What causes nipple swelling and pain?

Sometimes women feel a dull pain in their breasts and a feeling of swelling. This is a phenomenon that many women have experienced, especially before the menstrual period. This problem is even more common. So, why do women experience dull pain in their breasts? Could it be a sign of some disease? What are the causes of dull breast pain and how can you relieve it? Let me tell you about it below.

In addition to the menstrual period, breast discomfort can also be caused by irregular daily life, excessive fatigue, excessive depression and anxiety, as well as breast diseases. So, to protect your breasts, please pay attention to doing these things.

1. Massage your breasts frequently: Gently massaging your breasts can return excess body fluids to the lymphatic system. When massaging, first apply soapy liquid to the breast, and rotate your fingers along the surface of the breast in a circle about the size of a coin. Then use your hands to press the breasts in and bounce them up, which is extremely helpful in preventing breast discomfort.

2. Wear a firm bra: In addition to preventing breast sagging, the more important function of a bra is to prevent further compression of the already compressed breast nerves and eliminate discomfort. Careful sisters will find that those jogging athletes wear stable bras for this health reason.

3. Avoid diuretics: Diuretics do help discharge fluid from the body and can also reduce breast swelling. But this immediate relief comes at a cost. Excessive use of diuretics can lead to potassium loss, disrupt electrolyte balance, and affect glucose formation.

4. Hot compress: You can use hot compress bags, hot water bottles or hot baths to relieve breast pain. If you use alternating cold and hot compresses, the effect of eliminating breast discomfort will be better.

5. Prevent obesity: For obese women, losing weight will help relieve breast swelling and pain.

6. Apply castor oil to the chest: Castor oil contains a substance that can enhance the function of T11 lymphocytes. This type of lymphocyte can accelerate the recovery of various infections and eliminate pain.

7. Take vitamins: Your diet should include foods rich in vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, and B vitamins. These vitamins help regulate the production of prostaglandin E. At the same time, eat less margarine because the hydrogenated fat in it interferes with the body's ability to convert essential fatty acids (from food) into gamma-linoleic acid (GIA), which promotes the formation of prostaglandin E and inhibits the production of prolactin.

Diet and health care methods

1. Change your eating habits, eat a low-fat, high-fiber diet, and eat more cereals (whole wheat), vegetables, and beans.

2. Avoid spicy and sour foods, eat more fruits and vegetables, and increase the intake of vitamins, protein, etc.

3. Do not eat too salty food. High-salt food can easily cause breast enlargement. This type of food should be avoided especially 7 to 10 days before menstruation.

4. Switch to skim dairy products. Bran helps to increase physical strength. Eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables to increase fiber intake.

5. Try not to drink alcohol, reduce sodium intake, eat more celery for diuresis, vitamin E can relieve the symptoms of fibrocystic disease, and vitamin A can relieve pain.

6. Stay away from coffee. It has not been confirmed whether caffeine causes breast discomfort. However, according to medical surveys, many women with breast pain and other benign symptoms have significant improvement in their symptoms after quitting caffeine.

The editor kindly reminds women that during the menstrual period, they should pay attention to the combination of work and rest and not overwork themselves. They should keep a happy mood, stable emotions and reduce mental stimulation. In addition, they should wear looser underwear in daily life. If it is not a special period and the chest still feels swollen and painful for a long time, you need to go to the hospital immediately for relevant examinations and early treatment.