A member asked:

I usually get a cold after drinking cold drinks, shakes etc. but last night i didn't have anything but still my tonsils are hurting. please advice.

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Dr. Steven Koos answered

Specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Could be a variety: Of things. Becoming sick - "getting a cold" - from cold beverages is an impossibility. A cold requires contact with a pathogen, typically a virus. Perhaps you acquired a cold again from someone, despite not drinking a cold beverage.

Answered 9/8/2013

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