Milk stasis , commonly known as milk accumulation, is an important cause of acute mastitis and one of the manifestations of early acute mastitis. Milk stasis is common in breastfeeding women. It can occur at any time during breastfeeding and is a common disease in breast clinics.
Traditional treatment of traditional Chinese medicine for treating milk stasis is significant, simple and easy to use, and no oral medication is required during breastfeeding. Traditional Chinese medicine external treatment methods emphasize the use of universal treatment. One or more methods such as manual milk discharge, external milk dispersion, and needle-relieving treatment can be used in combination.
Technique for milk discharge
Push and rub the meridians and uncluster the meridians. It can not only clear the breasts, but also exercise qi and relieve pain.
specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Click the acupoint to move Qi
The patient takes the supine position, and the doctor presses the milk root, the Danzhong, and the period gate in turn. The pressure is moderate, with a slight soreness and swelling. Press each acupoint about 10 times.
Step 2: Massage and push and rub to unblock
First, the doctor repeatedly stimulates the patient's nipples and areola to cause a milk reflex; then apply its milk on the patient's breasts, and the strength gradually penetrates from the shallow glands to the deep glands. The hands , and the large and hell are pushed several times from the root of the breast to the nipple to promote the discharge of milk from the swollen breasts and make the breasts as soft as possible.
Step 3: Soothe the meridians and relieve milk
The doctor's thumb and index finger rotate between the base of the breast toward the nipple several times, from light to heavy, until the milk accumulates in the breast, and the glands are even and soft. Repeat 3 to 5 times.
When performing breast discharge by manual method, you should pay attention to the following points:
1. First, discharge the healthy side and then discharge the affected side. It is best not to exceed 20 minutes for each operation.
2. When touching breast lump , pay attention to observe whether there are chapped or small emboli in the nipple.
3. The massage strength gradually increases from small to large, the movements are gentle, and do not operate violently to avoid damage.
4. The obvious parts of edema are not recommended.
5. The breast discharge treatment of pushing and rubbing and unblocking the meridian must be carried out under the guidance of a professional doctor. If there is any change in the condition, you must go to the breast specialist for regular treatment in time.
External application of Milutong San
External application of Milutong San is one of the special treatment methods of the Breast Department, and it has the effects of clearing heat, reducing swelling, promoting breast and relieving pain. The external application method of
milk dispersion is as follows: Take a bag of milk dispersion and add an appropriate amount of green tea water to stir, so that the granules is fully dissolved, then add an appropriate amount of flour, continue to stir into a paste, and then apply externally to the red and swollen areas, lump areas, and painful areas of the breast skin (the area of external application should be greater than the area of redness, swelling, pain, and lumps). When applying externally, apply it thicker, about 0.5 cm thick, then cover it with plastic wrap or gauze. After 30 minutes, remove the external Chinese medicine and wipe the skin with warm water. Apply twice a day.
pressing needle treatment
pressing needle is a type of intradermal needle and a development of long-lasting needle. It belongs to the "burying needle method" and can produce weak and long-term stimulation to achieve therapeutic effect. For needle treatment, you can select Dazhui, Tianzong and breast , liver, stomach, Shenmen , subcortical, adrenal and other ear acupoints. Take the acupoint on the same side of the affected breast. Press the needle for 72 hours, press it 3 times a day, press it at each point for about 20 times each time, depending on the degree that the patient can bear.
text: Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Breast Hospital of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Li Taohua
Editor: Yu Mengfei Wang Ning
Proofreading: Yang Zhenyu
Review: Xu Bingnan Yan Yan
