What can't you eat if your gums are swollen?

In daily life, everyone has suffered from swollen and painful gums. This disease is really painful, but most people do not pay attention to this disease and simply solve it by taking some anti-inflammatory drugs. In fact, this approach is wrong. There are many reasons for swollen and painful gums. The gums in the mouth are damaged and infected. Coupled with unhygienic oral hygiene, symptoms of swollen and painful gums are likely to occur. So what should not be eaten when the gums are swollen and painful?

1. Causes of swollen and painful gums

The main causes of swollen and painful gums include gingival abscess, periodontal abscess, wisdom tooth pericoronitis or apical periodontitis, etc. The most common disease is caused by periodontal abscess, and wisdom tooth pericoronitis is more common in young people.

A large amount of dental plaque adheres to the tooth surface and tooth gaps, dental tartar and dead corners in the mouth that cannot be cleaned, causing mobile bacteria to invade the gums. Once periodontal pockets are formed under the gums, the capillaries of the gums begin to expand, the blood vessel pressure increases, the gums are in a state of congestion for a long time, and the periodontal pockets are susceptible to external impacts.

Patients often have chronic inflammation of the gums or periodontal tissues. When the body's resistance is reduced, the weather is dry, they eat spicy food, or suffer from systemic diseases such as diabetes, the original chronic inflammation will cause an acute attack and symptoms of swollen and painful gums will appear.

2. What should not be eaten when gums are swollen and painful

It is best for people with gingivitis not to eat spicy, fried, smoked, sweet and sour, frozen, or hard foods. You can eat more pork liver, egg yolks, milk, dried shrimps, soybeans, etc. Go to the pharmacy to buy Platycodon grandiflorum, then grind it into powder, add red dates meat and mix it into small balls, the same size as soap beans, then wrap the balls in cotton and bite them tightly with your upper and lower teeth. It is better to gargle with decoction of Schizonepeta tenuifolia regularly.

When the pain is unbearable, patients can take some anti-inflammatory drugs appropriately to help eliminate swelling and pain. However, it is best to consult a doctor about what to eat and choose the appropriate one based on your personal situation.

3. How to reduce swelling and pain

(1) Anti-inflammatory drugs are required for swollen and painful gums. Because wisdom teeth are inside the mouth, if you do not take anti-inflammatory drugs when they become inflamed, the inflammation will gradually spread to the surrounding areas and cause more serious conditions. Therefore, the first thing you should take is anti-inflammatory drugs.

(2) During the period of swollen and painful gums, you need to make certain adjustments to your diet, because spicy and irritating foods such as peppers, ginger, mustard, etc. will aggravate the inflammation, so you should eat more vegetables and fruits as much as possible.

(3) In case of swollen and painful gums, you should not only make certain adjustments to your diet, but also drink more water and rinse your mouth with salt water to achieve the purpose of anti-inflammatory. You also need to go to bed early and not stay up late. Both green vegetables and fruits are rich in trace elements and vitamins, so these trace elements and vitamins can quickly eliminate inflammation and achieve some therapeutic effects.