Hi All, Something I have found to work with many women who get recurrent masititis (after ruling out the basic reaons first, of course) is that when they first start ot feel it coming on, they go to bed and take Ibuprofin every 4-6 hours. It seems that the anti-inflamitory action of the Ibuprofin helps to minimize or stop (in some cases, dead in its tracks!) the mastitis. I don't know why, and don't know if there has been any research on this, but the women I have talked to said it sure helped them! I had one client a few months ago who had recurring mastitis every 2 months like clockwork. It would put her in bed for 3-4 days, and if she got antibiotics for it, she would end up with thrush. I had mentioned to her that one mom I knew had used the Ibuprofin with great results, so she tried it. Last I heard, she would still get the mastitis, but would only need to go to bed for a day, because the Ibup. really seemed to knock it out. Who knows why some things work? But it seems to work for some! Jay