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Suggest Treatment For Tongue Piercing With Difficulty In Swallowing
im 17 years old, and i have chronic gastritis for over 2 years now, my weight is 48.3kg and im 173.5cm tall, i know im underweight and ive always been slim, and i want to put on weight, but my question really is that would like to get a venom piercing which is two piercings on the tongue...do you think it be ok for me to get the piercing when a tongue piercing is known to get very swollen and stuggle to swollow, and yet i have to eat 6 small meals a day due to fast matabalism. ive had piercings before like my lip and naval, if the piercing was anywhere else it wouldnt bother me just this piercing would effect my eating for few days to a week.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear after tongue piercing if you don’t take care of your mouth and keep it clean, then tongue piercings are a really easy piercing to get infected. The conditions in your mouth make it prone to a buildup of bacteria, and that bacteria can enter the open wound of your tongue piercing while it heals.
One of the best things you can do is keep your mouth clean to try to reduce the level of bacteria in your piercing. Rinse your mouth with salt water after each time you eat.
If the swelling or pain is uncomfortable, you can suck on a small piece of ice. It will help reduce inflammation.
Don’t ever take out your tongue jewelry when you suspect infection. Keeping the jewelry in place actually allows the infection to discharge, which is necessary for clearing out the bacteria.
If your symptoms not improved please consult your doctor he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Take care
Thank you for trusting HCM
Dear after tongue piercing if you don’t take care of your mouth and keep it clean, then tongue piercings are a really easy piercing to get infected. The conditions in your mouth make it prone to a buildup of bacteria, and that bacteria can enter the open wound of your tongue piercing while it heals.
One of the best things you can do is keep your mouth clean to try to reduce the level of bacteria in your piercing. Rinse your mouth with salt water after each time you eat.
If the swelling or pain is uncomfortable, you can suck on a small piece of ice. It will help reduce inflammation.
Don’t ever take out your tongue jewelry when you suspect infection. Keeping the jewelry in place actually allows the infection to discharge, which is necessary for clearing out the bacteria.
If your symptoms not improved please consult your doctor he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Take care
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