Does Strep Throat go away without antibiotics?

[bluedevilz]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

Unless it kills you. But then I guess it goes away shortly after you die.

Yep...people drop like flies every day from uncomplicated strep throat

Oh....wait...no...they don't....

The title of this thread is " Does strep throat go away without antibiotics?"

The correct answer is YES....strep throat will go away without antibiotics, doesn't mean I would advocate someone NOT treat if they are symptomatic but the TRUTH is GABHS is a self limiting disease that will go away WITH OR WITHOUT antibiotics in several days....

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by KaraG

Jo, I also had scarlet fever as a child.

It's kind of strange that both of us had so many childhood illnesses, but as adults, we are both healthier than many our age.

Everyone born before about 1957 probably had all or most of the "usual childhood diseases", whether "healthy" or not now.

I was born in 1948 and had everything but mumps. I got vaccinated against that when I went to college.

[Frostnip]

Originally Posted by Whale12

Personally I think the doctor does not know what he talking about because strep is FOR THE THROAT.. I never heard of it ever just effecting stomach and abdomen area..

There are a bunch of species of streptococcus, and it can infect a bunch of places. I had strep in my eye once.

[ss20ts]

Originally Posted by Whale12

You are right.. but when you think of strep its never would attack the GI system.. I mean sure I had a tiny sore throat .. but what about all the burning I had before all this .. I mean they claimed maybe it was the strep always there in the GI system.. seems unlikely...

Infections easily spread. They can morph into other infections. You're really stressing way too much over this. Your stress will cause problems with your ulcer.

[Whale12]

Thanks everyone !