Home remedies for breast tenderness include evening primrose oil, soya, dehydrogenated fats, corn silk, uva ursi and buchu, flaxseed, chaste berry, cabbage leaves, vitamin E, weight loss, mineral intake, reduced salt, warm compress, ice pack and reduction in harmful diet etc. Breast tenderness in simple terms means softness in breast tissues which is accompanied with pain. It is characterized by discomfort, heaviness, soreness and increased sensitivity of breasts. Females approaching menopause, feeding infants, undergoing pregnancy or undergoing menstruation suffer from breasts tenderness.

Home remedies for breast tenderness have devised some easy solutions to handle this problem. Breast tenderness is a condition that arises just before menstruation in females. Breast tenderness is accompanied by hormonal fluctuations that are cyclic in nature. The change in levels of hormone can be attributed to several factors some of which are mentioned as under:

• Puberty in girls as well as boys
• Menstruation
• Breast feeding
• When a female approaches menopause
• Pregnancy especially in females who are too young

Breast tenderness is characterized by following symptoms:

• Swelling of breasts
• Sensitivity is increased when touched, or pressure is applied
• Discomfort when accompanied by movement
• Soreness in breasts
• Pain
• Heaviness
• Aching feelings

Even after childbirth, breasts swell due to milk within. This also leads to tenderness and pain, injury, premenstrual syndrome, mastitis, alcoholism and changes in fibrocystic breast can also cause tenderness. Being cyclic in occurrence, breast tenderness is usually not a very serious issue, but in case nipples discharge pus or some fluid, a mass or lump is felt or pain persists for long, then medical consultation should be obtained. Simple home remedies for breast tenderness are available that definitely provide relief from pain and discomfort to a large extent.

Several home remedies for breast tenderness are mentioned below:

• Evening Primrose Oil: Evening primrose contains essential fatty acids that are needed for reducing the pain in breasts. Take few drops of this oil and apply on breasts gently.
• Soya: Soya in form of soy milk, soybeans or soy burgers is beneficial for breast health. These are rich source of isoflavones compounds that reduce tenderness of breast. It is therefore advised to increase the intake of soy products by the females suffering from breast tenderness.
• Dehydrogenated Fats: It is advised to switch on to margarine oil as per Doctor’s Book of Home Remedies. All sorts of poultry and meat products along with the cooking oil that are normally used for cooking purposes contain halogenated fats. These halogenated fats curb the body’s requirement of gamma linoleic acid (GLA) through a metabolic pathway. GLA in turn is needed for preventing breast pain and hence it is good to use dehalogenated fats like margarine oil.
• Corn Silk, Uva Ursi and Buchu: The herbal tea made up of herbs by boiling them in water can be consumed daily to get relief from pain. This decoction is known for decreasing the pain and discomfort in breast.
• Flaxseed: Make a mixture by adding a spoonful of flaxseed to a glass of water. It can also be added to ice cream, yogurt or fruit juice. The sole aim is to consume 1 spoon daily and subsidence in pain can be experienced soon.
• Chaste Berry: One should include chaste berry in daily diet sheet as it is known to decrease cramping and also breast tenderness.
• Cabbage Leaves: Obtain leaves from raw cabbage and apply over swollen breasts. Cover them with some cloth or cotton. These leaves have the ability to help you get rid of the pain caused due to swelled breast.
• Vitamin E: Diet rich in vitamins like vitamin B complex and vitamin C, and especially vitamin E is needed to alleviate the pain in breast. It is established that a daily supplement of 200 to 400 International Units of vitamin E are beneficial for this condition.
• Weight Loss: It is observed that a decrease in body weight can alleviate breast pain to some extent. The probable reason could be that as more animal fat is consumed by you the lesser estrogen is excreted in the body. Moreover most of this fat gets accumulated in the breast which shows increased sensitivity to hormones. Thus, it is always good to lower your weight in order to prevent pain in breasts.
• Mineral Intake: Selenium, calcium and magnesium are good for reducing tenderness of breast. Magnesium has the inherent ability to get you rid of the cyclic pain in breasts due to menstrual cycle and thus, should be incorporated in our diet.
• Reduce Salt: It is strongly advised that females suffering from breast tenderness should reduce their salt intake.
• Warm Compress: Warm some water, soak a towel in the same and apply it over breast for some 10-15 minutes. This reduces breast tenderness and the pain therein. It does so by increasing the blood circulation in the breast
• Ice Pack: According to Medline Plus, cold compress or ice pack should be used in case of any injury. Ice pack is especially good for alleviating fibrocystic breasts as well. Crushed ice should be taken and paced in a clean cloth which is to be wrapped over breasts.
• Harmful Diet: Food products like ice cream, chocolates, soft drinks etc should be avoided as far as possible. It has also been found that a reduction in intake of caffeinated products like coffee and tea are associated with decrease in breast tenderness and pain.

This article is contributed by Seema Adnani

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References: Doctor’s Book of Home Remedies and Medline Plus

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