My left nipple was hurting yesterday, and I was a bit panicked trying to figure out why because I couldn't see any surface wounds. I massaged it a lot trying to see if I had a clogged milk duct or something, but it just made the pain worse. Then, I remembered what my mom told me about how ibuprofen controls inflammation and sometimes the body has too much inflammation to heal itself. I took two doses of ibuprofen yesterday, and now my nipple feels a lot better.