What injection should I take for mastitis?

Many new mothers will suffer from mastitis while breastfeeding their babies. Mastitis not only brings great pain to female patients, but if left unchecked, it can even affect the health of children. There are many ways to treat mastitis, and injecting anti-inflammatory drugs into the body is a relatively quick treatment method. So, what kind of medicine do patients with mastitis need to inject? Below we will introduce the treatment methods for mastitis in detail!

1. Introduction to Mastitis

Mastitis is a common disease among women. Depending on the cause, it can be divided into acute suppurative mastitis, paraareolar fistula, plasma cell mastitis, etc. Here we will discuss the most common acute suppurative mastitis. Acute suppurative mastitis often occurs during the lactation period, especially within 1 to 2 months after delivery in primiparas, so it is also called acute lactation or puerperal suppurative mastitis, and is called "mast abscess" in traditional Chinese medicine. The incidence of acute mastitis in primiparas is as high as 2% to 4%, which is twice as high as that in multiparas. Milk stasis is caused by bacterial infection, which presents as acute inflammation with symptoms of redness, swelling, heat, pain, chills and high fever. In the early stage, it can be treated by manual milk discharge and Chinese medicine. After suppuration, incision and drainage are required. After the onset of the disease, not only will the mother herself suffer extreme pain, but she will also be unable to continue breastfeeding, which will affect the health of the baby. Therefore, prevention should be started from the late pregnancy and postpartum care should be done well. Acute mastitis can be prevented.

2. Treatment of mastitis

Acute mastitis should be treated as early as possible. Early mastitis is mainly characterized by milk stasis inflammation, which has not yet formed into pus, and can be treated with ultrashort wave therapy. If the fever is high, it can be treated with infusion, penicillin, and cephalosporin antibiotics. It is recommended not to breastfeed while taking antibiotics.

When acute mastitis reaches the stage of abscess formation, timely incision and drainage are required. The size and position of the incision should be based on the principle of ensuring smooth drainage of pus. Because breast abscesses are often multi-chambered, it is necessary to use fingers to separate the connective tissue partitions of multiple abscess cavities so that drainage can be unobstructed. Abscesses deep in the breast are mainly characterized by high fever and chills. The local redness and swelling are not obvious, and there is no fluctuation. A puncture and pus extraction test can be done first, and then an incision can be made after the presence of pus is confirmed. It is best not to wait for breast abscess to rupture on its own, because the abscess cavities are often multiple or occur one after another, and the spontaneous rupture cannot be drained completely. Generally speaking, as long as the pus is drained and the fever subsides, suppurative mastitis will enter the wound healing period. The dressing will be changed every other day, and the wound will usually heal within a month.

3. What injections should be given for mastitis

To treat mastitis, patients can be selectively given intravenous penicillin. Penicillin is a relatively common antibiotic that can effectively kill various pathogenic microorganisms. Most people experience significant improvement in clinical symptoms after using it. Alternatively, patients can be selectively given sensitive antibiotics. A bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test can be performed first, and then sensitive antibiotics can be selected in a targeted manner. The treatment effect is also good.

In addition to selective intravenous antibiotics for the treatment of mastitis, patients can also be given oral antibiotics selectively. Usually, patients can be given levofloxacin or metronidazole. These are relatively common broad-spectrum antibiotics with excellent antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. In most people, clinical symptoms will be significantly improved after taking them.

If the patient is suffering from mastitis after childbirth, she can choose to use orange seeds, which have the effect of relieving depression. Therefore, choose to boil the orange seeds in water and drink it. It can be taken twice a day. Taking it for 3 consecutive days can also effectively prevent the symptoms of milk stasis. Most people will see significant improvement in their clinical symptoms after taking it.