A few days before the onset of menstruation, many women experience a rather unpleasant feeling in their bodies, a feeling of discomfort, often accompanied by an unstable psycho-emotional state. During this period, they experience increased fatigue, irritability, unreasonable change of mood.
To understand why the behavior of girls changes, what happens to the female body before menstruation, it is necessary to understand what is PMS in women. How to alleviate his condition and what to do when he arrived?
PMS in girls what is it?
According to statistics, almost 50% of women face PMS, and experts call it cyclic tension syndrome.
How to translate PMS in girls
PMS stands for premenstrual syndrome, which is manifested by a complex of symptoms, it can be observed in girls 2-10 days before the onset of menstruation. Many believe, especially men, that PMS is a woman's whim, a myth that women themselves have come up with to justify their bad mood, but this is a false statement. Premenstrual syndrome is officially recognized as a disease with varying degrees of severity, requiring treatment.
Signs and symptoms
What is PMS in girls and women, what are the signs and symptoms of premenstrual tension? In most cases, women may experience and manifest several symptoms and signs of the disease at the same time. The most common symptom and symptom is painful swelling of the mammary glands, which can be mistaken for pregnancy. Symptoms of cyclic stress syndrome include:
- nagging pain in the lower back, lower abdomen;
- A woman may experience and experience increased sensitivity to odors, increased appetite;
- ordinary life is changing: there is irritability, tearfulness, frequent mood swings, drowsiness, aggressiveness, ordinary life is changing;
- some at this time have a headache, nausea or vomiting.
How long does PMS in girls and why does it occur?
The main cause of premenstrual stress is a hormonal imbalance that occurs in the female body between estrogen and progesterone. Premenstrual syndrome may be a consequence of various gynecological diseases, operations. As a rule, discomfort, pain and behavior change in women begin to occur in one day, sometimes in 10 days, until they begin menstruating. How long can this condition last? All of the above symptoms gradually begin to disappear on the day of menstruation, but there are cases that all signs of the painful syndrome persist even after its onset, such a condition requires consultation with a gynecologist.
What to do when PMS comes in girls or women?
At the first manifestations of the approaching premenstrual syndrome, it is necessary to avoid stressful situations, establish a daily routine and rest more. If you suffer from headaches, nausea would be nice to take a day off and stay at home. You need to revise your diet. Avoid fried foods, alcohol and coffee, include vegetables, fruits in the menu, drink herbal teas, especially with a soothing effect. Useful walks in the fresh air, swimming or warm relaxing aromatic baths are helpful.
What do girls feel during PMS and how do they behave?
Each woman has premenstrual syndrome in different ways. Some ladies except headaches, lower abdominal pain, nausea, may gain some weight (up to 2 kg), this is due to fluid retention in the body. There is a change in appearance, acne appears on the face. But the most significant changes occur in behavior: the mood can change every minute, a girl can be irritable, aggressive, tearful, fall into depression, she wants to sleep all the time, her appetite increases, her taste preferences change. Each body reacts to premenstrual stress individually.
How to communicate during a girl's PMS?
What to do to others and how to behave with a person who has premenstrual syndrome? Changes in habitual behavior and mood swings that accompany the disease can make a balanced and pleasant girl capricious and nervous. A loving man should be more sensitive and attentive to his second half at this time. Such her behavior is a temporary phenomenon, be more tolerant, do not provoke her to quarrels and conflicts.
How to treat?
PMS in a girl who is very painful and lasts a long time requires treatment to alleviate her condition. To calm and reduce nervous tension, herbal-based soothing preparations are used, of course (Novopashit). When it is necessary to balance the hormones in the body, hormonal agents are prescribed (Utrogestan, Duphaston). If you need to eliminate the pain, you can use Diclofenac.
Compliance with all recommendations, comprehensive treatment significantly reduces pain, discomfort experienced by women with premenstrual syndrome, improves her well-being.
