What should I do if I suffer from amenorrhea due to excessive dieting?

People nowadays love beauty very much and everyone wants to have a slim figure. In order to pursue rapid weight loss, many people choose wrong methods, such as excessive exercise. Excessive exercise will interfere with the secretion of brain hormones, thereby leading to endocrine disorders. In addition, many people take diet pills. In addition, excessive dieting is the most common mistake people make in the process of weight loss. However, excessive dieting can lead to amenorrhea. How to solve this problem?

What should I do if I suffer from amenorrhea due to excessive dieting?

① If it is caused by excessive exercise, immediately reduce the intensity of exercise and let the body return to a healthy weight.

②Learn stress management and reduce stress. For example, do some yoga, massage, and deep breathing exercises.

③If it is caused by dieting, return to a normal diet immediately and let the weight return to 2-10 pounds. The daily calorie intake should not be lower than the daily calorie consumption of the body. Strengthen nutrition, eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, and ensure adequate energy supply. If you insist on waiting until the fat is lost before resuming your diet to treat amenorrhea. By then, even hormone therapy may not be able to cure the disease, and will cause irreparable damage to the body.

It is recommended to increase intake of the following foods:

a. Full-fat dairy products: A recent study showed that eating at least one serving of full-fat dairy products a day is relatively less likely to cause ovulation disorders.

b. Eat enough carbohydrates

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 will generally return to normal within 1-2 months after resuming diet and reducing exercise.

If you have not recovered within 3 months, go to the hospital for a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

Exercise and diet are two important ways to lose weight. To lose weight in a healthy and scientific way, you must combine the two. If you rely solely on exercise, too much exercise will make it difficult to stick to it, and too little exercise will be of no help; if you rely solely on eating, your basal metabolic rate cannot be increased, and it will be difficult to burn off the calories you consume, making the road to weight loss even more difficult. The fastest and most effective way to lose weight is “30% exercise and 70% diet”.

The "diet" mentioned here refers to eating in moderation, not blindly suppressing diet. Eat less high-calorie foods and control the calories of each meal. If you control your daily calorie intake within 1500 calories, you can achieve weight loss results. While controlling calories, it is necessary to ensure adequate nutrition. A variety of foods such as grains, fruits and vegetables, and meat should be included in the daily diet.

In terms of exercise, we should insist on combining aerobic exercise and strength training. Stick to aerobic exercise for more than 30 minutes each time, and adjust the exercise plan in time according to your own exercise conditions.