- What to do to relieve symptoms
- 1. Taking medicine
- 2. Rest and hydration
- 3. Soft and pasty food
- 4. Do oral hygiene regularly
- 5. Apply warm compresses to the swelling
- Signs of Improvement
- Signs of Worse
Medications like Paracetamol and Ibuprofen, a lot of rest and hydration are some of the recommendations for the treatment of mumps, since this is a disease that has no specific treatment.
Mumps, also known as mumps or infectious mumps, is an infectious disease because it spreads through coughing, sneezing or speaking to infected people. Mumps usually cause symptoms such as swelling of one or more salivary glands, pain, fever and malaise in general. Know how to recognize mumps symptoms.
What to do to relieve symptoms
The treatment for mumps aims to relieve symptoms and improve the person's quality of life, being recommended:
1. Taking medicine
Medicines like Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Prednisone or Tylenol can be used to relieve pain, fever and inflammation, throughout the recovery period. In addition, the remedies also help to relieve any discomfort or pain in the face, ear or jaw that may exist.
2. Rest and hydration
Getting enough rest for the body to recover and drinking plenty of water, tea or coconut water is also very important for recovery, helping to prevent dehydration. During recovery, it is important to avoid acidic drinks, like some fruit juices for example, as they can end up irritating the glands that are already inflamed.
3. Soft and pasty food
It is recommended, throughout the recovery, the person to have a liquid and pasty food, since the chewing and swallowing can be hampered by the swelling of the salivary glands. Therefore, during this period it is recommended to eat liquid and pasty foods such as porridge, vegetable cream, mashed potatoes, well-cooked rice, scrambled eggs or well-cooked beans for example, in addition to avoiding acidic foods such as citrus fruits as they can cause irritation.
4. Do oral hygiene regularly
After eating, it is always recommended that you perform strict oral hygiene to avoid the appearance of other infections. Therefore, it is recommended that you brush your teeth as well as possible and that you use mouthwash whenever possible.
In addition, gargling with warm water and salt regularly is also a great option, because in addition to helping to clean your mouth and avoid infections, it helps to reduce irritation and inflammation, accelerating healing.
5. Apply warm compresses to the swelling
Applying warm compresses several times a day over the enlarged (swollen) area helps to reduce the swelling and discomfort felt. For this, it is only necessary to moisten a compress in warm water and apply over the swollen area for 10 to 15 minutes.
Generally, in adults the recovery time varies between 16 and 18 days, which is shorter in the case of children, which lasts between 10 and 12 days. This is a disease that does not always show symptoms from the beginning, since it can have an incubation period of 12 to 25 days after contagion.
Signs of Improvement
As the treatment of mumps consists of a more homemade treatment, it is important to pay attention to signs of improvement of the disease, which include a reduction in pain and swelling, a reduction in fever and a feeling of well being. Signs of improvement are expected to begin to appear 3 to 7 days after the onset of symptoms.
However, even if a large part of the treatment is done at home, it is important that it is guided by the doctor and in case of worsening symptoms.
Signs of Worse
Signs of worsening may start to appear 3 days after the start of treatment, and may include symptoms such as pain in the intimate area, severe vomiting and nausea, increased fever and worsening of headaches and body pain. In these cases it is recommended that you see a general practitioner as soon as possible, to avoid other more serious complications such as meningitis, pancreatitis, deafness or even infertility. Learn why mumps can cause infertility.
In addition, in order to protect yourself effectively against this disease, it is recommended to take the attenuated mumps vaccine and avoid contact with other infected individuals and to take it. When it comes to children, they can receive the Triple viral vaccine, which protects the body against common infectious diseases, such as mumps, measles and rubella or the viral Tetravalent vaccine that protects from measles, mumps, rubella and chicken pox.
