What to do if there is a lump in the breast inflammation

Mastitis can be said to be a common disease in women's bodies, and most women will feel breast pain for a period of time before and after menstruation. If this continues for a long time, it is likely to cause breast inflammation. When women are breastfeeding, if they are in the onset stage, they must stop breastfeeding. So what should I do if my breasts are inflamed and there are lumps?

Mastitis is an acute suppurative infection of the breast, caused by bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus) invading the breast tissue through nipple fissures or milk duct openings. This disease is more common in primiparas and occurs in the 3rd to 4th week after delivery. Before the onset of the disease, there are often factors such as nipple fissures, nipple occult deformity, breast compression, and milk sweat accumulation. The disease initially presents with breast swelling and pain, tenderness of the lump, redness and swelling on the surface, and fever; if it continues to develop, the symptoms will worsen and the breast will have throbbing pain. In severe cases, there is high fever, chills, obvious breast swelling and pain, local skin redness and swelling, nodules and tenderness, and enlarged and tender lymph nodes under the affected side. The inflammation softens within a few days, forming a swollen breast with a sense of fluctuation. The skin where the abscess is deep will be red and the fluctuation will not be obvious. The main causes of this disease are blocked milk ducts, milk stasis, or damage to the nipple when the baby is sucking milk.

The clinical characteristics of this disease are acute onset, which may be accompanied by fever, chills, redness, swelling, heat and pain in the affected breast, the appearance of lumps, and finally the formation of abscesses. External application of traditional Chinese medicine is recommended for treatment. Qiu Yitang's traditional Chinese surgical plaster can treat mastitis, breast lumps, and breast swelling and pain. Through external application of traditional Chinese surgical plaster, it can dredge meridians and activate collaterals, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and soften and disperse lumps. It can quickly open up blocked gland ducts, eliminate inflammation, reduce swelling and relieve pain; remove accumulated toxins in the breast, soften and absorb lumps and hyperplastic tissues; effectively activate glandular tissues, promote normal cell differentiation, and prevent breast diseases from recurring. It does not cause any damage to the patient's liver, stomach, kidneys and other functions, and has rapid efficacy, long-lasting effect and no side effects.

Mastitis generally does not cause milk infection, so you can continue breastfeeding. If you stop breastfeeding, mastitis may worsen and increase the pain. When the mother is unwilling to breastfeed with the affected side due to unbearable breast pain, she can feed the healthy breast first, open the bra on the affected side, let some milk flow out to relieve pressure, and then feed the affected breast.