How women should care for acute mastitis

　　1. Early massage and breast pumping are key. The patient can gently massage with fingers in the direction of the nipple, apply pressure and push to make the milk flow to the opening, and use a breast pump to express milk to unblock the blocked breast duct opening. After suction, the milk should be emptied as much as possible to avoid accumulation.

　　2. External application of traditional Chinese medicine. Take 100 grams of saltpeter, grind it finely, add flour to make a paste. Apply it to the resting side of the breast to relieve breast pain.

　　3. Keep your nipples clean during lactation, wash them with warm water frequently, breastfeed regularly, and empty the milk as much as possible each time. If there is too much milk baby If you cannot pump all the milk, you should use a breast pump to empty the milk; if you have a fever and the body temperature reaches 39 degrees Celsius, you should not pump breast milk.

　　4. It is not advisable to let the baby hold the nipple sleep , use a bra to support your breasts after breastfeeding.

　　5. The diet should be light, easy to digest and avoid spicy food.

　　6. Poor emotions are also related to this disease. Patients should be advised to relieve their worries, eliminate bad emotions, and pay attention to mental conditioning.

　　Self-massage can prevent and treat mastitis.

　　Pushing and caressing method: The patient sits or lies on his side to fully expose his chest. First sprinkle some talcum powder or apply a little paraffin oil on the affected breast, and then gently push the whole palm of your hands from around the breast along the breast duct toward the nipple 50 to 100 times.

　　Kneading and pressing method: Apply the hypothenar or thenar eminence on the palm of your hand to the affected area, and remove the redness and swelling. distended pain Apply gentle kneading techniques to the area where there is a hard lump, and repeatedly rub it several times until the lump becomes soft.

　　Kneading, pinching, and holding methods: Use the five fingers of your right hand to grasp the breast on the affected side, and perform kneading techniques, grasping and loosening, and repeat the operation 10 to 15 times. Gently pull the nipple with your left hand several times to expand the milk ducts in the nipple.

　　Oscillation method: Use the hypothenar part of your right hand to push and oscillate at a high speed from the swollen part of the breast to the nipple, repeating 3 to 5 times. The effect is best when there is a slight feeling of heat locally.