You can eat ice when your gums are swollen and painful. When the gums are swollen and painful, you can consume iced food to improve the swelling of the gums and gum pain. However, eating icy food can not eradicate the cause of the disease, and can not play a therapeutic effect, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible. Gum swelling and pain is mainly caused by bacterial infections, patients eat ice food can play the effect of ice analgesic, can be appropriate to alleviate the pain of the patient’s gums, but eating ice can not cure the root cause of swollen gums and pain, and eating too much ice may cause diarrhea. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible, usually need to take metronidazole, penicillin and other antibiotics for treatment, according to the cause of the corresponding treatment. It is recommended that the patient actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, strictly in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for medication, pay attention to oral hygiene, regular brushing.