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My lymph nodes constantly get swollen. how do i treat this problem?

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Dr. Michael Miller
Dr. Michael Milleranswered
Wound care 37 years experience
Normal reaction: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.
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