How do I get rid of swollen parotid glands after dehydration from drinking too much alcohol?

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I woke up yesterday with swollen parotid glands. I've been looking for info on treatment, but everything is about mumps, tumors, infections, and stones. I don't think I have any of those yet. I drank all kinds of water yesterday, but no relief from the swollen glands. Anyone know some tips?
Get some salt in you... you need salt to absorb water... eat tomatoes with lots of salt on them and keep drinking water.

You should be fine! Cowboy the fuck up! hahah  (+ info)

Can infected pirced ears spread infection to the parotid gland?

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Hi ,
I had my ears stretched to a 12 gage hole , and I had to take it out becasue it hurt too much. My ear got really infected. Its purple and 2 times bigger then my other ear. After that , my parotid gland started to swell, and it really hurts. I searched it up on the internet, and it said that the swelling of the parotid gland is usually mumps, but mumps happened mostly in small children 5-10.
The earlobe usually drains down to the cervical lymph nodes, but if it were very badly infected it is possible that the parotid was swollen as well.

Some questions for you to ponder. First, did you have a mumps vaccine growing up? [the MMR] If so, the odds on mumps are very low. If grossly contaminated with mumps, you have a less than 20% chance of getting the disease. Have you been exposed to someone with mumps? Again, if not, then the odds on getting mumps are low.

Yes, mumps is primarily in small children, but can and does occur in adults -- if it does it can lead to infertility.

Mumps has some warning signs that occur first, called a 'prodrome'. These include fever, headache, fatigue, no appetite. Lacking these, mumps are unlikely.

Mumps has symptoms. Chief among these is an exaggereted swelling of the cheeks with pain behind the jaw when chewing; fever; headache; sore throat. Lacking these, mumps is unlikely.

Now, as to your probable infection. Please see a doctor. If the skin infection has become bad enough to spread like this, you will need antibiotics.  (+ info)

What is the connection between malignant neoplasms and crabs?

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The more common term for malignant neoplasms, cancer, is Latin for crab, and the word "carcinogen," meaning a cancer-causing agent, comes from the Greek word for crab, "karkinos." What is the connection between these two seemingly unrelated things?
Cancer, both the disease and the astronomical constellation, derive from the Latin cancer or cancrum, meaning crab. The astrological sign, of course, is said to resemble a crab and the disease was so named by the ancient Greek physician Galen (129-200 A.D.) who noted the similarity between a certain type of tumor with a crab as well—the swollen veins around the tumor resembling the legs of a crab.

Old English adopted cancer directly from Latin and used it for a variety of spreading sores and ulcers. This early sense survives in the modern word canker. From c.1000 in a manuscript called Læce Boc (Leech Book), collected in Oswald Cockayne’s Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England, Vol. II, 1865:

Gemeng wið þam dustum, clæm on ðone cancer.
(Mix with the dust, smear on the cancer.)

And from Wyclif’s 2 Timothy, 1382:

The word of hem crepith as a kankir

The word was being applied specifically to the disease we today call cancer by the beginning of the 17th century. From Philemon Holland’s translation of Pliny’s Historie of the World:

Cancer is a swelling or sore comming of melancholy bloud, about which the veins appeare of a blacke or swert colour, spread in manner of a Creifish clees.

The astronomical sense of cancer is from the Latin name for the constellation of the crab. The name was known to the Anglo-Saxons, but only as a Latin name and was not assimilated into English until the Middle English period. It appears in Ælfric’s De Temporibus Anni, written c.993, in a list of the constellations of the Zodiac:

Feorða • Cancer • þæt is Crabba
(Fourth, Cancer, that is the crab.)

The Anglicized name appears c.1391 in Chaucer’s Treatise on the Astrolabe:

In this heved of cancer is the grettist declinacioun northward of the sonne...this signe of cancre is clepid the tropik of Somer.
(At this first point (head) of cancer is the greatest declination northward of the sun…this sign of cancer is named the tropic of summer.)

(Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition)  (+ info)

What is the treatment for a blocked parotid gland?

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I just came home from the ER. I have a stone blocking my parotid (salivary) gland duct. My jaw is swollen and very tender and painful. The infection has spread to my ear and throat. The ER doc made an appointment for me to see an Ear, Nose, and Throat doc on Tues. I have a few meds to keep me until then.

What is the treatment for this? Do I have to have surgery? Do I have to let it "pass" like a kidney stone...I have never heard of this condition.
Sorry to hear about your Sialolithiasis..... usually If the stone is located near the end of the duct, your doctor may be able to press it out gently. Deeper stones can be removed with surgery.
To explain it more......
Sialolithiasis (salivary gland stones) — Tiny, calcium-rich stones, called sialoliths or salivary calculi, sometimes form inside the salivary glands. Although the exact cause of these stones is unknown, some stones may be related to dehydration, which thickens the saliva; decreased food intake, which lowers the demand for saliva; or medications that decrease saliva production, including certain antihistamines, blood pressure drugs and psychiatric medications. Some stones sit inside the gland without causing any symptoms. In other cases, a stone blocks the gland's duct, either partially or completely. When this happens, the gland typically is painful and swollen, and saliva flow is partially or completely blocked. This can be followed by an infection called sialadenitis.

Hope that helps.... all the best and goodluck in seeing your EENT.  (+ info)

How can someone with Sjrogren's syndrome decrease swollen parotid glands without prescription drugs?

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Anyone know?
I've heard lemon drops (or anything sour) can decrease enlarged/swollen saliva/parotid glands?
Please help.
Keep your mouth moist by sipping small amounts of water during the day (carry a small water bottle when away from home). However, excessive sips of water can reduce the oral mucus film and increase symptoms.

Avoid frequent intake of acidic beverages (such as most carbonated and sports replenishment drinks). Drink water while eating to aid chewing and swallowing. Caffeine can increase the sensation of oral dryness; be aware that many soft drinks contain caffeine.

Salivary secretion can be increased by chewing gum containing no sugar or sucking sugarfree hard candies or a cherry pit. Xylitol is a desirable sweetener present in some chewing gums and hard candies which has been shown to help prevent dental decay.  (+ info)

How can I make my permanently enlarged parotid glands go down without meds. (The doc thinks i have Sjrogrens)?

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So I've had a wider, chipmunk face for years and it's so embarrassing. I've heard lemond drops work. Anything else to reduce swelling in enlarged glands?

He's not positive I have it but with my symptoms and enlarged glands he thinks so. (I can feel the englarged parotid glands when I massage my hands area over them.)
Hi, Some things that might help your inflamed parotid glands are massages; warm compresses; stimulation your salivary flow by sucking on sugarless hard candies. (NSAIDS can reduce swelling).

Adaptogens which are used to normalize functioning in the body might help you....for example if your immune system is in overdrive it will calm it, if it's weak it will strengthen it.

Some adaptogens are American:
Panax Ginseng
Rhodiola rosea
Deglycerated Licorice
Schizandra
Ashwaganda
Mushrooms from health food store.

Antioxidants that might be helpful or supplements which might reduce inflammation in the body are:
**MSM-sulfur, 4th most prominent mineral in body....try to get powder you can take more.
**Resveratrol 100mg 2X/day
Omega 3 Fish Oils 3000mg
Vit D3 600-800mg 2X/day with meals

There is a pharmacist/nutritionist/chemist who owns a nutraceutical company: www.invitehealth.com.
His name is Jerry Hickey & you can call & ask him for help
1-800-724-5566

I also get MSM from www.roex.com
Also google:mayo clinic>>diseases>>Sjrogren's Syndrome

Hope this helps.  (+ info)

What can cause the parotid glands to become swollen and painful?

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I am a 32 yr old female if that helps. Last week, I started out with a sore throat and a cough and have been taking antibiotics for five days now and just developed the swollen, painful glands yesterday. One side is so swollen that it hurts to eat. Could this be something to worry about or am I worrying too much?
If this is really the parotid salivary gland that is swollen you have to consider the mumps, especially if you haven't had them as a child. Other viruses including influenza can also cause parotitis, and bacterial infections, including staph can also involve the parotid gland. Rare conditions causing parotid swelling include salivary stones, tumors, autoimmune inflammations(Sjogrens syndrome), sarcoidosis and reactions to medications(thiazides).  (+ info)

What is the basis of differing actions of antineoplastic agents on different tissue/neoplasms?

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What is the basis for differing tissue- and neoplasm-specificites of antieoplastic chemotherapeutic agents? This doubt arose because considering what the pharmacokinetics of these drugs are it remains to be answered as to why a certain agent would act only in a particular tissue or neoplasm when the mechanisms they employ are so similar, e.g., various alkylating agents in spite having same action act of different tumors with differing degrees of effectiveness. Hope someone answers the question specifically. Useful links to free-text articles would also be highly appreciated. Bye. TC.
If you have thoughts on this subject, you ought to have the initiative to research it yourself.  (+ info)

Do you have any experience with parotid gland tumor surgery?

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Can you tell me about it, what to expect in recovery, that kind of thing. And are you a patient or a Doctor. Thanks.
I had a tumor on a submandibular gland (not the parotid).

After the operation, I was told not to exercise for two weeks, but I felt well enough that I began exercising two days after.

A nerve that moves half the tongue is near the submandibular gland, and apparently, the surgeon had a problem handling that nerve as half my tongue is now paralized.

Besides gaining an inability to pronounce some words correctly, there were no other problems.

I was able to predict rain up until a year after. The sharp but quickly-passing pain at the side of my neck always let me know when I should grab an umbrella.

I don't think you have to worry about tongue paralysis, since you're not dealing with the submandibular gland, but if your recovery mirrors my recovery, you should be running around in no time.  (+ info)

Is there a herbal remedy for enlarged parotid gland?

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Someone suggested periwinkle flower, is it safe to consume its petals? Also can anyone also recommend which diet should be taken and which should be avoided.
Thank you!
Please forget about herbs and any other alternative medicines and don't take advice on remedies from people on this forum, go and see your doctor!!

Although (and I hope it is) the problem could be quite simple, there is a small possibility of malignant growth, this is not herbal remedy country, there are well documented cases of people dying from cancer because they left treatment too late while trying out herbs, acupuncture or homoeopathy, your doctor is the one who should decide.  (+ info)

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