What ointment should I use for breast eczema?

Eczema is a very common skin disease that can occur at any age. If eczema is not treated in time, it will become more and more serious. The most obvious feature of eczema is itching. If you unfortunately suffer from eczema, you must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time, and choose a suitable treatment method according to your physical condition. Breast eczema is a type of eczema, which is generally more common in women during lactation. What kind of ointment can be used for breast eczema?

Breast eczema, also known as nipple eczema, mostly occurs around the nipples. At the beginning, there are red rashes around the nipples that are very itchy. If it is not serious, you can choose some Chinese medicine ointments to apply to the eczema area. Generally, the itching symptoms will disappear after a while, and you will slowly recover completely. Breast eczema is a non-specific allergic skin inflammation. Generally, the occurrence of breast eczema is closely related to physical constitution. People with allergic constitution are more likely to develop it than those with general constitution. Patients with eczema have stronger allergy symptoms to some high-protein foods, such as eggs, soybeans, milk, etc., so please pay attention!

People with breast eczema should pay attention to keeping the affected area clean and dry, not too moist. They should eat a light diet and eat more vegetables rich in vitamins. They should avoid tobacco, alcohol, seafood, fish, spicy or greasy foods, etc., as this will cause recurrent eczema and make it more difficult to treat.

The general causes of breast eczema are: external factors: such as sunlight, cold, heat, sweating, friction, and various animal furs, plants, chemicals, cosmetics, soaps, artificial fibers, dyes, plastic products, etc. can induce eczema, and some foods such as eggs, feces, fish, shrimp, crabs, milk and other foreign proteins, especially overeating various stale foreign protein foods during lactation can aggravate some breast eczema. Internal factors: such as allergic constitution, metabolic, endocrine or digestive tract dysfunction, neuropsychiatric dysfunction, excessive fatigue, mental stress, lesion infection, intestinal parasitic disease, etc. From the perspective of pathogenesis, this disease is mainly a delayed allergic reaction caused by complex internal and external stimuli. The patient may have a certain eczema constitution and develop the disease when stimulated by certain factors. This disease often involves multiple factors, the causes are complex, and some of them are not clear yet and need further study. If the condition has not lasted long, for acute eczema, local normal saline, 3% boric acid or 1:2000-1:10000 potassium permanganate solution can be used for washing and wet compressing, and calamine lotion can be used for astringency and protection. Chronic eczema should be treated with appropriate glucocorticoid creams, tar preparations or immunomodulators, such as tacrolimus ointment and pimecrolimus ointment. Add antibiotic preparations for secondary infection. During this period, avoid spicy food, seafood and other irritating foods, tobacco and alcohol, etc.