Why do I gain weight before my period?

Girls start menstruating after the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. From the first menarche, menstruation will become more and more regular. Some people will have some signs before menstruation, such as eating more than usual, feeling soreness in the waist, and inexplicably worse temper. These situations are normal. Some people will inexplicably gain weight before menstruation. What's going on?

1. Reasons for weight gain before menstruation

The reason for weight gain before menstruation is the change in the ratio of progesterone and estrogen concentrations, which causes water retention in the body. The weight gain is sometimes as high as 2 kilograms. However, the increased weight and uncomfortable feelings will gradually disappear after menstruation, and fortunately, the original figure will be restored.

2. What to pay attention to before menstruation

You can eat more sesame oil pork liver in the first few days of your menstrual period to help excrete waste blood. You can eat kidney with sesame oil in the next few days. In addition, sesame oil scrambled eggs with basil is also a good food during menstruation. Red bean soup, longan soup, and eight-treasure porridge are all good snacks, and fermented rice wine and boiled eggs are also very good. In the later stages of your menstrual period, you can consider drinking some Shenghua Tang (the kind you drink during your menstrual period, not the kind you drink during confinement, just ask a Chinese medicine store), which can help to completely flush out the dirty blood in your body. It is wrong to drink Siwu Decoction during menstruation. You have to wait until all the dirty blood is eliminated before drinking Siwu Decoction to replenish blood to be effective, otherwise it will be in vain. When cooking Siwu Soup, you can add some pork ribs or chicken, and it is best to add some rice wine.

Well, after reading the above introduction, I believe you already know why your weight increases inexplicably before menstruation. During menstruation, women's bodies become more fragile and their resistance becomes weaker. Therefore, you should pay attention to taking care of your body during this period, eat light food and have sufficient nutrition, so as not to cause harm to your body.