What to do if your gums swell and ache during the confinement period

It is easy to get inflamed and constipated during the confinement period, which will lead to swollen and painful gums. It is necessary to reduce the heat in order to relieve the swollen and painful gums. You can choose to use ice cubes for external application to reduce swelling and relieve pain, or you can choose to eat some foods that reduce heat. Learn more about what to do if your gums are swollen and painful during the confinement period?

1. Apply ice to reduce swelling and relieve pain

If your gums are swollen and painful during confinement, you can apply ice cubes to the cheeks at the toothache site to relieve the pain. Because freezing can reduce the number of nerve excitations and lower the speed of nerve conduction, it will slow down the conduction and generation of pain, thereby relieving pain and helping to reduce swelling.

2. Diet therapy

Drink loofah ginger soup

Ingredients: 100 grams of fresh ginger, 500 grams of loofah.

Method: Wash the fresh loofah, cut into sections, wash the fresh ginger and slice it. Add water and boil them together for 3 hours. Drink soup twice a day.

Efficacy: This prescription is used to treat swollen and painful gums, dry mouth and nose, and bleeding nasal membranes (nosebleeds). It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

3. Lifestyle adjustment

1. Pay attention to your diet, avoid eating too cold or too hot food, don’t eat spicy or fried food, and eat more vegetables and fruits.

2. People with swollen and painful gums can drink two large glasses of tomato juice every day, which is beneficial for supplementing vitamin C and enhancing the antibacterial ability of gums.

3. Maintain good oral hygiene, rinse your mouth after meals, and brush your teeth before going to bed. When your gums are red and swollen, you can gargle with warm salt water or normal saline to flush out the bacteria in your mouth and promote recovery from the disease.