Here’s How You Can Prepare For Your First Mammogram
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Adjust Your Diet, If Necessary
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For the most part, you can continue to eat and drink as you normally would leading up to your mammogram. However, if you are a big coffee drinker, consider cutting back or eliminating caffeine entirely for a few days leading up to your exam. A study published in The National Library of Medicine found that extreme caffeine intake can increase breast sensitivity. If you typically eat a diet high in sodium, cut back on this in the days before your exam, too. Sodium makes the entire body –including breast tissue – hold fluid and swell, which can make a mammogram painful.
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