1st October 2011 18:51
If there are white spots then your throat is infected and i'd say it'll need an antibiotic to shift it. I suffered for years with bad throats, always thought i'd be able to clear them myself with salt/water, gargling TCP, tea tree oil in water, gargling disprin but in the end it always took an antibiotic to clear. I always had very bad pain with it though, could be at the early stages for you, it might get worse pain wise i'm afraid. I used to have to spit out saliva cause couldn't swallow anything and the doc would give me huge tablets to try swallow, it was torture, i'd be in tears trying to get them down, like swallowing razor blades. I've since had my tonsils out, best thing i ever did! Try those bits listed above but if they don't work you will more than likely need an anti biotic.
Unless it's thrush though, then i'm not sure sorry!