What is the difference between breast swelling before menstruation and pregnancy?

Women may experience breast swelling before their period due to hormonal changes in the body. During menstruation, the level of estrogen in the body rises, causing breast swelling. This symptom also occurs in the early stages of pregnancy. This is a normal reaction of the body and there is no need to panic. If you are worried about breast disease, you can check it by massaging it every day. So, what is the difference between premenstrual breast swelling and pregnancy?

1. How many days will the breasts swell before menstruation?

The breasts will swell for about four or five days. This is because the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body increase before menstruation, stimulating breast hyperplasia, which causes the breasts to become swollen and painful. After menstruation, the levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease, so the breast swelling and pain disappear and the breasts become smaller. This is a normal physiological phenomenon. The editor suggests that at this time you should pay attention to wearing suitable and loose bras, not wearing tight clothes, not being anxious or angry, eating a light diet, and not staying up late.

2. What should you pay attention to during menstruation

1. It is not suitable to have sexual intercourse. During menstruation, the cervix is ​​slightly open. Sexual intercourse during menstruation can easily bring bacteria around the vulva and perineum into the vagina, cervix and even into the uterus, causing endometritis or acute adnexitis (including fallopian tubes and ovaries) and pelvic peritonitis.

2. Avoid strenuous exercise. It is not absolutely forbidden to exercise during menstruation, but strenuous exercise such as high jumping and running should be avoided as much as possible, otherwise it will aggravate the discomfort during menstruation, such as back pain, and even cause dysmenorrhea and menstrual disorders.

3. It is not advisable to eat raw, cold or overly salty food. Eating raw, cold food or drinking cold drinks during menstruation will affect the contraction of the uterus, making it difficult for menstrual blood to be discharged, leading to problems such as dysmenorrhea. Eating too much salty food will aggravate water and sodium retention, leading to problems such as headaches and edema.

Premenstrual chest swelling is mainly related to the increase of estrogen in the body leading to breast hyperplasia, but this condition disappears after menstruation.