Mammalgia

Mastodynia - it's quite unpleasant painful feelings in the area of ​​the breast, feeling heavier, swelling. When mastodinia even a slight touch to the chest brings an unpleasant sensation. Often, mastodinia is identified as one of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, another indicator of this disease can be pregnancy, nervousness, as well as the transition of a girl to a sexually mature age. But it can also occur due to certain abnormalities in the female body.

According to statistics, any woman at least once in her life suffered this ailment. More than 50% of women feel signs of mastodynia every month. It causes considerable psychological damage to the psychological and physiological background. Can enter into a state of depression, which adversely affects relationships within the family.

Mastodynia causes

Mastodynia is divided into two types - non-cyclic and cyclical.

Noncyclic mastodynia refers to a number of diseases that are not hormonal disorders, but are manifested during the menstrual period. The cause of this type of disease can be various inflammatory processes in the chest, tumors, connective tissue disorders, intercostal neuralgia.

Cyclic mastodynia is associated exclusively with the work of the ovaries and sex hormones of a woman who affect in any way the mammary gland. Premenstrual syndrome also refers to the category of a cyclic species.

The manifestation of mastodynia can occur with the use of hormonal medications, such as oral contraceptives. Often, women taking medications of this kind show symptoms of mastodynia after the first techniques, it is somewhere in the first three months of use. Later the symptoms disappear. Mastodynia often becomes a consequent symptom of such a common malaise as mastopathy.

The main causes of mastodynia are violations of the hormonal background in the female body, a violation of the cycle of menstruation, as well as an upset of the thyroid gland. The whole problem is that the work on the pituitary level of sex hormones is very similar to that of the thyroid system, they are closely interrelated. And after that, consequences are implicated, which can thereby cause mastopathy.

Failures in the liver and digestive system can also cause mastodynia. The liver manages many processes in the body, and the exchange of steroid hormones is one of them. If there are questions in the work of the liver or digestive tract - this can lead to poor digestion of substances or, conversely, too intense.

Stressful situations and conditions close to depressive also lead to the development of mastodynia. The emergence of problems with the nervous system leads to the dislocation of the hypothalamus and the brain in particular. This entails a disruption in the endocrine system( dysfunction of the thyroid gland, ovaries and pituitary gland).The whole chain is not good for the gland tissue.

Pregnancy interruptions also often lead to the development of mastodynia. Primarily this applies to primary pregnancy. Artificial abortion disrupts the natural processes of the body, which are just beginning to rebuild in a new way. This terrible hormonal stress for the health of women, it violates many physiological processes, which often leads to serious consequences. The detection of malignant tumors and tumors is one of them.

Mastodynia symptoms

Symptoms of mastodynia can manifest themselves all at once, or separately.

The first thing to be given due attention is pain. A significant sense of heaviness in the mammary gland, aching dull pain, which becomes stronger with menstruation. Such pain causes strong and constant discomfort. Usually, pain of this nature is localized in the chest, or gives to the scapula. The feeling of pain with mastodinia can be permanent, or subside for a while. As a rule, it is associated with the beginning of the period of menstruation. Contrary to the belief that pain is the main symptom of the disease, up to 20% of women do not experience it to the extent that the rest of the women experience it. Everything depends on the pain threshold for each woman individually.

When palpation of the breast gland, seals are felt, the contours and boundaries of which are difficult to follow.

There is an increase and swelling of lymph nodes in the armpit. The sensitivity of the breast is increased in 10% of women who suffer from mastodynia.

A significant increase in the mammary gland during mastodynia is due to the fact that the blood in the veins stagnates, the tissue swells. Because of this process, the breast can increase by 10-15%.The process of swelling is accompanied by painful sensations, the sensitivity of the tissues of the breast. Often mastodynia is caused by severe headaches, migraine. There are painful sensations in the abdomen, accompanied by dysbiosis, constipation, flatulence, swelling. The patient's condition can be called restless - depressive, easily excitable and full of fear. As a rule, these symptoms pass from the first discharge of menstruation.

Also, with mastodinia, there may be various kinds of discharge from the nipples. The nature of such secretions can range from abundant to moderate, they can stand out spontaneously or only when you press the nipple. The color of the secretions can also be different. Allocations can be transparent, cloudy, with a green tinge, brown and even bloody. For such secretions it is necessary to monitor and emphasize the allocation of red and bloody hues and colors. The reddish color of such secretions from the breast can threaten with serious consequences. However, any discharge from the breast should be a signal to visit the doctor.

Often when mastodinia can detect a node in the mammary gland. Neoplasm of this kind can occur in the presence of nodal mastopathy. It is well palpated, its edges clearly marked, the dimensions may be different. Often nodular mastopathy is confused with breast cancer. But to determine what caused the tumor, carry out a series of diagnostics and analyzes.

In order to identify mastodinia, you should carefully probe and examine the mammary gland. Do this after the menstrual cycle has passed. To understand the cause of the onset of the disease, you should take a blood test to the level of hormones. Usually, patients of a younger age are encouraged to undergo ultrasound, older patients - ultrasound and mammograms. If the result is positive, then the patient should undergo a biopsy.

Mastodynia treatment of

The beginning of treatment of mastodynia is primarily aimed at cessation of pain factors in the mammary gland. Often the patient and the doctor are faced with the problem of treating the symptoms of mastodynia or trying to get to the bottom of the cause of their occurrence.

Women who suffer from mastodynia must categorically abandon the products containing caffeine, because they favorably affect the growth of fibrosis. To such products carry: coffee, cocoa, chocolate, various teas, drinks "Pepsi" and "Coca-Cola", power.

You should diversify your diet with foods that are rich in fiber and vitamins A, C, E, B. Give up fat-rich foods and forget about alcohol. Such a diet normalizes the work of the liver, contributes to the removal of body toxins and estrogens.

Very responsibly you need to approach the choice of a bra. It should be a shape appropriate to the breast, do not be too loose and under no circumstances to squeeze the chest. Women who have large breasts are advised to wear this kind of toilet constantly, except for the time of sleep.

If the patient already knows that mastodinia was caused by premenstrual syndrome, then a few days before it is necessary to start drinking diuretics. For example, special teas with this effect are sold freely in the pharmacy. Excretion of water will relieve swelling. It is necessary to refuse to eat table salt. And the lack of magnesium and potassium in the body is better to fill with porridge and broth of wild rose.1 tbsp. Spoon the berries with pour boiling water, leave to infuse. In a day to drink three times - in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. It is better to brew it from the night, so that in the morning the broth was rich in useful qualities. To eliminate puffiness, it is also recommended to eat foods rich in vitamin P and C - these are citrus fruits, raspberries and black currants.

A woman who suffers from mastodinia, should monitor her mental state. Stress and mental discomfort can be detrimental to both the course of the illness and the general condition. To do this, use soft-acting soothing. To such it is possible to carry Corvalol, Valerianu or tincture of motherwort.

Mastodynia, which is caused by hormonal failure, is treated with the help of special hormonal drugs. This is a number of drugs that can include anti-estrogens, which prevent the passage of estrogens in the breast tissue. The drug of choice is usually Fareston. Improvements are observed after the first month of treatment. Fareston takes 20 mg daily, starting with the fifth day of the cycle, ending with the twenty-fifth.

In addition, hormonal means of oral contraception are taken. The drug is selected individually and only by the attending physician. This takes into account the age of the patient, her symptoms, how much hormonal disorder.

To reduce the effect of estrogens on the mammary gland may be prescribed medroxyprogesterone acetate. This drug is good because it has pronounced gestagenic qualities and almost no androgenic properties. Of course, any hormonal appointment is made by the attending physician, since the treatment is based on diagnosis and identification of the degree of mastodynia. And what is optimized for one patient, the other can not be categorically approached.

It is very important not to allow breast supercooling. Equally, you can not hold it in direct sunlight. It is better to completely exclude these factors. Also avoid traumatic situations. At the slightest blows or damages, check the breast by yourself, with the help of probing and careful examination.

To the prevention of mastodinia can be attributed and self-identification of this ailment. Monthly it is worth checking the mammary gland with the help of palpation. This should be done on the 5th-7th day of the menstrual cycle. It is necessary to take an upright position and start probing the chest from the nipples, moving the palm around in a circle. If any kind of compaction is found during such movements, you should consult a doctor.

Mastodynia is easily amenable to drug treatment, which usually gives favorable predictions. If mastodynia occurs due to neoplasm, the outcome of treatment depends on the intensity of the therapy and the correct diagnosis.