Treatment of mumps( mumps) with folk remedies and methods
Parotitis is the inflammation of the parotid salivary gland, an acute infectious disease. The more famous and common name is another name for this disease - mumps .More details about the symptoms of this disease look here.
Symptoms: parotitis is characterized by swelling of the parotid glands, general malaise and fever. Following the gland swells the entire face so that the lobe of the ear is shifted upward.
Children with preschool and school age are more likely to become mumps.
What's going on? Mumps often occurs as a complication after some acute infectious diseases such as pneumonia, scarlet fever, etc.
The onset of mumps infection is characterized by a rise in temperature to 39 ° C, the onset of severe headaches and general malaise. Salivary glands begin to swell 2-3 days after the onset of the disease, first usually on one side, and then on the other. There is pain when you open your mouth. The tumor lasts from 3 to 10 days, then passes.
Infants with mumps are practically not affected. The causative agent of the disease is contained in the saliva, and therefore you can get infected only by being in direct contact with the patient.
In the external environment, the virus quickly dies, so it is impossible to infect when using common objects, linens, toys.
The disease usually spreads in the autumn-winter period. There are frequent outbreaks of infection in collectives, which consist of individuals who have not previously contracted mumps. The first signs of the disease appear on the 10-23th day after infection. Parotid glands are enlarged, most often on both sides.
The swelling is uneven, as the subcutaneous tissue swells. When palpating in the center of the swelling, a painful compaction is determined.
In some cases, there is an increase in submandibular and sometimes sublingual salivary glands. The face oval changes. It hurts and swallows the patient. The state of health worsens, the body temperature rises to 38 ° С.
There may be a headache, vomiting, abdominal pain. From 3 to 4 days, the swelling begins to decrease, the temperature decreases simultaneously, after 8-10 days the symptoms usually completely disappear.
The child is the source of infection within 9 days of the first manifestation of the disease. Complications of mumps can be orchitis, pancreatitis, serous meningitis.
Usually their symptoms appear after a few days after the onset of the disease. When orchitis in young men, puffiness and soreness of the testicles and scrotum are noted. When pancreatitis there are severe pain in the left hypochondrium and in the stomach.
Serous meningitis affects the meninges( usually on the 3rd-6th day after the onset of the disease), the temperature rises, vomiting, severe headache. With mild forms of mumps all the symptoms pass through 6-7 days from the onset of the disease, with severe forms - on the 9-10th day.
If several salivary glands and other organs are involved in the process of the disease, the illness is delayed for 2-3 weeks. If you suspect a disease with mumps, you must always call a doctor for an accurate diagnosis and treatment.
As in many childhood diseases, the disease itself is not dangerous, but its possible complications. Among the known complications of mumps can be listed such as inflammation of the genital organs( testicles in boys and ovaries in girls), inflammation of the cervical lymph nodes, as well as disorders in the work of the goiter, thyroid and pancreas.
What should I do? Until the swelling subsides, it is advisable to comply with bed rest. On parotid salivary glands it is necessary to put warming compresses. Nutrition during the disease is liquid and semi-liquid.
Parotitis usually occurs 2-3 weeks after infection. They can be re-infected, so it is advisable to avoid contact with patients, even if you have already transferred the disease.
Traditional medicine recommends for the treatment of mumps to take infusion of lime blossoms( a tablespoon with a top to a glass of boiling water to insist for half an hour, strain) and sage( a teaspoon for a glass of boiling water to insist for half an hour, strain).Drink half a cup 3 times a day. Sage infusion is also good to use as a rinse.
To facilitate the breathing of the child, you can drip 3-4 drops of fir oil on a burning light in the room and let it breathe for several minutes with fumes.
Required:
1 tbsp.a spoon of dried herb primrose, 200 ml of water.
Method of preparation.
Collect primrose in spring, dry grass, pour boiling water, insist for 30 minutes, then strain.
How to use.
Take as an additional source of vitamins A and C in 1/4 cup 3 times a day for half an hour before meals.
Required:
for 1 teaspoon of mint leaves, roots of peony dodging, leaves of wild strawberry, bilberry leaves, raspberry leaves, black currant leaves, apple tree leaves, cherry leaves, dandelion flowers, linden flowers, coltsfoot, flowers andfruits of blackberries, hawthorn fruits, fruits of chokeberry and red mountain ash, 1 liter of water.
Method of preparation.
4 tbsp. Spoon the mixture with pour boiling water in a liter thermos, stand for 3 hours, drain.
How to use.
Take 1/2 cup 3 times a day, as a multivitamin-based fortifying agent. Take with caution in case of an allergic predisposition.
Required:
1 tbsp.spoon of sage grass, 250 ml of water.
Method of preparation.
Grind the grass with pour boiling water, insist 30 minutes, drain.
Method of use.
Rinse mouth and mouth 3-4 times a day.
Required:
3 tbsp.spoonful of rose hips, 3 tbsp.spoons of nettle leaves, 2 tbsp.spoon of cowberry fruit, 500 ml of water.
Method of preparation.
Dry and individually crush fruits of cranberries, nettle leaves, rose hips. Mix thoroughly. Take 2 tbsp.spoon mixture, brew with boiling water, insist 3-4 hours and strain,
Method of use.
Drink 1/2 cup 2 times a day, to enhance immunity.