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Fibrocystic breast disease is relatively common and can be considered breast changes rather than a disease. The condition affects the breasts of women, giving the tissue a ropey or lumpy texture. Earth Clinic readers have reported that the most popular and effective home remedies for painful breasts involve lifestyle changes, such as eliminating caffeine, and home remedies including supplementing with iodine or vitamin E.

What Natural Cures Can I Use for Fibrocystic Breast Pain?

If you have fibrocystic breast tissue, you will probably experience moderate to severe breast pain as well as unusual breast tissue and even structure. Common treatments can alleviate discomfort and help manage any additional symptoms. If you are suffering from fibrocystic breast disease, consider home remedies such as using iodine, taking a vitamin E supplement, applying evening primrose oil, and eliminating caffeine from your diet.

1. Iodine - Earth Clinic's #1 Most Popular Remedy

Thyroid function is closely linked to fibrocystic breast tissue. Iodine is the essential element that allows your thyroid gland to secrete thyroxin to function naturally. Supplementing with iodine is an effective way to reduce pain, limit cyst development, and eliminate the side effects of thyroid dysfunction on breast tissue. Try taking iodine pills or Lugol’s iodine drops as directed to treat fibrocystic breast tissue.

2. Vitamin E

Vitamin E has been used for managing fibrocystic breast disease for more than 35 years. Vitamin E reduces pain, relieves tenderness, and limits the development of nodules.

How to Take Vitamin E

  • For the best results, take 400 to 800 IU of vitamin E daily.

3. Evening Primrose Oil

Evening primrose oil is another one of the common remedies for fibrocystic tissue. It is a known treatment for “cyclic mastalgia” and other breast-related issues. Evening primrose oil contains a specific combination of fatty acids that that improves breast composition. This remedy also relieves pain and tenderness.

How to Take Evening Primrose Oil

  • Begin by taking three grams of evening primrose oil per day. 

4. Caffeine Elimination

Removing caffeine from your diet is actually the most well-known alternative remedy for fibrocystic breast tissue. Caffeine influences breast tissue, causing enlargement and swelling of individual nodules. Reducing your intake of the drug limits the appearance of fibrocystic tissue in your breasts.

5. Fat Reduction

Reducing fat in your diet is another way to treat fibrocystic breast disease. To best control the condition, you need to find a successful balance of fat to complex carbohydrate consumption. Try to achieve 15 percent fat calories and increase your total complex carbohydrate consumption. This balance reduces breast swelling and nodularity.

When Should I Seek Medical Attention?

Fibrocystic breast tissue does not increase your risk of breast cancer. However, you should maintain a regular schedule of breast exams and mammograms to keep track of tissue development and determine the cause of breast changes.

Continue reading below for specific remedies and feedback from our wonderful readers reporting the most effective treatment for tender breasts. If you try one of these remedies, please let us know!

The comments below reflect the personal experiences and opinions of readers and do not represent medical advice or the views of this website. The information shared has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or health condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns.
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Iodine

Posted by Rebecca (Maryland) on 01/19/2019
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Iodine for fibrocystic breasts: Insert the soaked cotton swab inside and “paint” the vaginal canal. If you can reach your cervix, apply some there too. Lugol's iodine (2% or 5% work well) should be used, not the cheap stuff from the drug store. This absolutely works. I healed breast cysts using this remedy and still use it occasionally just to supply the breasts and ovaries with extra iodine because they need it. It also helps with general breast soreness or swelling before your period. All the best to you all!

Lugol's Iodine

Posted by Jayne (Manawatu-Wanganui) on 12/26/2017
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I am 42 and have had fibrocystic breasts for years. I use lugol's iodine to treat them. It works every time. I just wish I didn't have to keep using it. I take 2-5 drops orally and always with food or it gives me a sore tummy. Sometimes I apply it topically but orally gives me much faster relief if I need it. I use the protocol for using iodine from the breast cancer choices website.

Fibrocystic Breasts

Posted by Jayne (Manawatu-Wanganui) on 12/26/2017
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I am 42 and have had fibrocystic breasts for years. I use lugol's iodine to treat them. It works every time. I just wish I didn't have to keep using it. I take 2-5 drops orally and always with food or it gives me a sore tummy. Sometimes I apply it topically but orally gives me much faster relief if I need it. I use the protocol for using iodine from the breast cancer choices website.

Iodine

Posted by Brianna (Devon, England) on 06/03/2015
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Ah, Fibrocystic Breast Disease: I know I shouldn't say this, but when I hear of a woman complaining about this, part of me gets really excited because I LOVE the satisfaction of being able to present her this cure that works 100% of the time (very few things are 100%, but this is).

If you're suffering from Fibrocystic Breast Disease, it could indicate that you're at high risk of breast cancer. Don't worry! This is an easily rectifiable problem. It's most likely that your body isn't producing the sufficient estriol levels (a component of estrogen) to maintain breast tissue (which is what's causing your painful boobies! ) and low estriol levels are linked to breast cancer.

The trick is boosting your estriol levels.

Iodine is an amazing way of doing this and I can see that many people here are advocating it. But something that these people are unaware of is that they're taking it the wrong way.

Iodine is essential for the function of our thyroid gland, however, this isn't going to help your estriol levels, which is key in rectifying painful cystic breasts. What you need is for the iodine to go to the ovaries to stimulate estriol production. If you're swallowing iodine, virtually all of it is going to go to your greedy thyroid before it reaches your ovaries.

The CURE:

Saturate a cotton swab in iodine (not iodide) and swab your vagina.

I kid you not, within minutes, you'll notice a dramatic difference.

Repeat twice per week until the disease goes away (usually in about 6-12 weeks).

If you're a chronic-sufferer of FBD (Fibrocystic Breast Disease), maintain with an oral supplement of 10-12mg of combined iodine/iodide (since the thyroid is more dependent on IODIDE and also plays a part in FBD).

It works every time. I hope this helps! :)

(This will not work if you've had your ovaries removed, sorry.)


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