What to do if you have nipple ulcer?

Ulcers can occur in many parts of the human body, such as the well-known oral ulcers. In addition, women's nipples often get ulcers. Nipple ulcers are medically called chronic papillary ulcerative pyoderma. There are many causes of this disease, the most common of which is bacterial infection. In addition, it may be due to trauma, mosquito bites, etc. The following solutions can be taken.

What to do if you have nipple ulcer?

It is a nipple ulcer, which is usually caused by improper sucking of the baby.

Guidance:

Suggestion: Wash the nipples with clean water and then apply burn ointment, such as Jingwanhong or Moist Burn Ointment. Just clean it before feeding and it will usually heal quickly.

Nipple fissures are superficial ulcers that occur on the nipples during lactation. It often occurs in the first week of breastfeeding, and is more common in primiparas than in multiparas.

Guidance:

Suggestions: 1. Let the baby suck the healthy nipple first and then the affected nipple during each feeding. This way the baby will suck less forcefully and the stimulation to the affected nipple will be reduced. 2. After feeding, apply a drop of milk on the nipple and expose it to air and sunlight to keep the nipple dry, which can promote the healing of chapped nipples. 3. Applying egg yolk oil can promote wound healing.

First, breastfeeding on the affected side should be stopped, and attention should be paid to cleaning and disinfection. Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs can be used.

Guidance:

According to the description, if an abscess occurs, it is best to go to the hospital for relevant drainage treatment to avoid further infection of the wound and affect healing.

Breast eczema is common in the nipple, areola and their surrounding areas. It has clear boundaries, brown-red lesions, obvious erosion, and is covered with scales or thin scabs. Cracks may occur when there is infiltration.

Guidance:

! First of all, it is recommended to go to the hospital's breast surgery department to rule out the possibility of breast eczema-like cancer. If it is confirmed to be breast eczema, the first thing to do is to avoid external stimulation, such as washing with hot water, violent sweeping and scratching, etc.; avoid irritating foods such as fish, shrimp, strong tea, coffee, alcohol, etc.

In this situation, you need to be careful not to breastfeed your baby first, and then squeeze out the milk and put it in a bottle for your baby to drink. You need to pay attention to applying breast milk to your nipples to relieve the problem.