Premenstrual symptoms

The most obvious symptom before menstruation is breast pain and a heavy feeling in the abdomen. This is what we often call dysmenorrhea. For women who have their first menstruation, the degree of dysmenorrhea will become more prolonged inflammation, and the degree of pain varies from person to person. Some girls will also experience adverse reactions such as irritability and back pain, which are quite common.

Many healthy women also experience some discomfort and temperament changes, and they know that their period is coming soon, such as a feeling of pelvic heaviness, back pain, headache, breast swelling, edema, irritability, and anger, which is called premenstrual discomfort. The disease is generally mild and does not require treatment. However, some women have severe premenstrual symptoms that affect their work and life, which is called premenstrual syndrome.

Premenstrual syndrome usually occurs 7 to 14 days before menstruation, is most severe 2 to 3 days before menstruation, and disappears or is significantly alleviated after menstruation. Discomfort is multifaceted and varies from person to person. Some women have more prominent edema, some women have more obvious breast pain, and some women mainly have mental symptoms. Sometimes, several symptoms coexist and therefore vary in severity.

Edema usually occurs one week before menstruation. Edema may also occur at other times and worsen before menstruation. Weight gain due to edema. Edema may also be accompanied by headache, runny nose, heaviness in the lower limbs, abdominal distension, constipation, etc. Breast pain can occur before or after menstruation. There are small nodules in the breasts, which are painful to touch. The pain becomes better after menstruation, but reappears before the next menstruation.

1. Blood heat factor: If the body has excessive yang energy, or if you eat too much spicy food and supplements, or if you are depressed, or if you have lost a lot of blood due to long-term illness, it will cause blood heat. When the blood becomes hot, it will flow more quickly, thus causing early menstruation.

2. Qi deficiency factors: People who have irregular diet or are overworked are prone to lose their temper. In addition, it may also be caused by women’s lack of knowledge of menstrual health care, such as not paying attention to keeping warm, causing the body to catch cold, or eating raw and cold food without restraint during menstruation, or not paying attention to menstrual hygiene and causing reproductive tract bacterial infection, which can cause early menstruation.

In addition, in addition to the two reasons of blood heat and qi deficiency which cause menstruation to come one week early, women's poor physical condition, excessive depression, mental stress, and great pressure from life and study can also cause menstruation to come early. Therefore, women must increase their nutrition during menstruation and avoid excessive fatigue and strenuous exercise. However, this does not mean that they should not be active during menstruation. They should engage in appropriate activities, which will help blood circulation and avoid dysmenorrhea. At the same time, you must ensure adequate rest to prevent infection.