Swollen Gland / Lymph Node went away quickly, why was this?!
Question: Hi guys a couple nights ago out of nowhere I got a swollen gland on my right side between my jaw and my ear. A friend of mine was telling me I probly have a cold now cause the lymph nodes are fighting off the infection. Well, the next day it improved and the day after that it was gone. My question is ... did my immune system fight off the infection? Does that mean I have a good immune system? Or did it just go in hiding for a week (incubation or whatever). A few days before this I started eating apples, grapes, sunflower kernels, dehydrated fruit, bananas and a fruit smoothie called "Green Goodness" by Bolthouse Farms. Do you think I fended off an infection because I had these nutrients in me? Cause before I started eating these healthy foods I ate nothing but Pizza and Taco Bell! Thats why I stocked up. You think maybe it was the right time to have done so? lol If these nutrients saved me from the flu, Im gonna kiss each and every one of these vitamins ***
Answers: Hi guys a couple nights ago out of nowhere I got a swollen gland on my right side between my jaw and my ear. A friend of mine was telling me I probly have a cold now cause the lymph nodes are fighting off the infection. Well, the next day it improved and the day after that it was gone. My question is ... did my immune system fight off the infection? Does that mean I have a good immune system? Or did it just go in hiding for a week (incubation or whatever). A few days before this I started eating apples, grapes, sunflower kernels, dehydrated fruit, bananas and a fruit smoothie called "Green Goodness" by Bolthouse Farms. Do you think I fended off an infection because I had these nutrients in me? Cause before I started eating these healthy foods I ate nothing but Pizza and Taco Bell! Thats why I stocked up. You think maybe it was the right time to have done so? lol If these nutrients saved me from the flu, Im gonna kiss each and every one of these vitamins ***
The response time for your immune system to respond to an infection where the lymph node must swell and create the antibodies to attach the infection is about 5-7 days. So everything you have been doing has helped. Perfect timing I would say.
If the lymph node has reduced in size you are most likely in the recovery phase of your infection and no further antibodies were needed to be produced to fight the infection.
If you have lymph nodes swelling when your body encounters viruses and bacteria, like yours did, your immune system is working perfectly.
You probably just had some toxins in your blood and yes your immune system probably filtered them out via that lymph.
I would go and get my sinuses and ears and throat checked out if I were you, though.
Good luck
Nobody can tell for sure, but that is likely. Smoothies and juices by Bolthouse farms is by far more nutritional than Coke that you probably drank at Taco Bell.