Causes of breast tenderness before period

Women often experience breast pain before their period. This is normal. The symptom of breast pain tells women that their period is about to come or that they are pregnant. However, there are some women who will continue to experience breast pain no matter what the situation is, which means that there is something wrong with their health. So what are the reasons for breast pain before menstruation?

First, what are the reasons for breast pain before menstruation? Most premenstrual breast pain occurs 3 to 5 days before menstruation. Severe patients may experience pain two weeks after menstruation, around the time of ovulation. Some people experience pain in the armpits and 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.

Second, 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: Liver depression and qi stagnation: Most of these women have a history of emotional distress or excessive stress in life. In addition to breast nipple pain, they cannot be touched.

Third, 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, heavy and light-colored menstruation, etc. The treatment needs to invigorate the spleen, eliminate dampness and promote qi circulation. Commonly used medicines include Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Coix seed, Magnolia officinalis, Toosendan fruit, Albizzia julibrissin bark, etc.

What is the reason for breast pain before menstruation? Liver and kidney yin deficiency: In addition to breast pain, these women often experience fever, restless sleep, headache and dizziness, hot hands and feet, red lips, easy ulcers on the lips and tongue, thin body and inability to gain weight, back pain, weak knees, etc.