If you have swollen and painful gums during breastfeeding, you can relieve them by gargling with salt water, adjusting your diet and taking medication.
1. Salt water gargling: Salt water has antiseptic effect, you can use salt water to clean the mouth, so as to reduce the symptoms of infection and promote the recovery of inflammation.
2. Dietary adjustments: If breastfeeding women have swollen and painful gums, it is recommended to eat a light diet, eat more fresh vegetables, and do not eat spicy and stimulating foods such as chili peppers, so as to reduce the inflammatory response and reduce the sense of pain.
3. Medication: When the symptoms of swollen gums and pain in breastfeeding women can not be relieved by simple ways, you can use antibiotics such as cephalosporin as prescribed by the doctor, but it is recommended to stop breastfeeding during the period of use of the drug, in order to prevent the impact on the baby.
When the symptoms of swollen gums continue to be unrelieved, it is recommended that breastfeeding women go to the hospital in time, and under the guidance of the doctor to choose a way of treatment that will have less impact on the baby. Avoid unauthorized use of medication to prevent adverse consequences.