Causes of breast swelling a few days before menstruation

Female friends have a few days of discomfort every month, but this is an inevitable menstrual period. Menstruation can reflect a woman’s physical health. Therefore, female friends should not only adapt to menstruation, but also pay attention to some physical discomfort caused by menstruation. Many women say that menstruation is a physiological phenomenon. I can accept that, but a few days before menstruation, my breasts always ache dully and cannot be touched. The pain will not be relieved until the menstruation comes. why is that?

1. Qi stagnation constitution

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that breast pain a few days before menstruation is caused by qi stagnation. People with qi stagnation who are unhappy and sighing all day long will first suffer damage to their livers. "The liver is responsible for the regulation of qi and blood." When the liver function is affected, the regulation of qi and blood will be blocked, resulting in the inability to regulate the whole body's qi and blood circulation. This will cause a series of manifestations to the body. For women, it manifests itself as breast pain and abdominal pain before menstruation.

2. Bad living and eating habits

People nowadays have a very colorful life, and their nightlife is even more exciting. They eat all kinds of midnight snacks. This kind of life habit of reversing day and night, staying up late for a long time and lack of sleep, as well as bad eating habits such as eating midnight snacks and eating and drinking too much for a long time may cause breast pain.

3. Lobular Hyperplasia

One week before menstruation, there is intermittent distension or dull pain in the chest. This may also be caused by lobular hyperplasia of the breast, which is one of the symptoms of malformed breast structure. The main symptom is breast pain, which is not frequent and usually only occurs a few days before menstruation.

So, how to relieve breast pain before menstruation?

1. Hot compress: Hot compress can promote blood circulation in the body. Apply a hot towel to your chest for two minutes while taking a bath. It is simple and convenient and can effectively relieve chest pain.

2. Maintain a slim figure: If a woman has too much fat in her body, she will produce and store a lot of estrogen, and breast tissue is very sensitive to hormones. Once there is too much estrogen in the body, the breasts will feel swollen and painful. Studies have shown that obese women experience significant relief from breast pain and swelling after losing weight. Therefore, it would be helpful for women to relieve breast pain if they pay attention to keeping a slim body.