Acute mastitis is a common disease among postpartum lactating women. Clinically, it is characterized by breast lumps with redness, swelling, heat and pain, fever, headache, body pain, poor appetite and reduced milk. The main cause of this disease is the accumulation of milk and poor drainage, coupled with the postpartum weakness of the lactating mother, the immunity is reduced, and the pathogenic bacteria take advantage of the situation. The key to this disease is early detection and early treatment, breast ducts to pass for smooth, lumps to eliminate for expensive, early Chinese medicine has certain advantages and characteristics, in the clinical use of evidence-based treatment, the combination of internal and external drug paste, but also with the grasping massage and other techniques to dredge the breast complex, so that the qi and blood reconciliation, milk flow, Western medicine treatment can be used antibiotics, pus into incision and drainage, because the disease is mostly caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection The first choice is penicillin and other drugs. It is necessary to remind: acute mastitis bruising period although there are inflammatory manifestations, but not the real inflammation, but due to a large number of milk can not be discharged, stagnation in the breast ducts caused by certain tissue reaction, appear congestion, pain, fever and other clinical manifestations, some people have done milk bacterial culture of patients with the disease, the results suggest that not all caused by infection, so the treatment of this disease bruising period is not suitable for antibiotics, in addition In addition, Chinese medicine believes that antibiotics are cold products, the cold nature of the collection of cold containment, resulting in Qi and blood stagnation, inflammatory tissue mechanization, the formation of chronic inflammatory lumps in the breast stiffness, lumps tough and difficult to subside. For the inflammation is obvious, the complication of sepsis can be given a combination of Chinese and Western medicine treatment. Although this disease is rapid, causing physical and mental pain, and can affect breastfeeding, but if you can get timely and reasonable correct treatment, can completely dissipate, if the condition is serious or failure to treat the wrong treatment, can lead to septic need to cut and drain. Therefore, active prevention and early treatment of this disease is its key. How to prevent acute mastitis? 1. Adolescent women should not girdle their breasts to prevent mammary tissue and ducts from developing poorly. 3, nipple invagination should begin to correct in advance, often squeeze and lift the nipple. 4, avoid trauma to the breast or squeeze too much, such as nipple breakage or cracking should be promptly to the hospital for treatment. 5, each breastfeeding should let the baby suck up as much as possible or use a breast pump to empty the milk, keep the breast loose and soft, to prevent infection due to the retention of milk stagnation. 6.Keep the baby’s oral hygiene, if there is oral inflammation, treat it promptly and avoid the bad habit of the baby sleeping with breast milk. 7, pay attention to rest, to ensure adequate sleep and nutrient-rich food, avoid excessive fatigue and spicy, stimulating, too meat and greasy products. 8, keep a relaxed mood, avoid bad mental stimulation, avoid irritation and sadness.