Natural Home Remedies for Fibrocystic Breasts –

Home Remedies for Fibrocystic Breasts  

A lump in breast or any unusual pain in the breast can be concerning for any woman; however, breast conditions are quite common and affect many women. While many women believe such issues to be an alarming health threat, most breast conditions are non-cancerous issues that can be easily treated.

Common breast issues range from a small lump in breast to breast tenderness and pain. Additional concerns include nipple discharge and swelling. Typically these conditions can be identified and categorized within several archetypical classifications.

Painful breasts. Ouch. You may experience them just occasionally, be bothered for a few days each month before your period, or you may feel tortured by aching breasts for weeks at a time. Many women tell  their breasts are so achy and swollen that sometimes they are too painful to fit them into their bra. For some, breast pain interferes with sex, work, or school.

While painful breasts are super common – almost half of all women experience them, with over 20% describing severe symptoms – breast tenderness is not just a normal part of being a girl. Your breasts are telling you it’s time to do some health fine-tuning.

But First Some Definitions: Types of Breast Tenderness: Cyclic and Non-Cyclic

Most of us experience cyclical breast tenderness at one time or another. It is typically generalized throughout both breasts, associated with your period, and may start somewhere after mid-cycle or the week before your period, and usually goes away when your period starts. Gynecologists consider a minor amount of cyclic breast tenderness normal and just related to cyclic hormonal changes.

A third of women experience non-cyclical breast pain – it may be persistent throughout the month and is usually localized to one area of the breast. This can be caused by hormonal imbalances, pregnancy, large breasts, hormone replacement therapy, other medications including antidepressants, mastitis or local infection, cysts, and is very rarely caused by breast cancer.

Women with fibrocystic breasts (breasts that are naturally more lumpy and bumpy due to more fibrous tissue) may experience more breast tenderness.

For most of us, breast tenderness is due to hormonal imbalances – specifically, estrogen dominance. Estrogen causes breast tissue to grow. It is also inflammatory. Getting to the root cause of estrogen dominance can help you say goodbye to breast tenderness forever!

Common causes of estrogen dominance include:

• Excess body fat (> 28%) because body fat produces more estrogen
• Stress, because the adrenal system also controls our women’s hormones
• Poor elimination with constipation and inadequate dietary fiber because you don’t get rid of estrogen
• Decreased liver detoxification of hormones because you don’t detoxify estrogen
• Environmental exposures leading you to absorb too much
• Nutrient insufficiency which can impair detox and elimination

Additionally, many of us, due to environmental toxins, insulin resistance, and stress, have a higher rate of chemicals called inflammatory cytokines circulating in our bodies. These can increase breast tenderness cyclically and non-cyclically.

Helpful tips--

" Herbs like Echinacea, goldenseal, mullein, pau d " arco, red velvet, squaw vine, and turmeric ( curcumin ) are helpful in treating fibrocystic breasts. 

 

 Drink and eat out of glass and other non-plastic packaging only; particularly avoid soft plastics such as plastic wrapped foods and never microwave food in plastic containers

1. Take Vitamin E, Vitamin B6 in diet. This regulates the fluid content in breasts and prevents fibrocystic changes. 

2. Consumption of coenzyme Q10 inhibits the occurrence of fibrocystic breasts condition.

3. Add 1 teaspoon flaxseed powder in 1 cup water and take the mixture daily. This will help to get rid of fibrocystic breasts. 

4. Appl poke root orsage poultice on breasts. This will ease the pain and cause lumps to disappear.

            
5. Moisten cabbage leaves and place on bust. This will cure the lumps.

6. Intake of garlic and onion gives relief from fibrocystic breasts.

7. Massage primrose oil on breasts. This shrinks the lumps. 

8. Mix 10 drops lavender oil, 3 drops ginger oil, 3 drops chamomile oil, half teaspoon calendula tincture and 1 cup warm water. Soak a cloth in the mixture and compress on breasts. This is an effective home remedy for fibrocystic breasts. 

9. Boil 1 teaspoon each of Burdock root, mullein leaves, dandelion root, half teaspoon each of cleavers leaves and prickly ash bark in 1 quart water for 10 minutes. Strain and drink the tea twice daily. This will relieve fibrocystic condition of breasts. 

10. Apply ice packs on breasts. This will lessen the sensation of pain 

11. Hot compress also alleviates pain. 

12. Consume 1 teaspoon grated ginger daily. This regulates hormone levels, checks swelling of breasts. 

13. Wild yam is an amazing pain reliever.

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      14  Drink ample green tea. It checks the formation of lumps.

15. Avoid chocolate and caffeinated beverages. 

16. Avoid estrogen promoting food items. 

17. Consume fiber-rich diet. This will help to eliminate excess estrogen from body. 

Eat less animal protein – Vegetarian sources of protein are less pro-inflammatory than most meat. Fish is also low inflammatory – just make sure to eat varieties that are low in mercury 

 Eat less sugar: Sugar creates inflammation and inflammation wreaks all kinds of havoc in your system. I know it’s tough, but you can do it – and you’ll feel so much better! 

. Increase dietary iodine: Iodine deficiency is on the rise and may contribute to fibrocystic breasts. If your breasts are generally lumpy and tender, make sure to include seaweeds, and check to make sure that your multivitamin supplement contains iodine.

 I hope these suggestions lead you to experience relief from breast pain – as it has others who have followed them.

WARNING: No information on this website is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. This home remedies site is intended to be archival in nature. The natural remedies here are submitted by numerous people from around the world, and it is impossible to verify every remedy. As such these home remedies should be used for academic purposes only. Never use any home remedy or other self treatment without being advised to do so by a physician.