Causes and symptoms of acute lactation mastitis

Acute lactation mastitis is particularly worrying for many mothers. Not only do they worry about their children's health, but their own bodies will also suffer great pain, and their breasts will become swollen and painful. However, many female friends still don’t know much about acute lactation mastitis, so we must understand the cause and symptoms of this disease before we can prevent and treat it well.

Causes

1. Milk stasis and bacterial invasion are the two main causes of mastitis. On the one hand, the mother fails to empty the milk in time or the milk ducts are blocked due to various reasons, causing milk accumulation and leading to inflammation of the breast tissue. On the other hand, nipple cracks or the habit of babies sleeping with the nipple in their mouths are the main ways for bacteria to invade along the lymphatic vessels and cause infection.

2. Breast hyperplasia is mainly caused by endocrine disorders and emotional factors. In addition, bad living and eating habits can also lead to an increase or relative increase in estrogen in women's bodies. Excessive estrogen acts on the breasts, causing hyperplasia of breast tissue.

symptom

1. The main symptoms of mastitis are redness, swelling and pain. Local redness, swelling, pain, tenderness or painful lumps may occur. In severe cases of infection, the inflammatory mass will increase in size, become purulent, and form an abscess, which may feel fluctuating when pressed, and the axillary lymph nodes may become swollen, painful, and tender. Symptoms include chills, high fever, and increased white blood cell count.

2. The main symptoms of breast hyperplasia are pain and lumps. The lumps vary in size, are hard in texture, have a rough surface, and are not adhered to the surrounding tissues. The pain may be cyclical with the changes in the menstrual period, that is, the pain may worsen before menstruation and ease or disappear after menstruation. In addition, factors such as mood and weather during lactation may also affect breast pain. The characteristics of cyclical pain caused by breast hyperplasia can be clearly distinguished from mastitis.

The above is a brief introduction to the causes and symptoms of acute lactation mastitis. Female friends should pay special attention to it in daily life and try their best to avoid the occurrence of factors that may cause mastitis. The most important thing is to do a good job of prevention, and adjusting your mood is the most important thing. Generally speaking, women who are prone to anger are more likely to get breast diseases.