Swollen glands can really be painful to the patients or at least irritating and discomforting, which is why they look for an effective treatment of the condition. However, there is really no definitive treatment of the swollen glands or the lymph nodes itself, since the physicians aim to treat the underlying disease that has caused the condition. The main idea behind is that the treatment of the infection or the cancer cells would lead to the swelling of the lymph node to be healed.

However, the infection or the cause of the swollen lymph nodes is not always clear, particularly when the condition is accompanied with night sweats, fever and weight loss. Furthermore, the physicians particularly check for cancer cells or any other malicious cells or infections by taking a biopsy of the swollen lymph node, because those particular tissues are like a hub in the body where any infectious parasitic cells or malicious cancer cells could be found due to their role in the immunity system of the body. In case of tonsils and some other lymph node swellings, the physicians prescribe surgery for the treatment.

As for the medicine for treatment, the prescription really depends on the underlying disease which is causing swollen glands, and is not offered to the patient unless all the diagnostic tests are carried out. However, in many cases, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines are prescribed to treat the infection. Pain killers are also frequently prescribed to curb the painful symptoms of the condition. Cool compresses may also be recommended to treat the swelling.