The majority of women diagnosed with breast node, using limited funds to alleviate the symptoms of this disorder. But for the treatment of nodular mastopathy should pay serious attention.

The funds for the relief of symptoms of mastitis hub

• OTC pain relievers. As a rule, they are beginning to take shortly before menstruation, when the symptoms of mastitis are nodal most pronounced. These analgesic include, for instance, naproxen, ibuprofen, paracetamol.
• Combined oral contraceptives stabilize hormones, and thus the symptoms of mastitis Breast disease - characterized by symptoms   are mild or disappear altogether. They can not take the smoking women; These contraceptives are not always recommended for patients older than 35 years, as well as those who is overweight or obese. Some women combined contraceptives exacerbate symptoms of mastitis hub, but there is seldom enough.
• Low-dose hormonal contraceptives also relieve the symptoms of mastitis, and usually do not cause any side effects.

Medications

If the symptoms of mastitis node and cause severe discomfort persist, despite treatment, the doctor may prescribe the patient the following drugs:

• Danazol. The composition of the drug includes an artificial analogue of the male sex hormone testosterone. Under its influence a woman's menstruation stopped and a woman's body enters a state similar to menopause (after treatment menstrual cycle is restored). Importantly, patients with danazol appointed nodal mastopathy only in extreme cases.
• This medication can cause side effects such as unwarranted weight gain, acne, hot flashes, sweating, voice changes, abnormal hair growth Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development   Body vaginal dryness. If these symptoms persist for a long time or are aggravated, talk about this with your doctor.
• Tamoxifen limits the activity of estrogen. It is often prescribed for the treatment of breast cancer, but it is also used and mastitis. It is assumed that tamoxifen reduces the chance of developing breast cancer in women who are at risk for the disease.
• The most common side effects of tamoxifen are hot flushes, vaginal dryness, unusual vaginal discharge, and decreased libido. In rare cases, the reception of this drug can lead to endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Tamoxifen may also increase the risk of stroke, the formation of ovarian cysts and the development of cataracts.
• Toremifene also blocks the effects of estrogen and thus alleviates the symptoms of nodular mastopathy. Its side effects are hot flashes, heavy sweating, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and dry eyes. If any of these symptoms persist for a long time and dramatically increases, consult your doctor. If the drug causes muscle or joint pain, swelling, constipation, unexplainable mood changes, problems with vision or weakness, as soon as possible to see a doctor.
• Goserelin. After injection of the drug stops the ovaries, and there comes a state similar to menopause. Goserelin is very good against the expressed symptoms of mastitis hub, but its use can lead to a decrease in bone density, due to which increases the likelihood of fractures.

Additional recommendations for the treatment of nodular mastopathy

• Avoid drinks that contain caffeine, alcohol and soft drinks, which include a large number of colors, flavors and other substances that can be triggers the secretion of hormones.
• Cold compresses are very effective in relieving chest pain. Put in a plastic bag or a few ice cubes crushed ice, lie down and attach the package to his chest about ten mine. As a compress can also use bags of frozen vegetables. Alternative: thirty minutes apply a hot compress to the chest, then ten minutes - cold.
• Refrigerate cabbage leaf, and leave it there for a few hours. Before going to bed apply a cabbage leaf to the chest, wear a T-shirt, tight-fitting, and then go to bed. Contained in the cabbage substances not only relieve pain, but also can reduce the size of cysts in the breast.
• Make sure that you consume enough iodine. To increase consumption of this substance, eat more seafood, use for cooking iodized salt, and if necessary, take iodine supplements.
• Limit salt intake approximately one and a half weeks before the start of menstruation. Due to the accumulation of large amounts of fluid in the tissues of the breast mastitis symptoms hub may become more pronounced, and the salt aggravates this problem.
• Massage put on the breast skin ginger oil, then apply a hot compress to her. This procedure must be done daily for several days prior to menstruation.
• Wear a bra that is perfect for you to size. If before menstruation breast swells considerably, buy a bra one size larger than you normally wear. For some patients with nodular mastopathy Nodal breast - not dangerous, but unpleasant   the most comfortable sports bras are - they have wide straps and they are designed so as to minimize the friction of the skin tissue.

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