BREAST PROBLEM

Sometimes discharge from your nipplés is okay
and will get better on its own. You are more
likely to have nipplé discharge as you get older
and if you have been pregnant at least once.
Nipplé discharge is usually not a symptom of
bréast cancer. But it is important to find out
what is causing it and to get treatment. Here are
some reasons for nipplé discharge:
Pregnancy
Stopping bréastfeeding
Rubbing on the area from a bra or t-shirt
Infection
Inflammation and clogging of the bréast
ducts (mammary duct ectasia)
Injury to the bréast
Non-cancerous brain tumors
Small growth in the bréast that is usually not
cancer (intraductal papilloma)
Severe hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid
gland)
Fibrocystic bréast (normal lumpiness in the
bréast)
Use of certain medicines, such as birth
control pills, cimetidine, methyldopa,
metoclopramide, phenothiazines, reserpine,
tricyclicantidepressants, or verapamil
Use of certain herbs such as anise and fennel
Widening of the milk ducts
Sometimes, babies can have nipplé disharge.
Your doctor or nurse will call this “witch’s
milk.” It is caused by hormones from the
mother before birth, and should go away in 2
weeks.
Cancers that can cause nipplé discharge are:
Bréast cancer
Paget’s disease of the bréast (a rare form of
bréast cancer)
Symptoms
Nipplé discharge that is NOT normal is:
Bloody
Comes from only one nipplé
Comes out on its own without you squeezing
or touching your nipplé
bosom discharge is more likely to be normal if:
It comes out of both nipplés
Happens when you squeeze your nipplés
The color of the discharge does not tell you
whether it is normal or not. The discharge can
look milky, clear, yellow, green, or brown.
Squeezing your nipplé to check for discharge
can make it worse. Leaving them alone may
make the nipplé discharge go away.