What should I do if I have mouth ulcers during breastfeeding? Causes and treatments of oral ulcers

Mouth ulcers, also known as oral ulcers, are a disease that has a great impact on people. If the oral ulcers are severe, they may even affect the patient's daily diet. Generally speaking, oral ulcers need to be treated with medication, but women who are breastfeeding cannot take medication casually because they need to feed their children. So, what should you do if you have oral ulcers during breastfeeding? The following will give you a detailed introduction!

Overview

Oral ulcers, commonly known as "mouth sores", are a common ulcerative injury disease that occurs in the oral mucosa. They are more common in the inner side of the lips, tongue, tongue ventral side, buccal mucosa, vestibule groove, soft palate and other parts. The mucosa in these parts lacks a keratinized layer or has poor keratinization. Tongue ulcers refer to oral ulcers that occur on the tongue and the ventral part of the tongue. When oral ulcers occur, the pain is severe and there is obvious local burning pain. In severe cases, it can affect eating and speaking, causing great inconvenience to daily life. It may be complicated by bad breath, chronic pharyngitis, constipation, headache, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, irritability, fever, swollen lymph nodes and other systemic symptoms.

Causes and common diseases

The occurrence of oral ulcers is the result of the combined action of multiple factors, including local trauma, mental stress, food, drugs, malnutrition, changes in hormone levels and lack of vitamins or trace elements. Systemic diseases, genetics, immunity and microorganisms may play an important role in the occurrence and development of oral ulcers. Lack of trace elements such as zinc and iron, lack of folic acid, vitamin B12 and malnutrition can reduce immune function and increase the likelihood of oral ulcers. Bacteria such as Streptococcus sanguinis and Helicobacter pylori are also closely related to oral ulcers. Oral ulcers usually indicate that the body may have potential systemic diseases. Oral ulcers are related to gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, ulcerative colitis, regional enteritis, hepatitis, women's menstruation, vitamin B malabsorption, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, etc.

treat

Oral ulcers during lactation need to be treated under the guidance of a doctor. The treatment of oral ulcers is mainly to eliminate the cause, strengthen the physical fitness, and treat the symptoms. The treatment method should adhere to the combination of systemic treatment and local treatment, the combination of Chinese and Western medicine treatment, and the combination of physiological and psychological treatment. It should be noted that long-term, large and deep tongue ulcers may be a precancerous lesion that can easily become cancerous, and a biopsy should be performed to confirm the diagnosis if necessary.