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What should you do for swollen lymph nodes?
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See your doctor: Often this is a sign of infection, either viral or bacterial. There are other more serious causes. Your doctor can evaluate you an put your mind at ease.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Monitoring Centers: 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.
Answered 7/28/2013
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