Premenstrual syndrome: women need sympathy and help

The premenstrual syndrome gathers unpleasant symptoms that take place in several tissues before menstruation, ends with a period or a little later.

The mechanism that causes unpleasant sensations

Women have the most unpleasant symptoms in their 40s (Photo: Netmode) The manifestations of the premenstrual syndrome vary from person to person on the time of occurrence and intensity but there are predictive signs that women feel See, related to hormonal fluctuations after ovulation: levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease while aldosterone (a male hormone still available in women) increases, causing changes. Physical: water retention, feeling edema.

Low estrogen levels increase monoamine oxydase (MAO) - a molecule that plays a role in depression, and lowers serotonine levels - another molecule that affects people's temperament and activity. Those changes explain why women in the pre-economic days easily lose their inherent gentleness. Hormone levels return to normal at the onset of menstruation.

Expressions

Even in one person, the precursor syndrome is also different from month to month, about 90% of women suffer from hormonal fluctuations regardless of age, including adolescence, but the symptoms see the most annoying out at about 40 years old. Most women experience mild premenstrual syndrome, but about 2-5% of women feel very hard.

The effect of hormonal fluctuations is stronger when accompanied by stress and emotional fluctuations. Not only are the discomforts in the previous few days, but some pre-existing diseases such as asthma, psoriasis, back pain, and migraine headaches . can also get worse these days. Effective treatment of premenstrual syndrome can limit cyclical events.

Common symptoms in premenstrual syndrome: edema of tissues due to fluid retention, breast enlargement, sometimes pain (no need to touch but pain when shaken by cycling, motorbike) - abdomen also enlarged as obnoxious - water retention is most noticeable in the ankles - there is a heavy feeling in the lower limbs - fingers are like bananas - although feeling heavy and fat but not gaining weight ( some find weight gain - many eat better, especially if they like sweets - the feeling of nausea and vomiting may be met.

Sensitivity is the main psychological symptom of premenstrual syndrome in many different forms: easily emotional, easy to get hot (crying, worrying, changing temperament early in the afternoon and rainy weather, feeling tired, unable to sleep. .). Some women exhibit depression, even suicidal.

Treatment problems

To treat effectively, first pay attention to diet: should not eat salty to avoid holding water in the body leading to edema (face, back of hand .). Cereal containing complex glucid works to increase serotonin levels (good for sleep) and also has lots of magnesium to help reduce stress (whole grains .). Animal fats should be avoided, fast absorbing sugar (candy, jam .) stimulants such as tea, alcohol, and coffee. Drink plenty of water every day.

Movement is necessary because of the ability to limit many premenstrual symptoms, so walking, cycling . help relax, reduce stress state and depression, endorphine is excreted more than it makes mind happy, happy life Movement also improves blood circulation and eases dysmenorrhea.

Avoid physical and psychological stress, should not make important decisions these days. Talk to your husband about the unpleasant changes women face every month. Knowledgeable husbands often sympathize with the changes in temperament in the wife when they are about to be and are in the middle of menstruation.

Today there is a tendency to help women suffering from pre-eclampsia with diet and lifestyle combined with natural methods: homeopathy, herbs and acupuncture. If the above therapies are not effective, only therapeutic hormone is indicated.

Natural tablet progesterone may be good for sleep, edema of the lower limbs and abdominal and breast tenderness, replacing the lack of hormones in the body. Synthetic progesterone also has the same effect and is used in the second half of the menstrual cycle and may have side effects such as weight gain, hypertension, cholesterol increase . When hormone therapy is not enough effective, it is necessary to inhibit ovulation (by birth control pill).

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