White pus on breastfeeding nipple

There may be many problems during breastfeeding. When the mother is breastfeeding, the body is the weakest part. At this time, the breasts are easily inflamed, and some white pustules will appear in the breasts. This is caused by viral infection and inflammation. Try not to break the pustules. Go to the hospital for tests to see what kind of bacteria it is and temporarily stop breastfeeding.

How to treat mastitis during lactation?

Mastitis Mastitis refers to an acute suppurative infection of the breast. It is a common disease in the puerperium and one of the causes of postpartum fever. It is most common in lactating women, especially primiparas. It can occur at any time during lactation but is most common at the beginning of lactation. In the early stages of mastitis, nipple fissures often occur, and nipple pain occurs during breastfeeding, accompanied by milk stagnation or lumps. In the middle stage, it will become purulent, the lump will not disappear or will gradually increase in size, the local pain will increase, and the symptoms will worsen. The situation becomes more serious in the later stages. The acute abscess matures and needs to rupture and discharge pus, or be drained by surgery. The situation becomes more serious with each stage, so you need to be cautious from the beginning.

How to treat mastitis during lactation? One of the treatment measures for mastitis during lactation: use of antibiotics Systemic application of antibiotics. To prevent and treat severe infection and sepsis, antibiotics are selected based on bacterial culture and drug sensitivity, and intravenous antibiotics are given when necessary. The second treatment measure for mastitis during lactation: Use milk-reducing medicine to stop breastfeeding on the affected side and use a breast pump to express milk.

Appropriate use of lactation-reducing drugs can be used, such as oral administration of diethylstilbestrol 1 mg once, 3 times a day, or bromocriptine 2.5 mg once, 3 times a day. The third treatment measure for mastitis during lactation: Chinese medicine treatment with heat-clearing and detoxifying agents. In the initial stage of treatment of early mastitis, the main manifestations are milk stasis and internal heat and toxicity. The treatment principles are detoxification, clearing heat, promoting lactation and reducing swelling. Oral medication: You can take Trichosanthes and Burdock Soup (Trichosanthes, Burdock Fructus, Radix Trichosanthis, Baical Skullcap Root, Tangerine Peel, Gardenia Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Bupleurum, Forsythia, Pangolin, Tangerine Leaf and Chuanzi for Qi Depression). For swelling and pain, add frankincense, myrrh, and red spoon.