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hi, i got a white coating on my tognue, and some small red

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hi, i got a white coating on my tognue, and some small red bump on the side of back tognue, and the back of my throat is red, i feel like my throat is dry. i would like to know it possible that i got a flu because my girlfriend got a flu and i kiss her in the mouth. but right now the white coating is start to disappering. i took some vitamin c and vitamin b tablets daily

 

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i try taking some vitamin tablets to help my immune system, but i am thinking about take a flu shot and some flu medicine.

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October 3 2008 at 6:35 AM (5 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
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Hi,
   The symptoms of dryness of mouth and red spots on the throat are due to flu. It is good that you took vitamin c and B tablets. To help you recover faster you can-
- do warm saline gargles
- take steam
- take oral tylenol/motrin
- take lots of fluids
- take benadryl/cetrizine if you have a cold
A flu shot will not help in curing the present acute episode. But it will definitely reduce the recurrence rate of re-infection.
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October 3 2008 at 6:41 AM (6 minutes and 24 seconds later)
         
what about the small red bump on the side of the back tognue, will it go away or it would still there. if is disappering would i being get back to my girlfriend again i kiss her. it possible that if you get a flu you feel like urine alot (like drinking too much water, it feel like i just urine and after awhile i feel like urine again). what you mean by warm saline garles, and so i can take oral tylenol right now.
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October 7 2008 at 9:37 AM (4 days and 2 hours later)
         
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