What to do if your breast lump hurts

There are many common breast diseases in women. The common treatments for breast diseases in women are medication and surgery. These two treatments are very helpful in alleviating breast problems and do not have much impact on women's bodies. So what should you do if you have breast lumps and pain? This is something many women do not understand. In this case, you can first choose massage to relieve the pain and avoid worsening the problem.

What to do if you have a painful breast lump:

Fibrocystic breast disease is the most common breast disease in women, and its incidence ranks first among breast diseases. In recent years, the incidence of this disease has been increasing year by year, and the age of patients has been getting younger and younger. According to surveys, about 70% to 80% of women have varying degrees of breast hyperplasia, which is more common in women aged 25-45.

Experts warn: After suffering from breast hyperplasia, quite a number of patients do not take it seriously enough, delay seeking medical treatment or only seek relief from breast pain symptoms, without realizing the potential dangers of breast hyperplasia - that is, a small number of breast hyperplasia will persist for a long time and may develop benign breast tumors or malignant lesions.

Causes of breast hyperplasia

Breast hyperplasia is a structural degenerative lesion of breast tissue ducts and lobules and progressive growth of connective tissue. The main cause of the disease is endocrine hormone imbalance. So what are the causes of endocrine hormone disorders?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that if the emotions are not smooth, the liver qi cannot be discharged normally, resulting in qi stagnation and blood stasis. People with Chong and Ren disorders often have menstrual disorders and facial pigmentation. Modern medicine believes that marriage, childbirth, diet, the external environment in which people live, and genetic factors are the main causes of breast disease.

Symptoms of breast hyperplasia

It is mainly characterized by cyclical breast pain. Initially, it is a diffuse distension and pain, and the tenderness is more obvious on the upper outer side and upper middle part of the breast. The pain worsens before menstruation every month and decreases or disappears after menstruation. In severe cases, there is persistent pain before and after menstruation. Sometimes the pain radiates to the armpits, shoulders, back, upper limbs, etc. Patients often report that they have a lump in their breast, but clinical examination only reveals thickened mammary glands. In very rare cases of simple lobular breast hyperplasia in adolescence, the disease can heal itself in about 2 years, but most patients need treatment. Don't endure it.

Treatment of breast hyperplasia

Since breast hyperplasia is mainly caused by hormonal imbalance, treatment should start with regulating endocrine system. Traditional Chinese medicine has its unique features, especially for those suffering from Chong and Ren disorders, constipation, and combined with breast hyperplasia.

After understanding what to do if breast lumps and pain occur, women should be emotionally stable when relieving breast pain. A bad mood will make the breast pain more severe and the treatment will be complicated. Women should also pay attention to this. After giving birth, women should also prevent such situations during breastfeeding.