What is mastitis?
Mastitis is an infection of the breast. It occurs in the fatty tissue of the breast and causes redness, swelling, and pain. It may occur with women that are breastfeeding.
How do members experience mastitis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with mastitis*
Common symptoms
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
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Anxious mood
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Depressed mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for mastitis*
We currently don't have enough shared data that is made public for this condition.
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Who has mastitis on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 1 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 8 | |
50s | 2 | |
60s | 1 | |
70+ | 2 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 1 | |
Female | 16 |
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