What causes mastitis?

Women's body structure is more special, and they have many body functions that men do not have, such as the breast's lactation function. But precisely because it has so many functions, women are more likely to develop diseases related to these functions. For example, mastitis. If such a disease occurs and is not treated in time, it will be very detrimental to your health. So what causes mastitis? Let us introduce it below.

1. Milk stasis: Milk stasis is conducive to the growth and reproduction of invading bacteria. The reasons are:

1. There is too much milk and it is not completely emptied. The mother fails to empty the excess milk in the breast in time.

2. The nipples are too small or inverted, which hinders breastfeeding. Pregnant women fail to correct the inverted nipples in time before delivery, which makes it difficult for babies to suck milk;

3. Milk duct blockage, inflammation of the milk duct itself, tumors and external pressure, fibers shed from bras can also block the milk duct.

2. Nipple fissures: Nipple fissures may be caused by the mother's failure to master the correct breastfeeding techniques after delivery, or the baby's abnormal sucking, or excessive use of irritants such as soap or ethanol desiccant on the nipples, as well as oral motor dysfunction in the baby. Bacteria may invade through the small cracks in the nipple and reach the subcutaneous and interlobular tissues through the lymphatic vessels to cause infection. When the nipples are cracked, breastfeeding is painful and the milk cannot be fully sucked out, causing milk stasis and creating conditions for the reproduction of invading bacteria.

3. Bacterial invasion: Inverted nipples make it difficult for infants to suck milk, which can easily cause damage around the nipples. This is the main way for bacteria to invade along the lymphatic vessels and cause infection. In addition, if infants often sleep with nipples in their mouths, inflammation in the infants' mouths can directly invade and spread to the milk ducts, and then spread to the mammary interstitium and cause purulent infection. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogenic bacteria.

What causes mastitis is something that many women are very concerned about. The above introduction has answered this question very well. After understanding these reasons, we should pay more attention to taking preventive measures in our daily lives, so that we can be less likely to develop such diseases. It is a very good thing for maintaining good health.