What to do if your lymph nodes are inflamed and painful

When the lymph nodes become inflamed, they often cause pain and tenderness at the affected area. In severe cases, the patient may develop a fever. The most common one is acute cervical lymphadenitis, which is often caused by respiratory tract infections, tonsillitis, or dental diseases. Therefore, when the lymph nodes become inflamed and painful, it is necessary to understand the specific cause of the disease and then treat it accordingly.

What to do if your lymph nodes are inflamed and painful

1. First, determine the cause of lymph node inflammation

There are many reasons for inflammation, it could be due to diet, recent stress, or it could be related to work or study, but we have to find the real cause and then prescribe the right remedy. If you don’t quite understand, you can go to the hospital to consult a doctor for further diagnosis.

2. Pay attention to your daily diet if you have lymphadenitis

The diet should be light. Do not eat spicy or seafood foods that easily irritate the stomach. The diet should be mainly vegetables and fruits. Do not eat too much meat, fat and other foods. Drinking water should be light.

Drinking water should be light 3. Adjust your mood

Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Follow the doctor's instructions, relax, and go to the doctor on time. I hope you have a healthy body.

Treatment of Inflammatory Lymph Nodes

How to treat inflamed lymph nodes? What are the methods for treating inflamed lymph nodes? Let's take a look at them together.

1. Systemic treatment

1. For tuberculous lymphadenitis, you can choose isoniazid 100 mg, 3 times a day, for long-term use for 18-24 months, and streptomycin 0.5 g, intramuscular injection twice a day.

2. Acute lymphadenitis should first control inflammation to prevent its spread, and use effective and sufficient antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin or other broad-spectrum antibiotics. Medication can also be selected based on the drug sensitivity test of the specimen.

3. Supportive therapy, supplement necessary vitamins and fluids, and regulate electrolyte balance

2. Local treatment

1. Apply anti-inflammatory powder externally to reduce inflammation and relieve pain.

2. Blockade therapy can be used when the abscess has not yet formed. Procaine solution is used to block the lymph nodes (a skin test is required first).

3. It is necessary to apply Chinese medicine. If tuberculous lymphadenitis is pierced and fistula is formed, the diseased tissue can be scraped off after the sinus tract is removed.