Why do I have breast pain before my period?

Many women experience breast pain before each menstruation. This is actually a normal symptom of premenstrual breast pain. If the pain disappears after menstruation, then there is no need to worry and you just need to pay attention to menstrual care and health care.

1. There are many types of breast pain in women, including breast pain during adolescence, premenstrual breast pain, pregnancy pain, postpartum pain, etc. Among them, premenstrual breast pain is a problem faced by many women. More than half of women experience breast fullness, hardness and tenderness before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts may become swollen and painful even with the slightest vibration or collision, and the original granular or nodular feeling may become more obvious. This is due to the increase in estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of the breast tissue. After menstruation, the above changes may disappear.

2. Women with liver and kidney yin deficiency often experience fever, restless sleep, headache and dizziness, hot hands and feet, red lips, easy ulcers on the lips and tongue, thin body and inability to gain weight, back pain, weak knees, etc., in addition to breast pain. Treatment should focus on nourishing the kidney and liver. Commonly used medicines include Adenophora Root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, Toosendan Fructus, Cyperus rotundus, White Peony Root, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Eupatorium fortunei.

3. Liver depression and qi stagnation. Most of these women have a history of bad mood or excessive stress in life. In addition to breast nipple pain that cannot be touched, they are also accompanied by irritability, chest tightness, rib cramps, irritability, nausea, swelling and pain in the lower abdomen, dark blood clots in menstruation, uncoordinated sexual life, dark spots on the face, etc. Treatment should focus on regulating the liver, qi and stomach. Commonly used medicines include Linderae odoratum, Curcuma aromatica, Citrus citron, White Peony Root, Citrus aurantium, Atractylodes macrocephala, malt, and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae.

4. Common symptoms of liver depression and spleen dampness include premenstrual breast pain, obvious tenderness, lower abdominal pain with a feeling of sinking, poor appetite, weakness in the limbs, easy diarrhea, excessive vaginal discharge, and light-colored menstruation. Treatment requires invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness and promoting qi circulation. Commonly used medicines include Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Coix seed, Magnolia officinalis, Toosendan fruit, Albizzia julibrissin bark, etc.