Breast lumps before menstruation

Some women may experience some premenstrual symptoms before the menstrual period, but this does not happen to everyone. It depends on their actual health and pathological conditions. For example, some people will experience breast pain, others will feel tired, body aches and drowsiness, and in more serious cases, they may become unbearable due to slight vibrations.

What causes breast lumps before menstruation?

Breast pain during menstruation is a normal phenomenon. Medically, this condition is classified as premenstrual syndrome, which is caused by high levels of female hormones in the body before menstruation. Breast pain is attributed to breast hyperplasia and breast tissue edema caused by estrogen. However, after the menstrual period comes, female hormones gradually recover and this phenomenon will disappear. No medical treatment is needed, and no need to worry too much.

What causes breast pain before menstruation?

There are many types of breast pain in women, including breast pain during puberty, premenstrual breast pain, pain during pregnancy, and pain after giving birth. Among them, premenstrual breast pain is a problem encountered by many women. More than half of women experience breast swelling, hardening, and tenderness before their menarche. In severe cases, the breasts may feel swollen, painful and uncomfortable even with slight vibration or impact, and the original granules or lumps may become more obvious. It is caused by the increase in estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of the breast tissue. After menarche, the shift may resolve.

1. Kidney Qi Deficiency

Before their menstrual period, many women, in addition to chest pain, often also experience poor sleep, irritability, dizziness, tongue and mouth sores, and weakness in the waist and knees. This is mainly due to kidney deficiency. In order to treat this condition, you must nourish yin and kidney, and eat more of this kind of medicine in your daily health care, such as Adenophora, Red Peony Root, Zedoaria, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc.

2. Liver Qi Stagnation

This type of women usually have a history of high stress or unstable mood, so before their period they not only have chest pain, but also chest tightness, shortness of breath, irritability, nausea, and sexual disharmony. During the menstrual period, there will be symptoms such as gray-black blood clots in the menstrual period and black spots on the face. According to the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is best to regulate the liver and stomach and eat more blood-nourishing and liver-softening foods, such as Linderae odoratum, Curcuma aromatica, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae.

3. Liver Qi Stagnation and Spleen Dampness

This condition is characterized by chest pain before menstruation, lower abdominal pain with a feeling of heaviness, poor appetite, diarrhea, weakness in the limbs, and heavy menstrual flow but a light color. To treat this condition, it is best to eat more spleen-strengthening, dampness-removing and qi-regulating medicines, commonly found are Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Coix seed, and Albizzia julibrissin bark.