Is it okay not to treat mastitis yourself?

Mastitis is a disease that Chinese medicine calls "breast abscess". It is a type of breast disease and also a type of gynecological disease. There are many patients with mastitis, and many women will suffer from this disease, especially new mothers during breastfeeding are more likely to suffer from this disease.

The main symptoms of mastitis include breast pain, swelling, heat and pain, fever and other conditions. Some patients even experience other problems such as irregular menstruation due to this disease. Many women suffer a lot from this disease and are under great psychological pressure.

Whether mastitis can be cured without treatment is generally determined by the actual stage of the disease. If it is in the early stage of subacute mastitis, the inflammation can be controlled by resuming breastfeeding and the milk flow. If local lumps or cysts appear, they cannot be cured without treatment, especially for plasma cell mastitis and granulomatous mastitis, which are prone to recurrence and are relatively inconvenient to treat. Therefore, if you suffer from mastitis, you must go to the breast surgery department of a regular hospital immediately for further treatment.

Let’s briefly talk about the principles of bacterial inflammation. In fact, the bacteria themselves will not directly cause inflammatory symptoms such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain. The cause of these uncomfortable symptoms is precisely the body's immune system. In the process of the human immune system fighting against external bacteria, a large number of inflammatory factors are produced, which have a destructive effect on tissues. The medication mentioned here is mainly some antibiotics. The purpose of taking medicine is not to suppress inflammation directly, but to relieve the body's inflammatory mediators by eliminating bacteria.

Therefore, taking medicine for mastitis during breastfeeding only has an auxiliary effect, and the body itself is the real key factor. Therefore, some milder cases of mastitis during lactation can be cured by eliminating the cause through non-drug methods, such as proper sucking by the child, or professional massage techniques to discharge the accumulated milk, thereby alleviating the damage to the gland duct and reducing the growth of bacteria. The body achieves healing results through its own repair function. However, for more serious mastitis, since the glandular duct damage requires a long time to repair, it is impossible to inhibit the growth of bacteria through simple physical methods, and some drugs are still necessary.

1. Mastitis is a disease that is difficult to cure by itself and requires relevant regular examinations and medical treatments. Patients with mastitis must be detected and treated early. They must go to a reliable hospital for regular examinations and treatments in time, and do not be afraid of seeing a doctor.

2. Patients with mastitis can choose to be treated with medication, physical therapy, acupuncture, or other methods such as acupoint massage. Patients must receive scientific treatment.

3. Patients with mastitis must pay attention to their work and rest schedule, avoid overtiring themselves, ensure sufficient and good sleep, try not to stay up late, and try not to work at a high intensity.