PMS: how to manage the mood?

The well-known acronym "PMS" - premenstrual syndrome - has long been a horror story for both men and women. But why is it there, and whether it is possible to cope with it on their own?

As is known, in the second phase menstrual cycle   a woman changes hormones . This explains the fact that for 6 - 10 days before the first day of the following month the women become nervous, irritable mood goes into a deep disadvantage, and being thus too unimportant: the body appears heavy feeling, sometimes begins to thicken match chest aches bottom stomach. Some   premenstrual syndrome manifested aching joints and migraine headache. What to do?

The most important thing - to know what is happening and, accordingly, regulate their condition. Most often changed hormones   It is uncomfortable for two reasons: starting fluid retention (as a result - swelling, including domestic) and rapidly cleared from the blood of the hormone serotonin pleasure. Superimposed on each other, these two factors lead to the fact that at one time normal and calm woman turns into a real fury - just because it's really bad ...

Therefore it is necessary to know a few simple ways to alleviate their condition when PMS .

1. Control your weight: If you weigh in the morning on a kilo and a half more than the day before, most likely you have swelling. To cope with them, you can use a mild diuretic beverages (staminate orthosiphon broth, green tea with mint, diluted orange juice half water) or using drugs - but they must appoint a doctor!
2. It relieves a long sleep at least 9 hours. So you will be protected from the reduction of serotonin levels in the blood.
3. It is not necessary at the time PMS   eat foods and beverages containing the substance tyramine - red wine, sharp cheeses, jerked meat. Tyramine is perfectly safe in itself, but during the PMS   capable of provoking attacks of severe headache.
4. Gynecologists, endocrinologists say that about a quarter of women over age 30 is especially painful and difficult it can last 3-4 days on the eve of the new month. Keep calendars to know exactly where they are coming! These days you need to adjust the body "output" - perhaps even add to the diuretic and laxative drugs, low-salt diet to secure and keep handy soft sedatives plant-based - for example, motherwort or valerian.

Finally. Contrary to popular opinion among men, sex does not relieve the state during PMS: on the contrary, the swelling of tissue in the abdomen can make lovemaking painful and unpleasant.

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