What to do if you have amenorrhea due to dieting

Many women go on a diet and do a lot of exercise in order to lose weight. However, if you diet too much to lose weight, it is likely to cause harm to the body and may even cause amenorrhea in women.

1. What is the cause of amenorrhea due to weight loss?

If we describe our human body as a well-organized machine, then the brain is the master chip of this machine, which is responsible for controlling the secretion of various hormones including estrogen and estradiol, allowing this large machine to operate smoothly.

The most common cause of amenorrhea is hypothalamic pituitary amenorrhea, caused by insufficient food intake, insufficient carbohydrates, weight loss, stress or excessive exercise.

Amenorrhea may also be due to a decrease in many different hormones, such as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which is the hormone that promotes menstruation. Worse still, this can have a domino effect, causing levels of other hormones such as luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estrogen, progesterone and testosterone to decrease. This change can cause some functions in the hypothalamus and pituitary to plummet.

Therefore, the disorder or even amenorrhea caused by excessive weight loss is actually one of the self-protection behaviors controlled by the human brain.

2. How to lose weight and easily cause amenorrhea

Supplement excessive exercise

Excessive exercise will cause the body to produce too much endorphin, disrupting the secretion of hypothalamic pituitary hormone, causing an imbalance in the pituitary secretion function of the female body, and thus causing a decrease in menstrual volume or even amenorrhea.

Weight-bearing diet disorder

Once you starve for a long time and your weight drops suddenly, the hypothalamic pituitary nerve dysfunction and pituitary function decline will occur, and the function of the uterus, ovaries and other reproductive organs will also decrease, and even stop ovulation.

Losing a lot of weight in a short period of time

In the short term, a 10%-15% weight loss or a 30% reduction in body fat percentage can easily lead to amenorrhea.

Hose to eat weight loss products

In order to lose weight quickly, become more beautiful and improve their appearance, some women believe in weight loss products. Taking a lot of weight loss drugs can easily disrupt the endocrine system.

3. How to correct

To replenish the excess body weight caused by exercise, immediately reduce the level of exercise and return the body weight to a healthy weight.

The stress management method of carrying heavy load for further study can reduce the work pressure. For example, do some yoga, massage and deep breathing exercises.

If the full-term weight loss is caused by dieting, return to a normal diet immediately and restore the resting weight to 2-10 pounds. The daily calorie intake should not be less than the daily calorie consumption of the body. Improve nutrition, eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, and ensure a balanced supply and demand of energy. If you insist on waiting until the white meat is reduced, and then restore your diet, you can cure amenorrhea. By that time, even intervention with growth hormone therapy may not be able to cure the disease, and will cause irreparable damage to the human body.

It is recommended to increase the intake of the following foods:

a. Whole-fat dairy products: A recent study shows that eating at least one serving of whole-fat dairy products every day is relatively less likely to cause ovulation disorders.

b. Intake of adequate carbohydrate compounds

c. Foods containing vitamin D: Adequate vitamin D can help calcium absorption and bone health. Most nuts and fish can also improve the absorption of vitamins.

Amenorrhea caused by weight loss can usually be recovered in 1-2 months after restoring diet and reducing exercise intensity.

If it has not recovered within 3 months, see a doctor as soon as possible for a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment.

To deal with menstrual problems, everyone should: conduct a physical examination to make sure that there are no problems with various hormones and sexual organs;

When facing the trouble of growing succulents, everyone should: have a positive attitude and don't be impatient, so as not to harm your own body.