar abscess, you need to drink and drink and drink. Dehydration is your enemy. If its an early abscess then antibiotics alone can help. Sometimes, though, it needs to be surgically drained.
Answered 6/5/2014
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