Patient's question:
What should I do about breast inflammation and redness? It's caused by inverted nipples, and it frequently inflames. This time it's more severe, and the pain is unbearable.Doctor's answer:
Mastitis is an acute purulent infection of the breast, caused by bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus) entering the breast tissue through cracked nipples or milk duct openings. This condition is more common in first-time mothers and typically occurs between the third and fourth week postpartum. Common predisposing factors include cracked nipples, nipple deformities, breast compression, and milk stasis.Initially, the breast becomes swollen, painful, with tender lumps, redness, and fever. If the condition progresses, symptoms worsen, and pulsating pain may develop. In severe cases, high fever, chills, pronounced breast swelling and pain, localized skin redness and swelling, hard lumps, tenderness, and swollen lymph nodes in the axilla on the affected side may occur. Over several days, the inflammation softens, forming a breast abscess with a fluctuating sensation. The skin over a deep abscess may appear red but without obvious fluctuation.
The primary causes of this condition include blocked milk ducts and milk stasis, or nipple damage during infant feeding. Clinical features include rapid onset, fever, chills, redness, warmth, and pain in the affected breast, the formation of hard lumps, and the eventual development of an abscess. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) topical treatments are recommended.
Qiu Yitang's Huoxue Shengji Gao Patches can treat mastitis, breast lumps, and breast pain. Through traditional TCM topical ointments, these patches promote blood circulation, clear blockages, resolve stagnation, reduce swelling and pain, and soften hard lumps. They rapidly unblock obstructed ducts, eliminate inflammation and swelling, remove stagnant toxins from the breast, soften and absorb proliferative tissue, and effectively activate glandular tissue. This promotes normal cell differentiation, preventing recurrence of breast diseases. The treatment has no adverse effects on the liver, stomach, or kidneys, offers rapid and long-lasting results, and is free of side effects.
For individuals with breast hyperplasia, dietary recommendations include: avoiding excessive consumption of tonics, increasing intake of vegetables and fruits, reducing animal fat, avoiding indiscriminate use of stimulant medications, and strictly avoiding local breast injections.