any-one know the symptoms?

Question

Mumps - symptoms?
i was just wondered what the first symptoms of the mumps are?
do your glands automatically swell up or do you experience any symptoms, sorethroat, cough ect first?

Answer 1

Symptoms of Mumps
The symptoms and signs of mumps are:


Soreness or swelling of the parotid glands on one or both sides. Discomfort may range from vague tenderness to obvious pain when opening the mouth or swallowing

Fever, usually lasting about two to three days

Sore muscles

Loss of appetite

Headache

Earache that is aggravated by chewing

In men and adolescent boys, swelling in one or both testes (often subsides within four days)

Aversion to light, lethargy, and a stiff neck (which may indicate meningitis)

Upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting (which may indicate pancreatitis)

Lower abdominal pain in women (may indicate swelling of the ovaries, which is rare)


Although uncomfortable, mumps is usually harmless and symptoms normally subside within ten days. Many children with mumps have no symptoms.






http://www.webmd.com/hw/raising_a_family/hw180655.asp

http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/432/main.html

Answer 2

Over the last few months my symptoms have gotten worse and more diverse and I can barely stand it anymore. I constantly feel tired no matter how much sleep I get and the minute I do anything like make a meal or go shopping I feel exhausted and have to rest. I get what my doctor says is tension headaches all the time and feel as though I am allergic to everything! My nose, ears and throat constantly itch (sometimes unbearably) and and I'm always sneezing. I always feel as though I am about to get a sore throat and ear ache and then it goes away. I have chest pains that feel like I'm having a heart attack and I get stabbing pains that feel as though they are underneath my ribs. My back constantly aches but when I try to sit or lye comfortably I get stabbing pains and can barely sleep in the early hours. My ankles feel as though they are sprained even though I haven't done anything to them. I bruise so easily and the slightest touch feels so painful. Even running a finger over my skin sometimes feels as though I have sunburn or something similar. My arms and hands and legs and feet go numb all the time and sometimes I get what feels like hot pin pricks in them. When I walk sometimes or am lay down I get shooting pains down my legs. My Doctor says I have IBS and I spend all my time either constipated or with diarrhea and horrible stomach cramps.

Answer 3

yes you do get a sore throat and you can see on the sides of your face that it is swollen=eat a dill pickle and if your throat hurts bad you definately have the mumps

Answer 4

here you go read the link

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/mumps.html

Answer 5

no they all come close together