Under what circumstances will the breasts swell

For some female friends, breast swelling is a very common breast problem, but many people don’t know the reason why it occurs. There are many reasons for this situation, such as breast pain during puberty, the influence of hormones during pregnancy, etc. General breast pain has no effect on the health of the body. Most of the pain will be relieved after a period of time. Let’s take a closer look at it below.

When will breasts swell?

1. Breast pain during adolescence: The earliest breast pain in girls usually occurs between the ages of 9 and 13. At this time, the girl's breasts begin to develop. First, the nipple swells, and then a dome-shaped lump about the size of a pea or a bean appears in the breast tissue under the nipple, which is slightly swollen and painful. After menarche, it will disappear on its own as the breasts mature.

2. Premenstrual breast pain: More than half of women experience breast fullness, hardness, and tenderness before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts can become swollen and painful with just the slightest vibration or collision, and the original granular or nodular feeling becomes more obvious. This is caused by increased estrogen levels in the body before menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and edema of the breast interstitial tissue. The above changes may disappear after menstruation.

3. Breast tenderness during pregnancy: Some women experience breast tenderness around 40 days after pregnancy due to the placenta and villi secreting large amounts of estrogen, progesterone and prolactin, which causes breast hyperplasia and breast enlargement. In severe cases, the pain may last throughout the pregnancy and no treatment is needed.

What to do if your breasts swell:

1. Eat more high-fiber foods

High-fiber foods can speed up blood circulation and relieve blood bloating pain. Common vegetables are high-fiber foods, as well as whole grains.

2. Don’t eat heavy-tasting food

Mainly too salty and too spicy, especially for women before and after menstruation

3. Wear a suitable bra

A properly fitted bra can provide a comfortable environment for the breasts

Can effectively relieve breast pain

4. If you feel a lump when you touch it

You can use cold or hot compresses, alternating them for better results.

5. If there is no improvement, breast pain may be caused by a certain disease

For your own health, please seek medical attention immediately.

In terms of syndrome types, there are two main types of premenstrual breast swelling: liver qi stagnation and liver-kidney yin deficiency.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment:

1. Another syndrome of premenstrual breast swelling is liver and kidney yin deficiency. The patient presents with tender and swollen breasts or breast hypoplasia before or during menstruation, accompanied by limb fatigue, soreness of waist and knees, dry eyes, fever in the five parts of the body, dry mouth and tongue, etc. Patients can adopt the following dietary therapy:

Stewed Pork Liver with Scrophularia

Ingredients: 15 grams of Scrophularia, 200 grams of pork liver, appropriate amount of sesame oil, and a little salt.

Preparation: First wash the Scrophularia, put it into a casserole and boil it, then use the juice. Put the pork liver into a casserole containing the medicinal liquid, simmer it over low heat, add a little salt, and after it is cooked, add a little sesame oil and it is ready to eat.

Turtle Kidney Tonic Soup

Ingredients: one turtle (about 1000 grams), 10 grams of wolfberry, 30 grams of yam, 15 grams of rehmannia, 15 grams of Ligustrum lucidum, and appropriate amounts of MSG and fine salt.

Preparation: Raise the turtle for two days, then chop off its head, remove its internal organs, and scrape and clean it. Wash wolfberry, yam, rehmannia and privet fruit, put them in a gauze bag, tie it up and set aside. Put the medicine bag into the casserole and add appropriate amount of water. First boil it with high heat, then simmer it with low heat. When the turtle is cooked through, remove the medicine bag, add MSG and salt, and season to taste.

Turtle Meat, Lily, and Red Date Soup

Ingredients: 250 grams of turtle meat, 50 grams of lily, 15 red dates, appropriate amounts of MSG and fine salt.

Preparation: Wash the turtle meat, cut it into small pieces, put it into a casserole with lilies and red dates, add appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat first, then simmer over low heat until the meat is cooked and the dates are soft, then add appropriate amount of MSG and salt.

2. Patients with liver-qi stagnation may experience breast and nipple pain a few days before menstruation, depression, frequent sighing, chest tightness and flank distension, or irritability, or lower abdominal pain. These patients can adopt the following dietary therapy:

Beef Soup with Cyperus

Ingredients: 15 grams of Cyperus rotundus, 100 grams of beef.

Preparation: Cut the beef into small pieces and put them into a casserole together with the angelica root (cut and washed), add appropriate amount of water, simmer for 1 hour, add salt, oil and other seasonings and it is ready to eat.

Double Flower Tea

Ingredients: 9 grams each of rose and Chinese rose, 3 grams of black tea.

Preparation: Grind the above three ingredients into fine powder, brew with boiling water, simmer for 10 minutes, and drink it warm at any time.