Breast hyperplasia is a relatively common disease. Many women may be prone to breast hyperplasia after marriage. Of course, many girls also suffer from the disease during adolescence. Breast hyperplasia generally requires timely treatment. Whether it is treatment with medication or food conditioning. So, what is the general cause of breast hyperplasia? How to treat it?
1. Clinical manifestations
(1) Staging according to severity
(1) Breast lobular hyperplasia is the early stage of breast hyperplasia, which mostly occurs between 25 and 25 years old. 35 years old, symptoms are mild, and belongs to stage I of breast hyperplasia.
(2) Breast adenosis
It is the further development of the initial hyperplasia of the breast, from lobular hyperplasia to expansion of the breast ducts, which is called breast adenosis. It mostly occurs between the ages of 30 and 45. The symptoms are severe and belong to stage II breast hyperplasia. It is easy to attract attention, and it is often difficult to cure. If it is not cured for a long time, it will cause mental depression and worsen the symptoms. Seriously lead to endocrine disorders, such as irregular menstruation, insomnia, dark skin color and other series of reactions.
(3) Cystic hyperplasia
It is a further development of the second stage of breast hyperplasia. It mostly occurs between the ages of 40 and 55. The symptoms are very serious. The malignant transformation rate of the third stage of hyperplasia is 70%. % or above, active treatment and regular examinations are required. Stage three breast hyperplasia often brings mental depression and fear to patients.
(4) Breast cyst disease
Breast duct cells and epithelial cells accumulate and die in large numbers, forming cystic masses, with a canceration rate of more than 90%.
(5) Breast cancer mostly develops from cystic hyperplasia and cysts. Surgery is the first choice for early treatment of breast cancer. Breast conservation should be based on the specific situation. The chance of stage I and stage II breast hyperplasia developing into breast cancer is 1% to 3%. Breast hyperplasia must be treated promptly and cannot be allowed to develop.
(2) Main symptoms
(1) Breast pain
It is often distended or tingling, and can affect one or both breasts. Hemisphere is more common, and those with severe pain should not be touched, and it may even affect daily life and work. The pain is mainly at the breast lump, and can also radiate to the armpit, chest or shoulder and back of the affected side; some may manifest as nipple pain or itching. Breast pain often appears or worsens a few days before menstruation, and the pain is significantly relieved or disappears after menstruation; the pain can also fluctuate with mood changes. This kind of pain related to the menstrual cycle and emotional changes is the main feature of the clinical manifestations of breast hyperplasia.
(2) Breast lumps
Lumps can occur in unilateral or bilateral breasts, single or multiple, and tend to occur in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, but can also be found in other quadrants. The shapes of tumors include patchy, nodular, cord-like, granular, etc., among which patchy is the most common. The border of the mass is not obvious, the texture is medium or slightly hard, the mass moves well, there is no adhesion to the surrounding tissue, and it is often tender. The lumps vary in size, ranging from the size of millet grains to over 3 to 4 cm in size. Breast lumps also have the characteristic of changing with the menstrual cycle. Before menstruation, the lumps increase and become hard, and after menstruation, the lumps shrink and become softer.
(3) Nipple discharge
A few patients may have nipple discharge, which is spontaneous discharge and is a straw-yellow or brown serous discharge.
(4) Menstrual disorders: Patients with this disease may have irregular periods before and after menstruation, with few or light colors, and may be accompanied by dysmenorrhea.
(5) Emotional changes
Patients often have poor emotions or are upset and irritable, which worsens when they are angry, nervous or tired.
2. Breast hyperplasia prevention
1. Change your diet to prevent obesity, eat less fried foods, animal fats, sweets and too many supplementary foods, and eat more vegetables and fruits. Eat more whole grains. Black soybeans are the best. Eat more walnuts, black sesame seeds, black fungus, and mushrooms.
2. Exercise more to prevent obesity and improve immunity. It is prohibited to abuse contraceptive pills and beauty products containing estrogen, and do not eat chicken and beef fed with estrogen.
3. Have a harmonious married life
Maintain the hormone levels in the body and the physiological regulation of breast tissue, avoid long-term use of hormone-containing products, and improve self-care awareness.
4. Live a regular life and combine work with rest.
It can regulate endocrine disorders and keep the stool unobstructed to reduce breast pain.
3. Pay attention to diet
1. Pay attention to low-fat diet
Excessive intake of fat can easily lead to obesity. The fat in obese people will promote certain diseases. The production and release of some hormones stimulate the excessive proliferation of breast gland epithelial cells. To prevent and treat breast hyperplasia, you should pay attention to eating less animal fat, sweets, fried foods and other fat-containing foods.
2. Eat more seafood
Seafood is rich in trace elements, which can protect the breast and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Take kelp as an example, kelp contains iodine Elements can stimulate luteinizing hormone in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, promote luteinization of ovarian follicles, reduce estrogen levels, restore normal ovarian function, improve endocrine disorders, and eliminate hidden dangers of breast hyperplasia.
3. Eat more foods with dietary fiber
The dietary fiber contained in food can affect the emptying time of the stomach, the absorption rate of the small intestine and the time it takes for food to pass through the digestive tract. Promote the reduction of fat absorption, inhibit fat synthesis, and related hormone levels will decrease, which is conducive to the recovery of breast hyperplasia.
To supplement dietary fiber, you can eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.
4. Avoid eating fast food
Many fast foods contain a lot of salt, and fried foods are extremely high in calories. Excessive calorie intake can easily accelerate the production of estrogen in the body. , causing breast hyperplasia to become more serious. Therefore, patients with breast hyperplasia should avoid fast food.
5. Eat less meat.
Eating too much meat will not only lead to excessive intake of calories, but also excessive intake of cholesterol, which can irritate the human body. Secrete more hormones, and most breast lumps are related to hormone secretion. Therefore, in their daily diet, women should control their intake of hormone-containing meat and eat as little animal offal as possible.
6. Drink less stimulating drinks
Many women like to drink stimulating drinks such as coffee and cola, but these drinks can easily increase fluid accumulation in breast tissue and cause breast swelling. It may aggravate the feeling and cause breast discomfort, so it is better to drink as little as possible.