What causes chest tightness and shortness of breath in women?

In daily life, many female friends will encounter such a situation, that is, sometimes when we are living or working normally, we will experience symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath, and the duration of this symptom may be long or short. When you feel chest tightness and shortness of breath, you feel that breathing is difficult, strenuous, and lacks confidence. Those with mild symptoms will not feel much, but those with severe symptoms will feel difficulty breathing, as if a huge rock is pressing on the chest. So what causes chest tightness and shortness of breath in women?

Chest tightness and shortness of breath are common symptoms among unmarried women and married young women. After going to the hospital for examination, including chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, auscultation, etc., no lesion could be found. Why do young women experience chest tightness and shortness of breath? According to TCM's theory of viscera and meridians and the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, chest tightness and shortness of breath are often closely related to "liver qi stagnation." Because women, especially young women, have rich and delicate emotions, when they are trapped in the emotional "encirclement" in love, marriage, and family and cannot extricate themselves, they often feel depressed and cause qi stagnation and liver depression.

Looking at the reasons why young women feel chest tightness and shortness of breath: Physiological factors: Women's reproductive systems, such as the ovaries, begin to develop and mature from puberty, secreting estrogen, which triggers monthly menstruation and the formation of obvious female sexual characteristics. Chest tightness and shortness of breath are closely related to the level of sex hormone secretion. Young women have vigorous estrogen secretion in their bodies, which leads to thickening of subcutaneous fat. Adipose tissue consumes more oxygen than muscle tissue, so young women will suffer from insufficient oxygen supply to the human body and experience chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Psychological factors are mainly caused by unpleasant emotions such as depression and sexual frustration. Girls tend to be sensitive in emotions. They tend to sulk when encountering unpleasant things. Their emotional discomfort often makes them feel chest tightness and shortness of breath. According to psychologists, chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by this reason is the most common. It seems that we should be more open-minded about everything and not be too picky. Pathological factors Common diseases in women include myocarditis and autonomic dysfunction. Among various types of myocarditis, viral myocarditis is the most common. Women are prone to viral myocarditis after suffering from colds and upper respiratory tract infections.

Through the above introduction, we know the causes of chest tightness and shortness of breath in women, so female friends must pay attention to adjusting their mentality, keeping their mood happy, and be optimistic about various things in life, and don't be biased. At the same time, you must insist on exercising in your life. Only in this way can you avoid symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath.