Itchy breasts in breastfeeding women can be caused by skin allergies or lactation mastitis. It is necessary to target treatment according to the cause of the disease.
The symptoms of breast itching in breastfeeding women may be localized breast skin allergy, women should pay attention to try to avoid contact with allergens, choose comfortable loose underwear, pay attention to keep local clean. If necessary, you can use saline for wet compresses. At the same time, we should also pay attention to a light diet, avoid excessive intake of spicy and stimulating food.
The itchy breasts of breastfeeding women may also be caused by acute mastitis during breastfeeding. In addition to itching, women may also have red, swollen and painful breasts, and even chills, fever and other systemic reactions. At this time, anti-infection treatment should be actively carried out, and penicillin drugs can be used.
At the same time, peri-mammary eczema, eczema-like breast cancer and other diseases can appear chest especially itchy, need to be carefully identified.
If breastfeeding women experience itchy breasts and the symptoms continue without relief or are accompanied by other symptoms, it is recommended that they go to the hospital in time.