Mastitis Symptoms

If you’ve had mastitis, what were your symptoms?! A bit of context: On Friday, I went to A&E (phoned 111 and they told me to go to my GP but the GP told me to go straight to A&E) with suspected mastitis and sepsis. I was shaking uncontrollably, freezing cold, felt sick, felt like I was going to faint, head felt like it was going to explode, right boob was completely engorged and so painful that I couldn’t even move my arm. They checked all my vitals and were happy that I didn’t have sepsis. But they thought I was just engorged and my ducts were blocked so gave me antibiotics and co-cocadmol for the pain. Friday night into Saturday I hadn’t ate and was throwing up any time I did. Today I have had diarrhoea. But I’ve actually managed to eat. Sickness has gone and headache has gone. Today my boob is looking much more like a textbook case of mastitis, so I’m confident it’s that. Dr Google is saying it can be a symptom but also it could be a sign of sepsis. I’m just trying to figure out if the sickness and diarrhoea are normal?
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I had mastitis due to a blocked duct. My boob was hot to touch, felt very full and swollen. I felt like I had flu like symptoms. I had a fever and was run down and just felt sorry for myself. I wasn’t sick and I don’t remember having diarrhoea though. Went to hospital and she prescribed antibiotics which cleared it up within two days. Hope you manage to get it sorted and everything is okay x

I felt awful. Very cold. And shivers. Exhausted and my boobs were extremely heavy and sore

This sounds exactly how I was when I had mastitis!! I was absolutely shaking, on a right mess, soon as i got antibiotics I was fine x

For me depending on the antibiotics they can give me sickness and diarrhoea, which is a very common side effect. If you are worried though seek medical attention, even if it’s just 111. Sepsis is no joke. Good luck xx

Thank you all so much! Definitely reduced the panic! I’m on day 2 of the antibiotics now and starting to feel much better in myself. Just need to be able to actually stomach food and keep it in!

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