Painful swallowing with red uvula and soft palate.

Hey Everyone,
For the past couple weeks I've been experiencing painful swallowing. It almost feels like the back of my tongue is swollen. My uvula and the area of my soft palate just above it is quite red and looks like maybe there is a few tiny little bumps. Three weeks ago I went to the doctor after being terribly ill for a week and a half. He said I either had "walking pneumonia" or "whooping cough" but had no diagnosis for me. He could've done blood work to find out what exactly was ailing me but said it would take up to two weeks to find out and in either case he would have just gave me antibiotics to make me non-contageous. So, he just wrote me a presciption right then.
I don't know if this is just a lingering part of whatever was wrong with me or what.
Just for everyone's info, it couldn't be herpes related, I have no tonsils or adenoids and, if it matters, I suffer from ulcerative colitis.
If anyone has any clues, please let me know. It's greatly appreciated

I have exactly the same symptoms and also it seems due to a weakened immune system, since I'm going through a really intense examination period (degree finals). It started with a slight sore throat and got worse after I went to the cinema (due to air conditioning). A day or two later I had the exact same conditions as described by mrsamd22. Now the pain and bumps ave subsided but they've also spread onto my tongue. The gp is baffled.

I also have had the same symptoms. I have a weakened immune system from taking ENBREL for my RA. I have asked the doctor if the sore throat, extra-sensitive tongue, mouth sores, swollen soft palate are all related. He said "probably not." However, I have had a terrible sore throat or mouth for 3 weeks . I even went for a strep test. The doctor said it was viral, but I keep waiting to feel better. I thought I was on the road to recovery and then it was back! Any one have any ideas???

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I am on Day Eight of not being able to swallow fluids. I can barely maintain proper hydration by eating oatmeal, mashed potatoes, pudding and applesauce. I was on an antibiotic for a sinus infection, but that led to a bad case of thrush. Throughout all of this, I've been faithfully using my Listerine Pre-Brush Whitening Rinse twice a day. One night it dawned on me that my tongue felt like wood. I called my dentist and he said many patients have had bad reactions to dental rinses. They can cause sores all over the mouth. I think the rinse combined with the thrush has pretty much shut down my mouth and upper throat. I'm slowly getting better but wanted to spread the word that some problems may be caused or made worse by today's high intensity dental products.

Good luck to all of you.

Sounds a lot like what i have been going through for about 3 days now. I recently got over a really bad cold but i thought it was just from snoring. Everyone in the house said i snore pretty bad while i was sick so i'm thinking that i just tore my throat up and it was gonna take some time to heal, well thats my take on the situation, i don't have a cure just thinking that it might be nothing, peace.

well this is the answer probly everyone has been waiting for i looked everywhere when it happened to be but nobody had an answer so heres mine. i actually have this right now painful bumps in mouth and swollen uvula hurts drinking liquids and all that good stuff but it will go away with time and actually with no treatment the bumps are actually swollen tastebuds called lie bumps they hurt like hell but its not a big deal they can take up to a week or more to go away but they will go away on thier own and so will the uvula swollen uvula is caused by dehydration,dry air,weakened immune system from cold or illness,breathing through mouth like when you wake up with a really dry mouth that can cause it. also drinking or smoking heavily before bed or anytime of day,gargling hard. stuff like that its really bad at first its just bad pain best bet is to drink alot of water keep your mouth moist sucking on coughdrops also helps coat the mouth and throat basically you just gotta ride the storm wait it out dont panic it will go away if it doesnt show signs of reducing within a week and a half or 2 weeks you might need some medication to help it do its thing.