There is a lump on my neck that hurts when I press it. So this is what's going on

The appearance of a lump on the neck itself will make people have very bad associations. If it is accompanied by symptoms such as pain when pressed, it will often make people wonder whether they have some serious illness. In fact, if there is a lump on the neck that hurts when pressed, it is mostly caused by sebaceous cysts or lymph node inflammation. As long as you seek medical treatment in time, it will not have much impact on your body.

1. Why does it hurt when you press a lump on your neck?

A lump on the neck that hurts when pressed is related to local sebaceous cyst or lymph node inflammation. It is recommended that you pay attention to rest, avoid local squeezing and irritation, and perform a local B-ultrasound examination. After a clear diagnosis, you can use appropriate blood-activating and blood-dissolving drugs, antibiotics or surgical treatment according to the cause of the disease.

2. How to prevent sebaceous cysts

To prevent the occurrence of sebaceous cysts, attention should be paid to the following aspects: 1. Keep the facial skin clean to keep the sebaceous gland openings unobstructed to facilitate the excretion of secretions.

2. When the facial skin is itchy, do not scratch it at will to avoid causing facial skin infection, damaging the opening of the sebaceous glands, causing retention of sebaceous gland secretions, and promoting the formation of sebaceous cysts. 3. Do not squeeze facial skin boils, etc.

3. Treatment options for lymph node inflammation

1) Local treatment: Western medicine currently has no ability to reverse the pathology of lymphatic inflammation. Patients can only use antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, blocking injections, etc. to relieve symptoms, but cannot completely cure the disease fundamentally. In comparison, traditional Chinese medicine, which has always emphasized holistic treatment and treating the root cause of the disease, has long studied this disease and has achieved very ideal clinical treatment results with the traditional Chinese medicine black plaster Wujin Paste, which is good at promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying. 1. Apply anti-inflammatory powder externally to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. 2. Blockade therapy: When the abscess has not yet formed, penicillin and procaine solution can be used for peri-lymph node blockade (a skin test is required first). 3. It is necessary to apply Chinese medicine: Yizhongtang ointment. If tuberculous lymphadenitis is ruptured and fistula is formed, the diseased tissue can be scraped off after the sinus tract is removed.

2. Treatment by Traditional Chinese Medicine From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is mostly caused by the evil fire poison running through the meridians, causing stagnation of Qi and blood. Most of them first suffer from poisonous symptoms such as carbuncle, furuncle, etc., with poisonous gas running around and flowing into the meridians; or because of skin injuries, infection with evil heat and poisonous gas; or because of depression of emotions, excessive heart fire, and retrograde flow of blood and qi. Although the symptoms are on the surface, the source is inside. If the disease is mild, it is only in the meridians; if the disease is severe, it can affect the internal organs, so jaundice may also occur. In short, the cause of the disease is fire poison, the pathogenesis is stagnation of qi and blood, and the disease is located between the meridians. The disease is treated with the famous Chinese medicine formula Lymph Activating Patch. The external treatment patch can draw out toxins, activate blood circulation, disperse blood stasis, relax meridians and activate collaterals, clear away heat and dampness, reduce swelling and discharge pus. Due to its tradition, it has the characteristics of large drug loading capacity and strong efficacy. The Chinese medicinal ingredients it contains have strong local permeability, and the medicinal properties are absorbed through the skin and participate in the blood circulation, reaching the lesion directly, and are transmitted to the meridians and tissues through the skin, thereby stimulating the body's regulatory function, promoting the recovery of local physiological function and achieving the purpose of quickly curing lymphadenitis.

3) Diet therapy

Recipe 1: Purslane, chrysanthemum and mung bean porridge. Soak the mung beans for half a day, wash and chop the purslane, dry and grind the chrysanthemum into powder. When the mung beans are half-cooked, add purslane and japonica rice, cook them into porridge over low heat, add the chrysanthemum powder and cook for a while. Take it twice a day. This method has the medicinal effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness, and can be used to treat acute lymphangitis, in which one or several thread-like red lines appear on the wound of the lower limbs, which are hard and tender.

Recipe 2: Water chestnut porridge: Peel and slice the water chestnuts, put them into the pot together with the cleaned glutinous rice, add water and cook on low heat. Take it twice a day. The effect is that it can clear away heat and promote salivation. Mainly used to treat acute lymphangitis. Note: Water chestnut extract has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus.

Recipe 3: Snow Soup: 50-100 grams each of water chestnuts and jellyfish (soaked and salted), boil them into a decoction and drink it in 2-3 times. This is the "Snow Soup" by Wang Shixiong, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty. It has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, eliminating accumulation and softening hard masses, and lowering blood pressure. It can be used to treat phlegm-heat cough, lymph tuberculosis, and primary hypertension.

Recipe 4: Steamed chicken liver with corrugated seeds. 6-10 grams of corrugated seeds are calcined on fire, ground into fine powder and mixed with 1-2 chicken livers. Steam and eat together. It has the effects of eliminating accumulation and phlegm, tonifying the liver and kidneys, and nourishing the blood. It is suitable for treating lymphatic tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, infantile malnutrition and other diseases.

Recipe 5: Stir-fried Houttuynia Cordata with Shredded Pork. Pick and clean fresh Houttuynia Cordata, and cut into small pieces about one inch in size. Prepare an appropriate amount of shredded pork. First, fry the pork with oil until it is 80% cooked. Then add the houttuynia cordata and stir-fry until it is soft before serving. It is suitable for treating lymphadenitis, carbuncle, swelling and other diseases.