Women's breasts not only represent female beauty, but also serve as tools for breastfeeding the next generation. Some pregnant women may feel itching on one side of their nipple during pregnancy, which can make them worry about whether there are any physical problems and whether it will affect breastfeeding. So, what's going on with the itchy nipple on one side?
1. Clothing and fabric issues. The fabric of the clothes comes into direct contact with the nipple. If your body is allergic to the fabric of the clothing, it can cause itching in your nipples. However, in public places, even if your nipples itch, it is not advisable to directly grab them with your hands to relieve the itching. Therefore, it is best to buy clothes made of pure cotton fabric or clothes with softer fabric. Do not let your nipples become allergic and itchy due to friction with rough fabric.
2. Causes of blood stasis and insufficient qi and blood. Nipples belong to the liver type. If one nipple itches, it should be due to a problem with the body's liver. Nipple itching has a difference between reality and virtuality. If it is empirical, then most cases are due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, which occur during menstruation and cause more pain than itching; If it is a deficiency syndrome, it is mostly due to insufficient qi and blood. Deficiency syndrome occurs during or after menstruation, with itching greater than pain. The first step in treatment is to treat the liver, allowing it to gradually recover, and then start nourishing and protecting the liver in the later stage to make its therapeutic effect more stable.
3. Causes of breast diseases. If this happens, we should go to the hospital as soon as possible for color ultrasound of breast to prevent serious consequences such as breast cancer due to delay.
