Weight one week before period

Many women experience weight gain during their menstrual period. This is a relatively normal phenomenon caused by the increase of hormones in women's bodies. Of course, this situation disappears after the menstrual period ends. However, during menstruation, there are still many areas where feminism is needed to ensure women's health. Next, I will introduce you to some relevant knowledge about women’s menstrual period!

1. Why do you gain weight before menstruation?

Scientific research has found that hormones and weight have a certain relationship.

Hormones can cause edema. For example, two weeks before menstruation, the water content in the body will increase by 400-1400 ml than usual, which means that the body weight will increase by 0.4-1.4 kg than usual, and some women may even gain 4 kg.

But don't worry, this edema is only temporary and you will generally return to normal weight after your period.

2. Precautions during menstruation

1. Start eating less salt one week before your period and continue until the end of your period. Take calcium tablets every day to relieve edema symptoms during your period and minimize the impact of menstruation on your weight.

2. Many people feel that their appetite is particularly good and they can eat a lot one week before their period. In fact, this is also caused by hormones, which is the reason for the decrease in the secretion of estrogen and flavonoids in the body. If you indulge yourself and eat according to your appetite at this time, you will really gain weight. The best way to resist this excessive desire for food is to sleep.

3. Taking birth control pills is equivalent to taking the same amount of synthetic hormones every day. Some birth control pills can also cause weight gain, so it is best to follow your doctor's advice and take those that have less impact.

3. The impact of hormones on menstruation

In addition to affecting weight, hormones also have an impact on other aspects of the body:

Irregular menstruation indicates abnormal hormone secretion in the body. Insufficient estrogen secretion, excessive androgen secretion, and thyroid hormone secretion disorder will affect the regularity of menstruation. Therefore, if abnormalities occur continuously, go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to determine the cause and seek treatment as soon as possible.