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Saliva glands keep swelling?

My glands that produce saliva keep swelling and are inflamed. It was the left one all week. I just took a drink and now the right one is swelling? Any cures? I've tried paracetamol and an NSAID. It appears to be triggered by food that produces saliva - I was down to drinking water for a while the other day.

Prevention or cure suggestions welcome or links to info?

Update:

A doctor told me what it was - I just didn't ask what to do about it. I wasn't expecting it to recur!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Your description of sudden swelling suggests intermittent blockage, there are several causes of this, but the commonest is salivary duct stones. Only problem I have never heard of this type of swelling occurring on both sides. You should probably get your GP to arrange a silogram ( dye test of the ducts) or refer you direct to ENT.

    Source(s): GP for more years than I care to remember
  • 4 years ago

    it would rather be your tonsils, or a pinched nerve under your tooth. many stuff will reason swelling, however the bump would point out a chilly sore. time table an appointment alongside with your loved ones surgeon if it persists for greater advantageous than 3 days, gets a growing to be variety of worse, or inhibits your skill to consume to an incredible quantity. no person on line can diagnose your medical issues, remember those are all strategies and purely a doctor who has bodily appeared at your difficulty would grant you with an precise prognosis.

  • 1 decade ago

    Talk to a health professional like a doctor. No one here can determine without seeing it.

  • 1 decade ago

    is that the ones in ur throat? i get that all the time go doctors and get antibiotics

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