What Causes Pain And Swelling In The Right Breast?

Posted on Wed, 10 May 2017

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Wed, 10 May 2017 Answered on

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Question : My right breast, specifically the nipple and areola, is sore to the touch, has a stingy/burning/achy feeling and is a bit swollen. No fever, no redness, no discharge from the nipple

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be infection, oral antibiotics & anti inflammatory medicines

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
According to your complaints it seems to be due to infection in the breast tissue.
I would recommend you to take oral antibiotics and anti inflammatory medicines.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to take tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days and tablet ibuprofen twice daily.
Oral antibiotics are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng