<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My son is very unwell. He returned from university on Sunday night and was complaining that he gums hurt. Since then they are now red and inflamed, he is very tired all the time, sleeping a lot, lost his appetite , his jaw hurst and his glands are swollen. Can you help please My husband is a dentist and has put him on amoxycillin 250 mg 3fails for the gum infection but its just gory worse. Thanks Marilyn  <response>: Hello there... Please mention your sons age... There are age related changes associated with the gums. If your son is over 14 years of age 250 mg would not help him... Another antibiotic such as metronidazole or ornidazole also needs to be prescribed to cleanse up the organisms. Please consult a Periodontist specialized in gum surgeries or an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon for clinical evaluation and management. 