What is PMS

Many girls will experience a series of conditions when they have their period, which affect their health and psychological problems. Premenstrual syndrome is one of these problems. Menstrual syndrome seriously affects the patient's health and psychological problems, so treatment becomes very important. Let's ask an expert to introduce this issue below.

Because the clinical manifestations of premenstrual syndrome vary in severity, it is not possible for one treatment to address all symptoms. Clinicians must design individualized treatment plans based on the pathophysiological and psychosocial characteristics of the disease to achieve maximum therapeutic effect.

Supportive therapy includes emotional support, dietary and behavioral training and education.

(1) Education and emotional support: The treatment of premenstrual syndrome begins with emotional support, helping patients adjust their mental state, understand the disease, and build courage and self-confidence. This kind of spiritual comfort treatment is effective for a considerable number of patients.

(2) Diet: There is no evidence that nutritional deficiencies can cause premenstrual syndrome, but poor eating habits can aggravate the symptoms. Recent studies have found that a reasonable diet structure can help relieve symptoms.

① High-carbohydrate, low-protein diet: It is currently believed that the hypoglycemia-like symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, such as increased appetite, irritability, nervousness and fatigue, are related to the effects of cyclical changes in estrogen and progesterone on glucose metabolism. It is reported that consuming a carbohydrate-rich and low-protein diet, or drinking more carbohydrate-containing beverages, can improve the mental symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, including depression, tension, irritability, fatigue, etc., when there are premenstrual symptoms. This opinion is contrary to the authoritative opinion of carbohydrate restriction and high-protein diet. However, recent studies on the relationship between serotonin levels in the body and carbohydrate preferences, as well as the discovery that carbohydrate intake can increase the brain's utilization of the serotonin precursor tryptophan, have revealed the biological rationale for the former dietary regimen.

② Salt restriction: Although there is no evidence to support that excessive salt intake is the cause of premenstrual syndrome, since increased salt intake will cause a significant increase in weight, it is reasonable to restrict salt intake to reduce water retention.

③ Limit coffee: Caffeine has been shown to be associated with the severity of PMS symptoms. Caffeine can increase anxiety, tension, depression and irritability, so PMS patients should avoid or reduce caffeine intake.

The above is the problem of premenstrual syndrome introduced to us by experts. Regarding this issue, the first thing is that the patient must have a good mentality, so that it can help the patient to receive treatment, ensure that the effect of the treatment is obvious enough, and avoid other problems that affect the patient's treatment.