Hi sir am 19 years old l got my parotid glands swollen unable to eat, feeling pain can you suggest what should I do.

Dr. Jagdish Prasad MehrotraGeneral Physician42yrs exp

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Mr. lybrate-user GOOD AFTERNOON PAROTID GLAND IS MOST COMMONLY SWELLS DOWN IN MUMPS WHICH IS A VIRAL INFECTION OF SALIVARY GLAND, SYMPTOMS ARE 1.Fatigue 2.Body aches 3.Headache 4.Loss of appetite 5.Low-grade fever 6. AFTER SOME TIME SWELLING AND HIGH GRADE FEVER OCCURS. MUMPS IS A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE AND PASSES FROM ONE PERSON TO OTHER PERSON THROUGH SALIVA, NASAL SECRETION AND CLOSE PERSONAL CONTACT. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE FOLLOW• 1. REST FOR ONE WEEK 2. AVOID EXPOSURE TO COLD 3.DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. 4. TAKE SEMISOLID DIET LIKE SOUP, YOGURT AND OTHER FOOD THAT ARE NOT HARD 5. AVOID OILY SPICY AND PROCESSED FOOD & BEVERAGES THAT MAY CAUSE PAIN TO YOUR SALIVARY GLANDS.  

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