How Do You Relieve Breast Pain From Fibroids?
If you suffer from fibrocystic breast disease, more commonly known as breast fibroids, you’re not alone in your pain. An estimated 33 percent of women age 30 years and older have breast fibroids. Fibroids are benign, movable, rubbery nodules that cause swelling and pain at or near the breast’s surface. Although painful, fibroids are not cancerous and have less than 1/2 percent chance of becoming cancerous. Change to a low fat diet, even vegetarian if possible. High fat intake increases estrogen production in your body, which aggravates pain and swelling. Increase the amount of cruciferous vegetables you eat. These include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and brussel sprouts. Eat more high fiber foods, such as apples. All help your body excrete excessive estrogen. Take a vitamin E supplement every day and eat vitamin B rich foods, such as wheat germ oil, brown rice and nutritional yeast. Drink lots of water daily. All help relieve fibroid pain and swelling. Consider taking oral contracept
