How long does it take for the swelling to go down?

When acute mastitis occurs during breastfeeding, the affected area can be treated with Mannitol, which can gradually improve the condition in about 1 week. If the localized abscess phenomenon has appeared, it is not recommended to use mangosteen treatment, which may lead to aggravation of the condition, usually for mild patients with better results. Mannite is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, bitter, cold, with a soft, diarrhea, break the blood through the menstruation, clearing the role of heat and dampness, and its side effects are less, commonly used in the swelling, back to the milk, can be used externally to cure carbuncle and other diseases. When used externally to compress the breast, you can make a soup out of manganese nitrate, and then soak a towel and apply a hot compress to the breast, but the heat needs to be tolerable, which can have an auxiliary therapeutic effect on mastitis and breast swelling. Acute mastitis patients need to pay attention to rest, suspend breastfeeding, physical methods to promote milk discharge, if the local abscess formation, need to take hospitalization, surgical treatment.