Radiating chest pain

The high mortality rate of breast cancer has served as a warning to many female friends. Many women suspect breast cancer when they experience chest pain. This is just scaring themselves. Radiating chest pain is likely intercostal nerve pain. Breast cancer patients will have lumps, not just pain. The following introduces the possible causes of breast pain in women. If you don’t understand, you can take a closer look.

If you have radiating or throbbing breast pain that only occurs occasionally, it may be caused by intercostal neuralgia. You can take some vitamins to nourish your nerves and then observe the situation. Pay more attention to changes in pain, including whether there is a lump in the painful area, whether there is deep tenderness, whether there is nipple discharge, etc. At the same time, compare whether the sizes of both breasts are equal, whether there are any sunken or protruding ones, and go to the hospital for treatment in time if any abnormalities are found.

What is breast pain in women?

There are many types of breast pain in women, and individual differences are also quite obvious. "Breast pain can be manifested in many ways. Some people feel pain in only a small area, some feel pain in one breast, and some feel discomfort in both breasts. Some feel bloating, some feel tingling, and some feel radiating pain like electric shock. Some people feel that the pain is very mild, some feel that the pain makes them unable to sleep, and some feel that the degree is very severe, and it hurts so much when touched that they dare not even take off their clothes or lift heavy objects."

So, is breast pain serious for women? Is it a sign of breast cancer? In this regard, Cai Wensong believes that women don't need to be too nervous about breast pain. Most breast pains are not related to breast cancer. "Many people's pain is related to menstruation. Most people feel that the pain is obvious before menstruation and can be relieved after menstruation. Among these patients with breast pain, in addition to pain, some patients can feel seemingly lumpy lumps on their breasts, but these are all 'breast hyperplasia' and have no necessary connection with breast cancer."

How to relieve breast pain?

Avoid high-salt foods

Experts point out that high-salt foods can easily cause breast enlargement, and such foods, such as salty and spicy sausages, should be avoided especially in the 7-10 days before menstruation. In addition, adhere to three meals a day, adopt a low-fat, high-fiber diet, and consume fiber from cereals (whole wheat), vegetables, and beans.

Wear a bra

In fact, in addition to preventing breast sagging, the more important role of a bra is to prevent the already compressed breast nerves from being further compressed and eliminate discomfort.

Massage your breasts regularly

Slowly and gently massaging the breasts can help excess fluid return to the lymphatic system. When massaging, you can first apply soapy liquid on your breasts, and then rotate your fingers along the surface of the breasts in a circle about the size of a coin. Then use your hands to press the breasts in and bounce them up, which is very effective in relieving breast discomfort.

Avoid diuretics

Diuretics can help discharge fluid from the body, thereby relieving breast tenderness. However, if the relief is too sudden or diuretics are used excessively, it will lead to potassium loss, disrupt the balance of electrolytes, and affect glucose metabolism.

Stay away from coffee

Does caffeine cause breast discomfort? This has not been proven. However, according to medical surveys, many women with breast pain and other benign symptoms have significant improvement in their symptoms after quitting caffeine. Therefore, you have to give up coffee completely, which means you can't touch soda, chocolate, ice cream, tea, or caffeinated painkillers at all.