What to do if the lymph nodes in the neck are blocked?

There are lymph points behind the ears. The areas where you feel soreness and swelling when you press hard are the lymph points. Regularly pressing lymph points can stimulate the lymph glands, which is good for lymphatic detoxification, improve facial swelling, and make the skin elastic. The lymph nodes may become blocked, which will affect lymphatic detoxification. There are some methods to improve lymphatic blockage in the neck. What should I do if my neck lymph nodes are blocked? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Lymphatic detoxification massage step 1:

There is a large lymph point behind the ear, and that is the area where you feel sore and swollen when you press it hard. Regularly pressing this acupoint can effectively stimulate the lymph glands, promote the excretion of toxins, eliminate facial puffiness, and improve decreased skin elasticity.

Be careful to concentrate the strength on the fingertips when pressing. Press for a few seconds, then relax, then press again, and repeat 5 times. You can press frequently.

2. Lymphatic detoxification massage step 2:

The lymphatic system on the side of the neck extends from behind the ear to the shoulder. Starting from the acupoint behind the ear, push and press from top to bottom until the shoulder blade. Pause and press for a few seconds, then relax. Repeat 5 times. It is best to do this massage in the bath for better results.

3. Lymphatic detoxification massage step 3:

Use the tips of four fingers to push and press from the inside to the outside until you reach the shoulder blades. Also pause and press here for a few seconds, then relax. This is a key step to ensure that waste is drained out of the body by lymphatic drainage. Repeat 5 times.

4. Diet

Eat more light foods to avoid inflammation of the tonsils and other diseases caused by getting angry.

5. What to eat is good for lymph nodes

1. Winter melon: clears away heat, detoxifies, promotes diuresis and eliminates phlegm.

2. Apple: stabilizes blood sugar and makes breathing smoother. 3. Watermelon: also makes bowel movements smoother.

4. Persimmon: It can replenish the body, relieve alcohol, relieve cough and eliminate heat.

5. Pumpkin: has anti-inflammatory effects.

6. Purslane, chrysanthemum, mung bean porridge: soak the mung beans for half a day, wash and chop the purslane, and dry and grind the chrysanthemum into powder. When the mung beans are half cooked, add purslane and glutinous rice and simmer until it becomes porridge. Add chrysanthemum powder and cook for a while. Take it twice a day. This method has the medicinal effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness, and can be used to treat acute lymphangitis, in which one or several thread-like red lines appear on the wound of the lower limbs, which are hard and tender.

7. Houttuynia cordata porridge: 30g Houttuynia cordata (double the amount if fresh), 100g rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar. Clean Houttuynia cordata, put it in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5-10 minutes, boil it in water to extract the juice, add rice to cook porridge, or wash fresh Houttuynia cordata, cut it into small pieces, add it to the porridge when it is cooked, add sugar, and boil it for one or two more times. Take one dose a day for 3-5 consecutive days. It can clear away heat and detoxify. It is suitable for swollen and painful lymphadenitis, hard and tenderness, etc.