What should I do if I have breast pain due to scanty menstruation?

Breast swelling and pain during menstruation is a common and normal problem. It can be effectively relieved by paying attention to menstrual regulation and a scientific and healthy diet. Avoiding salty foods during menstruation, paying attention to local massage or applying hot compresses on the abdomen can relieve the pain.

1. Don’t eat salty food

High-salt foods can easily cause breast enlargement, and such foods should be avoided especially in the 7 to 10 days before menstruation.

2. Massage

Gently massaging the breasts can help return excess body fluid 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.

3. Hot compress

Hot compress is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment that can relieve breast pain by using a heat bag, hot water bottle, or hot bath. If you use alternating cold and hot compresses, the effect of eliminating breast discomfort will be better.

4. Change your eating habits

Eat a low-fat, high-fiber diet, consuming fiber from whole grains (whole grains), vegetables, and legumes.

5. Stay away from coffee

According to medical research, 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 have to completely give up soda, chocolate, ice cream, tea, and caffeinated painkillers.

6. Eat less salt

High-salt foods should be avoided 7 to 10 days before menstruation because they can cause breast enlargement. People who often eat three meals a day in restaurants need to pay attention. The food in restaurants often adds a lot of condiments, so the salt content is much higher than that of home-made dishes. If you eat very salty stews or snacks, do not drink a lot of water immediately, because this will not only fail to neutralize the salt, but will also allow the salt to penetrate into the blood through the liquid and compress the blood vessels.