There are many reasons for breast swelling and pain, such as menstruation, pregnancy, acute mastitis, cystic hyperplasia of the breast, and so on.
1. Menstruation: During menstruation, due to changes in estrogen and progesterone, breast swelling and pain may occur, which is a physiological change that can be relieved with the end of menstruation.
2. Pregnancy: After pregnancy, the size of the breasts gradually increases, and some pregnant women may realize that their breasts are swollen and painful, and generally do not need special treatment.
3. Acute mastitis: it is an acute infectious disease of the mammary gland caused by milk stagnation and bacterial infection, which is mainly manifested by breast distension, redness and swelling, localized fever, etc. Some patients may have chills, high fever and other systemic symptoms.
4. Breast cystic hyperplasia: one or both sides of the breast swelling and pain, lumps are the main characteristics of this disease, the pain is usually obvious before menstruation, after menstruation to reduce or disappear.
If breast swelling and pain occurs, it is recommended to go to the hospital, under the guidance of specialists to identify the causes and give reasonable treatment.