Symptoms of acute mastitis suppuration, a must-read for women!

Acute mastitis is an acute suppurative disease of the breast. It is generally more common in lactating women and is very harmful to women's health. Mastitis at different stages has different symptoms. So what are the symptoms of acute suppurative mastitis? How to treat mastitis?

1. Symptoms of mastitis

1. Acute suppurative mastitis

The symptoms of acute suppurative mastitis are mainly local skin redness, swelling, heat and pain. The symptoms of this type of mastitis during lactation include obvious nodules and increased tenderness. At the same time, the patient may experience systemic symptoms such as chills, high fever, headache, weakness and rapid pulse.

At this time, swollen lymph nodes may appear in the armpits, which are tender and the white blood cell count in blood tests may be elevated. If the symptoms of this lactation mastitis are severe, it may be accompanied by sepsis.

2. Acute simple mastitis

The main symptoms of acute simple lactation mastitis are breast pain, local high skin temperature, tenderness, and the appearance of nodules with unclear boundaries and tenderness.

3. Abscess formation stage

Due to ineffective treatment measures or further aggravation of the disease, symptoms of mastitis during lactation may include local tissue necrosis and liquefaction, and infection foci of varying sizes fusing together to form abscesses.

2. Best treatment for mastitis

1. Promote the emptying of lotion

The main cause of mastitis is the accumulation of milk and the poor drainage. Therefore, whether in the early or late stages of mastitis, promoting the smooth drainage of milk should be the top priority. In the early stages when no abscess is formed, you can breastfeed your child and try to let the child suck out all the milk. If there is abscess or high fever, stop breastfeeding your baby. You can choose to manually express or use a breast pump to drain the milk.

2. Medication or use of Sanyuantong breast paste

In terms of medication selection, Western medicine mainly treats anti-inflammatory and anti-infection, which can be taken orally or injected. The use of Western medicine may affect the quality of breast milk, so it will affect breastfeeding during the medication period. In traditional Chinese medicine, the main focus is on soothing the liver, clearing away heat, resolving stagnation and promoting lactation. Traditional Chinese medicine can be divided into two types: oral and external. Both treatment methods have basically no effect on the lotion and are ideal treatment methods.

3. Adjuvant therapy

Pay attention to breast hygiene at ordinary times to reduce bacterial infection. Apply some hot compresses and a hot towel (not too hot) to the lower part of the breast to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. For local massage, use your hands or the back of a wooden comb to apply pressure along the direction of the milk ducts. In terms of diet, it is advisable to eat light, lactogenic, heat-clearing and stagnation-dispersing foods, and avoid greasy, spicy and hot foods.