All Ladies Need To See This
Something About Your Monthly Town Crier
The female body transitions from one phase to another throughout the month.
However, there’s this particular time you experience “not so funny” symptoms, even though it's not yet time for your monthly period.
Yeah, it’s the town crier telling you “knock, knock” you have about a week to two weeks to welcome your August visitor.
This “period alarm” is generally known as PMS “Premenstrual Syndrome.”
PMS is a group of physical and emotional symptoms you experience a week to two weeks before your period.
What Are These Symptoms?
The symptoms differ in different individuals but the question is, are you one of those that have serious PMS? If yes, what are your symptoms?
However, some of the general symptoms include:
Fatigue
Nausea
Cramps
Irritability
Headache
Flatulence
Depression
Weight gain
Mood swings
Food cravings
Tender breasts
Acne breakouts
Poor concentration
Change in sex drive
Joint or muscle pain
Constipation / Diarrhea
Abdominal fullness / bloating
Trouble falling asleep (insomnia).
I know you must be thinking; are these stressful symptoms really a necessity for the coming period ?
Well, This Is It…
There are 4 phases in your menstrual cycle and each one has its own significance which tends to bring about these symptoms.
For PMS it happens after your ovulation when the two hormones (estrogen and progesterone) levels falls speedily when the egg is not fertilized by sperm.
Basically what triggers these symptoms is due to fluctuations in the hormones in your body during the menstrual cycle.
So what do you do in situations like this?
The Way Out..
There’s always a way out, though not every lady experiences premenstrual syndrome every month.
In cases when these symptoms hinders you from carrying on with your daily activities. Try these remedies and incorporate them into your daily lifestyle:
Adequate sleep
Eating balanced diet
Regular water intake
Regular physical activity
Pain relief drugs like ibuprofen, acetaminophen.
Herbal remedies like ginkgo, ginger, and evening primrose oil.
Dietary supplements like calcium, vitamin B6, magnesium, evening primrose oil etc.
Finally!
Now, we have gotten to the end of this often overlooked but important topic.
Note that no single treatment works for everyone and PMS cannot be completely eradicated, you can only use these measures to ease your symptoms.
Don’t allow any wild symptoms to weigh you down!
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Stay litty.