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Effective Homeopathic medicines for Breast Pain before Periods

A number of symptoms, like mood swings, bloating, headache, fatigue, etc show up in a woman before her periods and breast pain can be one among them. Breast pain before the periods is also known as premenstrual breast pain or cyclic mastalgia. Along with pain, there may occur heaviness, swelling and tenderness (pain on touch) in the breasts. Non – cancerous lumps before periods may be felt in the breast that move when touched and shrink when periods get over. The intensity of pain varies from mild to severe though severe pain is very rare. Pain occurs in both the breasts. It is felt in the upper and the outer area of the breast. The pain may radiate to the armpits. The pain may begin a week or two before the period and goes away when menstrual bleeding starts, during menses or immediately after completion of the menstrual bleeding. It affects females between the 20- 40 age group. Breast pain before periods could be a part of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) in many cases. PMS refers to a set of symptoms that a woman experiences before the onset of menses like anxiety, restlessness, mood changes, sadness, irritability, weeping spells, appetite changes, emotional outbursts, low appetite, sleep issues, decreased sexual drive, weakness, body aches, bloating, pimples, headache, diarrhoea, constipation, light / sound sensitivity, back pain and muscle pain.

 

Homeopathic Management

While pain in breasts before periods occurring from natural hormonal changes tend to subside on its own, sometimes medicine is required to ease the discomfort and reduce the level of pain. Here homeopathic medicines can be of great help to manage this pain. Along with pain, these medicines also manage any associated swelling, heaviness feeling and tenderness (pain on touch) felt in the breasts. The homeopathic medicines act in the most natural manner to relieve breast pain with zero side effects. These medicines are recommended only for managing cyclic breast pain before menses arising from normal hormonal changes. One must consult a doctor for proper diagnosis in case of any sudden change in nature of breast pain before menses, or nipple discharge or appearance of some lump in breast especially on one side not present earlier.

What Causes Breast Pain Before Periods?

Breast pain before menses is usually related to hormonal changes that take place during the menstrual cycle. The hormones, estrogen and progesterone, cause changes in breast resulting in its growth before menses. Estrogen leads to enlargement of breast ducts (the ducts that carry milk to the nipples) and progesterone result in swelling of the milk glands. As a result of these changes the breasts may start feeling heavy along with pain and tenderness. The pain occurs and goes away cyclically every month due to rise and fall of these hormones. Such pain is usually nothing of worry and it goes away once menstrual bleeding begins. In case, there is some sudden changes in the type of breast pain before menses as compared to earlier pattern or there is nipple discharge or some unusual lump in breast especially only in one breast that was not present earlier and does not go away after periods are over, then it might be something other than pain related to normal hormonal changes. Here, one should consult a doctor for the diagnosis. Besides normal hormonal changes, taking birth control pills may also cause breast pain before periods as these medicines contain hormones, like estrogen and progesterone, that can start swelling and soreness of the breast tissue. Eating high fat diet and long-term stress are known to contribute in making cyclic breast pain worse.

Homeopathic Medicines For Breast Pain Before Periods

1. Conium – Top Remedy

Conium is the top most medicine to manage breast pain before periods. It is the most frequently used homeopathic medicine to manage such a complaint. In women needing it, soreness and swelling of breasts can also be present along with pain. The pain may get worse while walking.  Stitching pain may occur at night or while taking a deep breath. Crying spells and anxiety before menses is another symptom. Restlessness and general body aches may also be felt along with the above symptoms.

2. Calcarea Carb

Calcarea Carb is the next well-indicated medicine for managing breast pain before periods. It is useful when breasts are swollen along with pain before periods. Along with swelling, a heated sensation is felt in the breasts. Pain may be felt in the armpits. Females needing it may also have headache and pain in back and hips before periods.

3. Lac Caninum

This medicine is effective when the breasts are painful and very sensitive to touch before periods. Breasts are sensitive to least touch and pressure. The breasts feel enlarged along with fullness. A dull aching pain is marked in the evening. The slightest jar (sudden jerk) also makes the pain worse. There is relief in pain when menses appear.

4. Phytolacca

Phytolacca is a prominent natural medicine for managing various kinds of breast-related complaints. This medicine is well indicated for painful breasts which also become hard. The breasts also feel heavy and swollen. The beasts are tender to touch. Pain is felt before and during menses.

5. Sepia

Sepia is a great remedy to manage numerous female concerns arising from hormonal changes. Breast pain preceding menses is one among these. It is suitable for cases where breasts are swollen, painful, and sensitive before the appearance of menses. The breasts feel enlarged and painful to touch. A stitching type of pain may be felt in the breasts. Besides this, Sepia is a foremost medicine to manage many complaints that occur before menses like sadness, weeping spells, irritability, constipation and headache.

6. Bryonia Alba

Bryonia is a useful medicine when breasts feel very heavy along with pain. There may be heated sensation in the breasts. Breasts may feel hard. It is also helpful for tearing type of pain in the breasts.

7. Merc Sol

This medicine is used when there is pain, swelling and stiffness in breasts before and during period. The breasts are sore to touch.

8. Magnesia Carb

The last medicine in the list to manage breast pain before periods is Magnesia Carb. Females needing it may also complain of several other health issues before menses, besides breast pain. They may complain of backache and abdomen pain. Some may have sore throat every time before menses. Some complain of weakness. Lastly, a chill may be felt in the body.

 

 

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Top 10 Homeopathic Medicines For Breast Lumps And Knots

Breast lumps refer to a localized bump, a swelling in the breast, which feels different from the surrounding breast tissue. Common in females, most breast lumps are benign (non-cancerous) with smooth edges and move slightly when we push them. However, they can be cancerous, so any breast lump must immediately be shown to a doctor as early as possible to find the cause behind it.

Homeopathic Treatment

Homeopathy offers a very natural and safe treatment for cases of breast lumps that are non-cancerous. Homeopathic medicines help to gradually dissolve and shrink the lumps in the breast. They also help to manage pain if present in these lumps. In many cases of benign breast lumps, surgical intervention can be prevented with the timely use of homeopathic medicines.  The medicine may vary from person to person which must be taken under supervision of a homeopathic doctor, only after complete evaluation of the breast lump and detection of the cause. Homeopathy is recommended only in case of benign lumps. If the lump is found to be cancerous, one should take immediate help from conventional mode of treatment. Homeopathy has a limitation in treating cases of cancerous breast lumps.  When a female discovers a new lump in breast, she should immediately get it evaluated by a doctor under the following circumstances:

If the lumps grows larger and doesn’t go away after periods

If the lump is hard or has an irregular shape

When lump is stuck to the skin/deep tissue within the breast

The lump appears bruised without any cause

Breast skin is red or puckered like orange peel,  the nipple gets inverted

Blood discharge occurs from the nipple

Any change in breast size, shape or its contour

Top Homeopathic Medicines For Treating Breast Lumps

1. Conium – Top-Grade Medicine

It is a leading homeopathic medicine for treating breast lumps. It is indicated when the lump in the breast becomes hard attended with stitching or piercing type of pain. It is a well-indicated medicine for lump in the breast which develops after an injury. It is also a prominent medicine for breast inflammation with right breast becoming hard during breast-feeding.  It can be accompanied by burning type of pain. A characteristic indication for using conium is pain, soreness and swelling in the breast specifically before menstrual period.

2. Silicea – For Breast Lumps, Inflamed Breast, Abscess In Breast

It is the second most important medicine for managing breast lump. Firstly, it dissolves breast lumps, secondly, it manages breast inflammation when there is redness, swelling and hardness. The breast is also sensitive to touch, along with burning pain and fever. Lastly, it is indicated for managing abscess (lump having pus) in breast.

3. Calcarea Fluor – For Hard Lumps

It is very effective for dissolving lumps and knots in the breast, usually recommended when the lumps are hard.

4. Phytolacca – For Hard, Painful Nodes In Breast

It is a natural medicine prepared from plant Phytolacca Decandra commonly known as ‘poke root’ and ‘red ink plant’. This plant belongs to family Phytolaccaceae. This medicine is beneficial for managing cases of hard, painful nodes in breast which are sensitive to touch. The pain worsens during menstrual periods. Sometimes the pain may extend down the arm of the affected side. It is a useful medicine to manage inflammation of breast when the breast is swollen, painful, hard and sore. It is also indicated for managing mammary abscess. Last indication to use it is hardness of breast after weaning.

5. Pulsatilla – For Breast Lumps In Young Girls

It is prepared from plant Pulsatilla Nigricans having common name ‘wind flower’ and ‘pasque flower’. It belongs to family Ranunculaceae. It is an effective medicine for treating breast lumps that occur in young girls. They may be painful in cases needing Pulsatilla. It is also indicated when there is discharge of thin, milk-white fluid from the breasts before puberty.

6. Belladonna – For Breast Lumps With Inflamed, Painful Breast

This medicine is prepared from a plant commonly called ‘deadly nightshade’. It belongs to family Solanaceae. It is indicated when there are nodes in breast along with swelling, heat and inflammation. Stinging, throbbing or tearing type of pain is felt in cases where Belladonna is required. It is also indicated for painful breast lumps when pain gets worse on lying down.

7. Calcarea Iodata – For Tender Lumps In Breast

Use of this medicine is considered when there are breast lumps that are tender to touch and keep shifting in the breast. Its use is also suggested when the breast lumps cause pain on moving the arm.

8. Thuja – For Breast Cyst And Lumps

It is prepared from fresh twigs of a plant Thuja Occidentalis, commonly known as Arbor Vitae. This plant belongs to family Coniferae. It helps in dissolving breast cysts and lumps. It is also indicated for hard breast lumps especially on the left side. Females who need it have heaviness in breasts after menses which also become sore.

9. Lycopodium – For Breast Nodes With Burning Sensation

This medicine is prepared from plant Lycopodium Clavatum commonly known as ‘club moss’. This plant belongs to family Lycopodiaceae. It is well indicated for cases having breast nodes attended with burning sensation and pain. For using it, the pain varies and can be aching or stitching in nature. It may be accompanied with soreness.

10. Kali Mur – For Nodes And Cysts In Breast

Kali Mur works well in cases of nodes and cysts in breast. In cases requiring it, the nodes are soft and tender. Pain may be felt in breast before and during menses.

What Are The Reasons Behind It?

These lumps may develop from various reasons.

The breast lumps may form due to hormonal changes, some of them disappear on their own without any treatment.

Firstly, they may arise in case of fibroadenoma. These are solid, non-cancerous well-defined lumps in the breast with a particular shape. They feel smooth, round, rubbery or hard and move easily within breast. These are most common benign breast lumps that occur mostly in women between 15 yrs and 35 yrs age. No pain usually occur in these lumps.

Second cause is breast cysts. These refer to as benign fluid-filled sacs inside the breast. They may be single or multiple, common in women before menopause usually before 50 yrs of age, though they can occur in women of any age.  They may be painful and tender. The size of these lumps and tenderness may increase during periods. Nipple discharge can occur too in these cases (it can be yellow, clear, straw-colored, brown).

Third cause is intraductal papilloma. These are benign small wart-like growths that develop in the milk duct of breast. These may sometimes cause discomfort or pain. Nipple discharge may also appear.

Next cause is milk cysts. These are also known as galactocele or lacteal cyst. These cyst are filled with milk that can form in breast during or shortly after lactation (breastfeeding).

Lipoma is another cause behind breast lumps. These are non-cancerous lumps that are composed of  fat cells that grow slowly.

Lumps can occur in case of fibrocystic breasts (a benign condition in which the breast tissue feels lumpy in texture.  These changes can occur from hormonal changes that occur during menstrual cycle. These can occur in both the breasts and can feel tender just before menstrual period).

Another cause of breast lumps is an injury or trauma to breast.

Mastitis (inflammation of breast tissue) is also one of the reason behind it. Though it can occur in any woman but mostly develops in breastfeeding women. It occurs from any blockage that occur in the milk ducts resulting in milk stasis.

Infection in milk ducts that has entered from damaged or cracked nipples or direct injury to the breast can also result in lump formation. Its symptoms include pain, swelling, tenderness, heated sensation in the breast. There is also redness of skin over breast, bodyaches, general malaise, fever, chills, shivering and fatigue.

In some cases, breast lumps may also form in babies. This is a result of estrogen they receive from their mother during birth. These lumps tend to dissolve on their own as estrogen escapes their body.

It can also be caused by an abscess (a lump filled with pus). The last cause could be breast cancer.

 

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Top 6 Homeopathic Medicines for Fibroadenoma and Tumours of Breast

Homeopathy for Fibroadenoma of breast

There was a time when a lump or node in the breast was overlooked and ignored by most women. Thankfully, that sort of negligence is a thing of the past and women are more aware of pressing the alert button when they feel a lump or node in the breast. That lump or node could actually be Fibroadenoma, which is a very common tumor of the female breast. It is benign in nature and presents itself as a lump or node in the breast that is painless and mobile — which means it is freely movable on examination. Occasionally, pain can also be felt. In most cases, it is a single tumor but multiple tumors are also noticed in a few women. Homeopathic remedies can be of great help in curing Fibroadenoma of the breast and in many cases fibroadenoma surgery can also be avoided.

Homeopathic Treatment for Fibroadenoma of breast

Fibroadenoma is a curable condition with the use of natural Homeopathic medicines. Homeopathic treatment can prevent women from the surgical excision of the tumour from the breast. Surgery can remove the tumors in breast present at a particular time but the tendency to form tumours that are hidden in the body remains as such. Homeopathic treatment for Fibroadenoma of breast comes with a double benefit. The first is that Homeopathic medicines dissolve the tumours in the breast and the second is they help to reduce the body’s tendency to form such abnormal tumour growths by raising immunity. The entire dissipation of Fibroadenoma of breast takes a few months with the use of Homeopathic medicines. The selection of Homeopathic medicines varies for every individual.

Top Homeopathic Remedies for Fibroadenoma of Breast

Calcarea Fluor: Homeopathic medicine for treating  stony hard Fibroadenoma’s of breast 

Calcarea Fluor is the best Homeopathic medicine for treating Fibroadenoma of the breast where the nodes are as hard as a stone. Calcarea Fluor has a strong tendency to dissolve these hard knots in the breast. Wonderful results follow the use of Calcarea Fluor in women with stony hard nodes in the breast. These Breast Fibroadenomas get smaller and the hard lumps get softened, followed by complete disappearance with the use of Homeopathic Medicine Calcarea Fluor.

Conium: Homeopathic remedy for treating painful tumors in mammary glands

Conium is of great help in treating glandular affections. Conium can be used with excellent results to treat tumors in mammary glands. Conium is preferred in cases where nodes in the breast are present with pain in the breast before and during menstruation or periods. The pain usually gets worse upon touching. Homeopathic medicine Conium helps in treating both the cyclical appearance of breast pain around the menstrual nisus and also the diminution of breast nodes.

Phytolacca: Homeopathic treatment for Sensitive and painful  Fibroadenoma of breast

Phytolacca is a natural Homeopathic medicine which can be very beneficial for the treatment of Fibroadenoma of the breast when inflammation of breast is associated with it. The breast is extremely sensitive, hard and painful. The glands in armpits may also get enlarged. In such cases, Homeopathic medicine Phytolacca provides a great helping hand in reducing the inflammation and pain in breast initially, followed by the complete disappearance of hardness.

Graphites: Homeopathic treatment for Fibroadenoma of breast caused by scars and Abscess

Graphites is a Homeopathic medicine which is of great help in treating Fibroadenoma in the breast. Homeopathic medicine Graphites is the best pick for treating tumors in the breast that arise from some old scars in the breast. Old scars may have remained after healing of abscess in the breast. Graphites work very efficiently in the dissipation of these tumors. The tumors, as well as the scars, disappear with this Homeopathy remedy.

Scrophularia Nodosa: Powerful Homeopathic medicine for tumor in breast

Scrophularia Nodosa is a rare but very significant Homeopathic medicine that can be used for dissolving the tumors, lumps, nodes or indurations in breasts. This medicine is mainly used in tincture form. Scrophularia Nodosa is an extremely powerful Homeopathic medicine to dissolve and get rid of breast tumors. This Homeopathic medicine is absolutely safe with no side effects.

Pulsatilla: Homeopathic medicine for nodes in breast plus menstrual irregularities

Pulsatilla is a natural Homeopathic medicine that can be taken when nodes in breast are accompanied by menstrual irregularities. The main menstrual irregularity noticed is suppressed menses for a long duration or scanty menses. Pulsatilla is of much help for girls at puberty suffering from lumps or nodes in breast.

 

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