A few days before the onset of menstruation, many women experience rather unpleasant sensations in their body, a feeling of discomfort, often accompanied by an unstable psycho-emotional state. During this period, they have increased fatigue, irritability, causeless change of mood.
To understand why the behavior of girls changes, what happens to the female body before menstruation, you need to understand what PMS in women is. How to relieve your condition and what to do when it has come?
PMS in girls what is it?
According to statistics, almost 50% of women experience PMS, and experts call it cyclic stress 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 female whim, a myth that women themselves came up with to justify their bad mood, but this is an erroneous statement. Premenstrual syndrome is officially recognized as a disease of varying 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 can experience and manifest several symptoms and signs of the disease at the same time. The most common symptom and symptom is a painful swelling of the mammary glands, which can be mistaken for pregnancy. Signs of cyclic stress syndrome include:
- pulling pains in the lower back, lower abdomen;
- a woman may experience and experience increased sensitivity to odors, increased appetite;
- ordinary life is changing: irritability, tearfulness, frequent mood swings, drowsiness, aggressiveness, ordinary life are changing;
- some have a headache at this time, nausea or vomiting is observed.
How long does PMS last for girls and why does it occur?
The main reason for the appearance of premenstrual tension is the hormonal imbalance that occurs in the female body between estrogens and progesterone. Premenstrual syndrome can be a consequence of various gynecological diseases, operations. As a rule, discomfort, pain and a change in behavior in women begin to occur in one day, sometimes 10 days, until menstruation begins. 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 the signs of the painful syndrome persist after its onset, this condition requires consultation with a gynecologist.
What to do when PMS occurs in girls or women?
At the first manifestations of the approaching premenstrual syndrome, it is necessary to avoid stressful situations, establish a daily regimen and relax more. If you suffer from headaches, nausea would be nice to take a day off and stay home. You need to rethink your diet. Exclude fried foods, alcohol and coffee, include vegetables, fruits in the menu, drink herbal teas, especially those with a soothing effect. Useful are relaxing walks in the fresh air, swimming or warm relaxing aromatic baths.
What do girls feel during PMS and how do they behave?
In every woman, premenstrual syndrome is expressed differently. Some ladies, in addition to headaches, lower abdominal pain, nausea, can gain a little 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, depressed, she wants to sleep all the time, her appetite increases, her taste preferences change. Each organism reacts individually to premenstrual tension.
How to communicate during a PMS in a girl?
What to do around and how to behave with a person who has a premenstrual syndrome? Changing the usual 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 soulmate at this time. Such her behavior is a temporary phenomenon, be tolerant, do not provoke her to quarrels and conflicts.
How to treat?
PMS in a girl, which is very painful and lasts a long time, requires treatment to alleviate her condition. Soothing preparations based on herbs, of course (Novopasit), are used to calm and reduce nervous tension. When it is necessary to balance hormones in the body, hormones are prescribed (Utrozhestan, Dufaston). If you need to eliminate the pain, you can use Diclofenac.
Compliance with all recommendations, complex treatment significantly reduces pain, discomfort that women experience with premenstrual syndrome, improves her well-being.
