Patient's question:
Medical Description: Lately, my nipple has been a bit painful. What could be the reason? How can it be resolved? Why does this situation occur? What causes it?History of Treatment and Effects: I haven't seen a doctor yet. This started a few days ago.
Help Needed: I want to know what's causing this, how to pay attention in the future, and what foods would be beneficial.
Doctor's answer:
There are many diseases that can cause breast pain. Common ones include acute mastitis, persistent pain, significant tenderness, and after abscess formation, the pain may have a pulsating sensation. Hyperplasia of the breast, often causing pain in both breasts, with one side being more severe, usually, with breast tenderness before menstruation and pain relief and disappearance after menstruation. Some patients' pain may also radiate to the armpit or shoulder back. Plasma cell mastitis (also known as breast duct syndrome) is often accompanied by local itching and burning pain. Cracked nipples, severe nipple pain during breastfeeding. A few cases of breast cancer may appear mild, dull pain, and attacks are often irregular; locally advanced breast cancer, with tumor rupture and necrosis forming ulcers, may cause persistent burning pain; inflammatory breast cancer, with breast skin showing redness, swelling, heat, and pain, accompanied by tenderness. Advice: Based on your current condition, it is recommended that you visit a general surgery department or a breast department in a local regular hospital for a medical consultation.