Breast pain six days before period

Menstruation is a very critical part for us. It can play many roles in daily life. For example, you may feel some mild abdominal pain during menstruation, some imbalance, some fatigue and dizziness, and some women may experience breast pain in the first few days of menstruation. These should be considered as gynecological diseases or physiological factors.

Generally speaking, breast pain three days before menstruation may be a sign of impending menstruation or early pregnancy, which is normal.

However, some people experience distension and pain. It may be that female friends experience breast distension and pain too early, such as breast distension and pain after menstruation is over or after ovulation, and it hurts when putting on underwear or touching it. This phenomenon is pathological and must be treated as soon as possible, otherwise it is easy to develop gynecological diseases.

Most cases of premenstrual breast pain occur 3 to 5 days before menstruation. In severe cases, the pain may occur two weeks after menstruation, around the time of ovulation. Some people experience pain in the armpits or even in the nipples. Systemic symptoms include mild edema, headache, insomnia, irritability, emotional instability, back pain, lower abdominal pain, and difficulty in defecation. The symptoms disappear after the menstrual period, and this happens repeatedly, once a month. If not properly treated, they will become more and more serious. Over time, they can easily lead to other diseases, the most common of which are breast hyperplasia, breast fibroid tumors or cysts. As a result, menstruation gradually becomes irregular, with scanty menstrual flow and subsequent infertility.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the breasts are governed by the stomach meridian, and the nipples are governed by the liver meridian. Therefore, all breast diseases, poor development or breast atrophy are treated by regulating the liver and stomach. Prescribing the right medicine according to the different conditions will often achieve good results. The treatment of this disease is classified as follows:

(1) Liver depression and Qi stagnation: Most of these women have a history of poor mood or excessive stress in life. In addition to breast nipple pain that cannot be touched, they also have symptoms such as irritability, chest tightness, rib cramps, irritability, nausea, swelling and pain in the lower abdomen, dark blood clots in menstruation, sexual disharmony, and dark spots on the face. 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, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, etc.

(ii) Liver depression and spleen dampness: Common symptoms include premenstrual breast pain, obvious tenderness, lower abdominal pain with a feeling of heaviness, poor appetite, weakness in the limbs, easy diarrhea, excessive vaginal discharge, and light-colored menstruation. Treatment requires strengthening 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.