Every year more and more women are faced with mastopathy. If earlier this disease occurred only after forty years, now every fifth girl over 20 years old is familiar with the symptoms of this pathology.
The disease responds well to treatment if it is detected in time and consulted with a specialist. Treatment of mastopathy at home can be a good support for drug therapy, but this can only be done after consultation with a mammologist.
Let's take a closer look at this ailment and how to deal with it using folk recipes.
What is mastopathy and what are the reasons for its development?
As a result of the pathological growth of mammary gland tissues, seals (or benign tumors) form in the breast. This process is called mastopathy.
The main cause of the disease are hormonal disruptions. They can be the result of poor heredity or be the result of diseases of a gynecological nature, diseasesthyroid and liver. Abortions, the absence of children or the refusal of lactation can also serve as an impetus for the development of pathology.
Will the treatment of mastopathy at home be productive? It is impossible to give a definite answer to this question. It all depends on the stage of the disease and the form of its course. In any case, folk methods can be considered as additional ways to fix the problem.
Stages of disease
Depending on the neglect of the disease, a woman can observe different symptoms of the pathology. Based on them, the doctor can make one of the following diagnoses:
- fibrous mastopathy;
- cystic mastopathy;
- diffuse;
- nodal.
At the very beginning of the development of the disease, there is periodic pain in the chest, barely noticeable asymmetry and swelling. Depending on the phase of the menstrual cycle, unpleasant symptoms may subside, disappear altogether, and reappear.
With such manifestations, the doctor feels a large number of small seals during palpation of the chest. In such situations, the patient is diagnosed with fibrous mastopathy. Treatment with folk remedies can give a good result only if the symptoms are not pronounced. If the pain is intense enough, hormone therapy will be needed.
In cases where the first stage of the disease was missed, the pathology can develop into a nodular form. This is a more serious disease, which in medicineclassified as precancerous.
At this stage, painful lumps of medium size are felt in the chest, which do not connect with the skin of the chest. The patient complains of pain in the armpits and purulent discharge from the nipples. In this situation, purulent mastopathy is diagnosed. Treatment at home in this case will not give a result, but can only aggravate the problem.
If you have these symptoms, stabbing and burning pain, you should immediately seek help from specialists!
Benefits from the treatment of folk methods: myth or reality?
Many are skeptical about traditional methods of treating diseases. Indeed, severe oncological diseases with the help of grandmother's recipes, most likely, will not be cured. But when it comes to mild mastopathy, these methods can really work.
The benefits of folk medicines lies in the content of phytohormones and anti-inflammatory components in them. And since the main cause of the development of pathology of the mammary glands is precisely hormonal failure, the principle of action of natural medicines is quite understandable.
Treatment of mastopathy with folk remedies at home allows not only to get rid of pain, but also to eliminate the causes of their occurrence. In addition, most of the natural components have a good tonic effect on the body. In combination with drug treatment, their use can give good results.
Benefits of treatment with folk methods
In the initial stages of the diseasehome treatment is aimed at relieving pain in the chest. Various natural "medicines" with anti-inflammatory effects do an excellent job with this task.
In addition to reducing symptoms, they stop the development of seals and contribute to their complete disappearance. In this way, the formation of cancerous tumors can be prevented.
Folk recipes for getting rid of the disease have several advantages over medications:
- they have no harmful effects on other organs;
- have no side effects and do not contribute to complications;
- allows you to stop the disease at an early stage and avoid surgery.
Do not forget that the treatment of mastopathy at home can be started only after consultation with a specialist. It is best if you discuss with your doctor the options and plan of the planned treatment.
Don't use herbs if:
- there is a rash on the chest;
- as a result of swelling of the mammary glands, the temperature has risen;
- red spots appeared on the skin.
Remember: medicinal plants have a positive effect on the body only if the disease is not started and you have no contraindications to their use.
Features of the treatment of pathology of the fibrous type
Treatment of fibrous mastopathy at home usually gives a good result. Phytotherapy can significantly improve the condition of the patient andcompletely rid her of the disease.
Compresses, tinctures and various lotions can be used for this purpose. Moreover, pharmacies have long been selling special collections of medicinal herbs, which have already proved themselves well in curing breast pathologies.
Pharmacist can recommend teas containing herbs called angelica and red brush. These plants contribute to the resorption of seals and the normalization of the structure of the glandular tissue. It has shown good results in the treatment of primary and secondary forms of the disease.
If the disease is caused by problems in the gynecological field, then the infusion of the boron uterus will help speed up recovery.
Treatment of pathology with seals in the form of cysts
Sometimes, along with the formation of glandular seals in the chest, a cyst (cavitary formation) can be palpated. In such cases, they talk about fibrocystic mastopathy. Treatment at home is based on the normalization of hormonal levels, increased immunity and elimination of painful manifestations.
Judging by the reviews, good results in this case can be achieved using infusions from oak bark and bergenia rhizomes. It is made by boiling 30 grams of the main ingredient in a glass of water. The decoction is filtered and used for daily lotions.
The remaining stages of breast pathology are treated by surgical intervention.
Treatment of pathology with cabbage leaves
Methods of treating mastopathy at home are very diverse. Hereeveryone chooses the most suitable option for themselves.
One of the most popular and simple methods of relieving swelling and inflammation is the treatment with cabbage. There are several options for its use among the people:
- A clean cabbage leaf is applied to the sore chest and fixed with a bra. This lotion should be left on all night. In the morning, there is a significant reduction in swelling and soreness.
- In the second method, the cabbage leaf must first be smeared with honey. The procedure can be repeated several times until relief is felt.
- You can also use gruel from this plant. Cabbage leaf must be passed through a meat grinder or chopped in a blender. Add 50 ml of kefir to it and put the mixture on a dry napkin. Lotions are made from the resulting composition.
If you didn't have cabbage on hand, you can use plantain or coltsfoot. These plants have a similar effect.
Beet treatment
Another affordable treatment is the use of beets. The vegetable should be grated (raw) and applied to the chest. You can fix the gruel with cling film. The compress is left on all night. Full recovery usually requires about 20 treatments.
You can also use only beetroot juice. In it, you need to moisten a cloth and fix it on your chest with a bra. You can improve the effect by adding honey.
Pumpkin can be used for the same purpose. Reviews about heruse speaks of a good analgesic effect.
Treatment with walnuts
Methods of alternative treatment of fibrocystic mastopathy include recipes using walnuts. This fruit contains a large amount of vitamins, tannins and tonic components.
Amino acids, essential oils and carotene help speed up the process of restoring hormonal levels. This is evidenced by a large number of positive reviews.
The product is used as a tincture. To prepare it, you need to peel and peel 20-30 nuts. Next, they need to be filled with alcohol and left for 30 days. The resulting tincture is taken half an hour before meals three times a day. Single dose - 15 drops. The course of treatment is 2-3 months.
Using herbal infusion
At the initial stage of fibrous pathology, good results were achieved with the help of motherwort, yarrow and string.
For the treatment of mastopathy at home (folk remedies), 1 tablespoon of dry or fresh herbs is placed in a thermos and poured with boiling water. The liquid is left for 2-3 hours, after which it is taken twice a day (before meals).
Please note that the infusion is strictly contraindicated for use during pregnancy and within 7 days after the end of menstruation.
Treatment with ointments
Reviews on the treatment of mastopathy at homeconditions speak of the excellent effect of the ointment from the rhizomes of comfrey.
It requires the following ingredients to make:
- about 300 grams of comfrey rhizomes (dry);
- 300 grams of pork fat;
- a glass of vodka or alcohol;
- about 70 grams of resin (in other words, spruce resin).
The sap must be dissolved in a water bath. Soak comfrey roots in water for a couple of hours, then grind with a blender.
On a small fire you need to melt the fat and add gruel from the rhizomes. Leave the mixture on fire for 15-20 minutes. Next, vodka is poured into the composition and spruce resin is added. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
The resulting ointment is applied to the affected breast every three hours. One course includes 5-6 procedures.
Treatment with table s alt
To relieve the symptoms of mastopathy of the breast, treatment at home can be done with s alt. This is the most affordable and fastest way that can be used urgently.
In four glasses of boiled water you need to dissolve 100 grams of s alt. In the resulting solution, you need to moisten a napkin or towel. Apply it to the sore chest. It's good if you can lie all night with such a compress.
The procedure is done until the symptoms disappear completely. This period usually lasts about two weeks.
The advantages of this method are that it has no contraindications, and its effect is sometimes surprising. S alt lotions help dissolve newly appeared neoplasms andquickly anesthetize the chest.
Summing up
We looked at several options for treating mastopathy at home. It is more convenient for someone to use ointments, while someone prefers compresses. In any case, treatment with natural ingredients takes a lot of time.
Please note that you can quickly relieve breast tenderness, but this does not indicate a recovery at all. In order not to endanger your he alth, discuss all manipulations with a specialist. That's all. We wish you good he alth!
