My aunt's breasts are hard and painful

Many female friends experience breast pain and swelling a few days before or during menstruation, and their breasts become very hard, which makes women feel very painful. This period of breast pain is caused by hormonal changes, which can be relieved by some methods. Let’s take a look at what we can do to relieve breast pain when it occurs before or during menstruation.

1. Causes of breast pain during menstruation

The menstrual cycle is formed by the constant changes in hormone levels in the body. The ovulation period is 14 days before the next menstruation. After the ovary ovulates, the levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body will continue to rise, reaching a peak in about 7-10 days. The breasts will grow under the stimulation of hormones, and women with more severe effects will experience breast pain, hardening, etc.

2. How to relieve breast pain during menstruation

1. Hot compress on the breasts is a simple method. Many times, breast pain during menstruation is more severe, and the pain will disappear with the end of menstruation. Hot compress on the breasts can promote blood circulation and relieve breast pain. You can also apply hot compress with salt water on a towel.

2. Reduce salt intake, because foods containing too much salt can cause breast enlargement. If you consume too much salt during your menstrual period, it is easy to experience breast pain. This is something you need to pay attention to. Try to pay attention to your salt intake in the previous week.

3. Avoid food and products containing hormones. For example, many foods we eat in daily life are injected with hormones, expanders, catalysts and other hormone-like substances. If they are ingested, they will do no harm but no benefit to the breasts. The skin care products we usually use need to be identified whether they are safe and hormone-free products. These hormone products are very harmful to the breasts.

4. Do not eat cold food one week before menstruation. As summer is approaching, we may experience symptoms of getting angry, but be careful not to reduce the heat by drinking herbal tea. If you consume it one week before menstruation, it will increase the risk of breast pain.

5. Keep warm and do not wash your hair with cold water. When your menstrual period comes, your body will be relatively afraid of cold and you will easily catch a cold, which will lead to poor blood circulation and breast pain.

3. What foods should you eat for breast pain during menstruation

1. Spinach

Spinach is rich in vitamin E. Eating spinach can effectively supplement vitamin E and help relieve breast pain.

2. Panicum salviae

Ingredients: 10g pangolin, 15g salvia miltiorrhiza

Preparation method: Clean the pangolin and set aside; clean the salvia miltiorrhiza and set aside. Add appropriate amount of water to the pot, add pangolin and salvia miltiorrhiza after boiling, simmer over high heat for 20 minutes, add to white porridge and take once a day.

3. Celery and kelp salad

Ingredients: 100 grams of kelp, 100 grams of celery, a little chopped ginger and green onion. Wash the kelp and set aside; wash the celery, cut into sections and set aside. Blanch the kelp and celery, put them into a plate and add onions, garlic, seasoning and sesame oil. Eat once a day.