Mumps is an infection on your salivary glands and gonads. In some cases, you can have mumps when there is a virus infection on other parts of your body as well. Mumps is very infectious and mostly kids and young children are often being infected with the disease. According to studies, most people who already had mumps will least likely to have mumps again. However, one out of ten people who had mumps will have mumps again later in life. Mumps usually last for 7 to 10 days. Within those days, a person with mumps will experience pain and swelling in his salivary gland. A person's cheek with mumps is noticeably swollen. This is the reason why in most cases, mumps with swollen cheeks is believed to have a swollen parotid glands too, thus, making it one of the classic signs of having a mumps.
A patient with mumps also experience fever that ranges from 101 degrees Fahrenheit to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. A person with mumps will also experience having a sore throat, headache, pain when opening his mouth, and earache. The patient will even experience pain when eating citrus juices and sour foods. Apart from the other symptoms mentioned above, a person with mums would usually have muscle weakness, probably because of vomiting and poor appetite. 5 percent of patients who have mumps do not experience the symptoms mentioned above especially children who are younger than two years of age.
A person who have mumps can spread his virus for a minimum of 24 hours before the disease’ symptoms will show. After five days of being contaminated with the virus, symptoms usually show. Incubation period of the person who was infected first by the virus would experience the symptoms after eighteen days. Although, there are times that symptoms only show after twenty days after being infected.
The first thing you should do if you feel that you might have mumps is to seek medical help. Consult your doctor if you have the first classic symptoms of mumps – swelling and painful cheeks. Remember that if left untreated, it might result to more grave complications like meningitis, abdominal pain that could progress to pancreatitis and painful testicles resulting from orchitis.
Home remedies for mumps
Home remedies for mumps using Chebulic Myroblan
This wonderful herb is a well known herb in curing mumps. Make a paste from Chebulic Myroblan using your food processor and then apply the paste over your swollen cheeks. This will relieve the soreness and pain.
Peepal Leaves as a home remedy for Mumps
Peepal leaves are an alternative herb as a home remedy for mumps. Preparation is by smearing the ghee and warmed it over the fire. While it is warm, bandage it over the swollen part. This provides fast relief over the sore part of your body.
Natural remedy for mumps from Indian Aloe
Indian aloe is a type of an Indian herb that is known to cure painful and inflamed parts of the body. One leaf of an Indian Aloe would be enough to be used as a home remedy. Just peel one side of the leave of the Indian Aloe. Put it in a flame just to keep it warm and sprinkle it with rasaut also known as Indian barbery and haldi or turmeric. While it is still warm, bandage it over the swollen area.
Mumps cure from asparagus
Do you know that asparagus seeds can be use as a home remedy for mumps? The seeds of the asparagus with an equal portion of methi or fenugreek seeds could relieve any swelling. Just grind the two ingredients until you make a paste and you are done! You can apply it over the swollen area.
Mumps treatment from ginger
Ginger has been known to treat different kinds of disease, well guess what; it could also be used in treating mumps! Just make a paste out of it using your food processor and apply it to swollen parts. It is a fast reliever because you can see the result as the paste dries out from the swollen part of your body.
