> I furthermore hypothesise that the inflammation associated with
mastitis is just >that, and not infective. Inflammation can be caused by
the milk being forced out of >the ducts and into the surrounding tissue
(which was also mentioned in Ros's post >I think). The reason antibiotics
'work' is that they have an anti-inflammatory effect.
So...had anyone had a mom who was treated with only, say ibuprofen, and
the mastitis resolved? (And wouldn't the dose be more than normal OTC
recommendations? I know each OTC is 200 mg and rx is 800 mg per
tablet....)
Fascinating thread--makes a lot of sense to me!
Karen Zeretzke
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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