If you are a teenager, you probably experience soreness in the breast area. It happens because your body is changing and releasing new hormones. While it is painful to deal with it, there are methods that will help you reduce this bad feeling, such as making lifestyle changes (nothing upsetting, don't worry) and taking medications. Furthermore, it is important to learn to recognize the cause of the problem: perhaps the soreness is due to reasons unrelated to puberty. After reading this article, you should still see a doctor to make sure you are doing the right thing.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Combat Breast Soreness by Changing Your Lifestyle
Step 1. Put on a support bra
The force of gravity must be kept under control as the breasts develop. Upon reaching the stage of puberty, the breasts tend to become heavier: if you do not wear a bra, the pain will be exacerbated because the body is not used to bearing this weight. Putting on a bra in your size can relieve this and help you fight the discomfort.
You should go to an underwear store and, if possible, have a saleswoman measure you to find out which bra size is right for you
Step 2. Do exercises to relieve soreness
Developing the inner chest muscles, called the pectorals, can help you manage the weight of your growing breasts. Here's how to practice them:
- Bend your elbows at a right angle and bring them to chest height. Stretch them on your hips and bring them back to your chest.
- Do 20 repetitions in the morning and 20 in the evening.
Step 3. Eat citrus and vegetables:
they contain lycopene and antioxidants and help reduce free radicals produced by the body, which trigger the pain mechanism in the body and make you feel sore. In addition, citrus fruits help strengthen the immune system and are good for health in general.
Eat oranges, melons, tomatoes, spinach, and papayas
Step 4. Reduce the amount of caffeine you consume
Contains methylxanthines, known to cause painful sensations. They stimulate the enzymes of the COX cycle, a mechanism that heightens awareness of physical pain, thus increasing negative sensations. This is why it is important to exclude caffeine from your diet. Here are some products that contain it:
- Coffee and black tea.
- Energy drink.
- Chocolate.
Step 5. Use tocopherol
Vitamin E is fat soluble and has the function of an antioxidant. These properties can help protect the body's tissues, including those of the breast, so that they are not damaged by the action of free radicals. Vitamin E can also help reduce inflammation that causes breast pain and soreness. It allows the body to secrete cytokines, which help repair damaged tissues. Furthermore, it can limit the duration of this problem, since it is known to stimulate the acceleration of the healing process.
Rub some vitamin E oil into your sore breasts. This vitamin is also contained in linseed, sunflower and wheat germ oil
Method 2 of 3: Take Medicines to Relieve Soreness
Step 1. Take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
They have the job of reducing pain and irritation. These medicines fight soreness by preventing the body from generating molecules that stimulate pain. The most common include ibuprofen, naproxen and selective COX-2 inhibitors, such as Celebrex.
Taking one dose of ibuprofen (250 mg) twice a day should help combat soreness. Take these medicines on a full stomach, otherwise they could cause stomach and liver damage
Step 2. Try acetaminophen
This drug blocks the development of prostaglandins, which can act as chemical mediators of the inflammatory process. The medicine fights pain, but is not effective on inflammation. The doses to be taken depend on your age.
- If you are 9-10 years old, you can take 12.5 ml of Tachipirina (brand name of acetaminophen), which is equivalent to 5 chewable tablets of 60 mg.
- If you are 11 years old, you can take 15ml, or 6 chewable 80mg tablets.
- If you are aged 12 and over, you can take two 325 mg tablets every 4-6 hours. However, do not take more than 10 in any 24 hour period.
Step 3. You could take danazol
It is given in pill form to be taken by prescription. It reduces the amount of hormones produced by the body (the ones that cause breast soreness). By limiting them, you can more easily manage pain.
However, this drug does not completely stop breast development
Method 3 of 3: Make sure the achiness is not a symptom of another ailment
Step 1. Recognize the symptoms of normal soreness caused by puberty and menstruation
If you are a teenager with this problem, you are probably facing a very specific stage in your development. This means that the chest is growing, so you will have to expect the arrival of menstruation as well. At this point it is a very common experience. Here are some symptoms that will make you realize that there is nothing to worry about:
- Breast soreness, especially in the nipple area. This can be caused by hormonal changes, but it can also happen if you wear a bra that is too tight or use it to sleep.
- Feeling of heavy breasts. As fat and conductive cells increase in the breast, tissue and content may also increase. This can make you feel like your breasts are heavy.
- You feel a warm sensation in the breast area. This occurs because multiple reactions occur at the cellular level, as hormones affect the glands and cells.
Step 2. If you notice any lumps while palpating your breasts, consult a doctor
Sometimes you may feel different growths to the touch, caused by estrogen over the course of your menstrual cycle. However, if it is a single bump, it could be a benign tumor. You should go to a specialist to have it examined.
Step 3. If you have a bump, try selenium
Talk to your doctor before taking products to combat it. Selenium is an essential mineral for the human body. It is found in the soil all over the planet, in varying quantities. In case breast soreness is due to a benign tumor or cyst, discuss with your specialist whether it can be taken. It can activate an antioxidant called glutathione, which fights against tumors and cysts.
Brazil nuts, fish and poultry are rich in selenium
Step 4. If you have bleeding or pus, talk to your doctor
If you notice discharge from the nipples in conjunction with the feeling of soreness, you should see a specialist. They are a symptom of infection.
Infections of this type can usually be treated with antibiotics. This will be discussed in the last passage of this section
Step 5. Look for other signs of infection
If you notice pain or a sensation of localized warmth (i.e. in one place only) in any part of the breast, this could mean that you have inflammation. It shouldn't necessarily be accompanied by pus or blood. Instead, you may find that one area of your chest is red, sore, or swollen.
Step 6. Take antibiotics if your breasts are sore from an infection
They can in fact be prescribed for tissue inflammations, preventing bacteria from proliferating. Different types are administered. Talk to your doctor about which ones are best for you.
