Should a tongue ring be swollen more than a couple days?

Yes. Here is some information for you.

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“Tongue piercing usually take between 10–14 days to fully heal, it is almost impossible to develop an infection because the mouth contains an enzyme “Ptyalin” and Lingual antimicrobial Peptide (LAP) which kills bacteria. Overuse of mouthwash destroys these which can cause the tongue to go green or brown, if this happens reduce the amount of mouthwash you use.

You will experience swelling the first day you get the piercing, but the worst swelling will be from 2–5 days after the piercing, during which time your tongue will be very uncoordinated and you may find it very hard to talk. The only food you will be able to eat during the first 3–5 days are things like mashed potatoes, canned spaghetti mashed up etc. or fruit and milk drinks made in a blender.

During the healing process you may experience one or several of the following problems, don’t be alarmed they will all stop once the piercing is healed. Your salivary glands will overproduce saliva and this will cause you to constantly swallow, this may last for up to 5 days during which the salivary glands (under the chin) can become swollen. The tastebuds on the end of your tongue may become tender and you might experience a tingling or burning sensation. You may experience tenderness where the balls on the barbell make a depression on the palate of your mouth and on the lower inside gum of your mouth. You may see a white fluid being excreted by the wound, don’t be alarmed is just dead white blood cells it’s a normal part of the healing process, all wounds heal by secreting plasma which forms a scab, but because of the saliva in the mouth a scab can’t form. ”

I never had my tongue pierced, but to me it doesn’t sound normal at all.
A litlle pain i can imagine, cos your tongue needs some time probably to heal, but you talk of really bad hurting.
I suggest you to go see your doctor.

I had my tongue pierced , it was swollen the next day and was like that for 2 – 3 days . I used antibecterial mouthgargle as told by the piercer , after everything that had entered the mouth a swill with that stuff had to be done for 14 day maybe 7 .

someone said Ick in another thread about mice or snakes and spiders in cars. Can I say ick here about piercings in areas of mucus membranes?

@evelyns_pet_zebra (It’s okay with me.)

I have my tongue pierced for about 9 years now, when I got mine done it bled for 3 days which isn’t normal, was swollwn for about week and took almost a month to heal never mind the constant feeling that my body was trying to reject a forgien (sp) object. it was never infected it was just how my body reacted to it/the trama my tongue went through when it was pierced. now I have a 6 gauge in it and have never had any problems, personally I wouldn’t worry about it but if you are then go to your local piercer and tell him/her. they would be able to give you the best advice…