- Who was sitting in my chair and moved it?
- Who went to my bed and crumpled it?
Remember these phrases from the well-known tale "Three Bears"?
And 80% of women remember it every month and so up to 70 days a year. Who has not yet understood what will be discussed and, moreover, here the fabulous phrases, I decode. Let's talk about PMS (premenstrual syndrome). What kind of animal is this, with the arrival of which the husband does not dare to contradict you, and the child humbly removes in his room, and even a girlfriend these days tries not to bother you on the phone.
Who Invented this insidious premenstrual syndrome?
There is an opinion that premenstrual syndrome is a syndrome of our time, and our grandmothers did not even know about it. Let's go back to one just a century ago. In the 19th century, the average life expectancy of a woman was 40-45 years. Most families were large families, giving birth to five or seven children was considered the norm. So it turns out that most of the reproductive age the woman was either in an interesting position, or nursed, or waiting for the recovery cycle. Thus, menstruation for a long time was not. It is natural to complain about PMS, and even more so to feel it in full force, there was no time. Today, a family with three children is already considered to have many children. And most of the "advanced" ladies persistently climb the career ladder and completely forget about the main purpose of a woman - to be a mother.
The beginning of the doctrine of premenstrual syndrome is difficult to determine accurately. It may include the ideas of Galen (130-200 AD) about the connection of the morbid state of women on the eve of cyclic bleeding associated with the phases of the moon.
Historically, the first was the hormonal theory proposed by Robert Frank in 1931. He first systematized, formulated and explained some of the causes of these physical and mental ailments. According to Frank's theory, during this period, the level of estrogens in the blood increases, this causes sodium retention. A surplus of sodium leads to accumulation of intercellular fluid and edema. Consequently, the fluid, lingering in the tissues, and clinically it is manifested by peripheral edema, mastalgia - pain in the mammary gland, bloating, weight gain, arthralgia - pain in the bends. Irritability, headache and some other neurological and psychiatric manifestations of PMS can be explained by the swelling of the brain.
Landen M, Eriksson E. from Gothenburg University suggest that PMS is neither depression nor anxiety, but a special disease characterized by mood swings, increased irritability, and not an oppressed state.
How to recognize this insidious premenstrual syndrome?
PMS gentleman is very punctual. It appears 7-14 days before the start of menstruation (depending on the cycle of each woman) and does not let us go until the critical days begin.
The premenstrual syndrome has so many disagreements that even an experienced doctor can not recognize it right away, because today more than 150 symptoms are considered in the PMS. Allocate such basic forms of PMS, depending on the damage to one or another function of the body.
Nervous - mental form is characterized by irritability, tearfulness, agitation, memory impairment, fatigue, violation of attention and sleep, a sense of fear, a sense of anguish.
In the vegetative-vascular form, coordination of movements is disrupted, epileptic seizures become more frequent, asthma attacks, cardialgia or arrhythmia attacks increase, headaches and migraines often occur.
Edema, engorgement of the mammary glands, diuresis, increase in body weight is attributed to the water-electrolyte form .
Pain in the bones, muscles and joints, as well as a decrease in muscle strength and cramps manifests itself musculoskeletal PMS .
With gastroenteral form : changes in appetite, changes in taste, nausea, vomiting, flatulence.
Skin manifestations : acne vulgaris, changes in the fat content of the skin, excessive sweating, urticaria, pruritus, hyperpigmentation.
This classification can be called conditional. After all, one woman can combine several types of PMS. It is important to note that in premenstrual days, chronic illnesses are often exacerbated.
Almost a third of the women first convicted of a crime committed it in the period preceding menstruation.
Ladies-drivers - a few days before the notorious "red days" - are more often violated by the rules of the road.
In the UK, PMS is considered akin to a state of affect. And this is a mitigating circumstance. And in South Korea, whose inhabitants are the most hardworking in the world, there is also a law. The government gave a beautiful half a day off per month, due to critical days. The woman decides to go out to work on that day.
It is for these days that the greatest number of appeals to doctors and astrologers occur.
Find and neutralize .
Which is better: courageously endure unpleasant feelings or seek salvation? Fortitude of the spirit in our situation is not worth it (above listed only a part of the symptoms, of which you do not want to smile at all). Address to the expert. Be prepared for that, in addition to the gynecologist, you will have to look into the therapist's rooms, endocrinologist, neurologist.
Often, to remove symptoms of PMS, a woman is prescribed oral contraceptives. They are justified when it is necessary to avoid unwanted pregnancies. But the best way to feel great on any day of the cycle - according to doctors - is to conceive and give birth to a child. After that, many women forget about the insidious syndrome.
During this period, the body simply needs vitamins A, E, B. Also do not forget to replenish the body's storehouses with calcium, magnesium, zinc. You can take multivitamins, and you can adjust the menu to take into account the PMS approach. To help you will come whole grains and nuts, sea fish, dairy products, vegetables and, of course, fruits and cheeses. Diversify your table, and then for preparing another culinary masterpiece you will forget about unpleasant symptoms. No, do not forget about your diet, just do not abuse it in these days. For example, if you have swelling, give up pickled cucumbers and mashed potatoes. Better bake this potato and cook a cabbage salad. If you have problems with digestion, use more fiber (porridge, bread with bran), drink kefir. Broths of mint, chamomile, lemon balm, rose hips and fresh juices will help cope with nausea.
It is proved that PMS prefers office workers. Long sitting behind the monitor provokes stagnant phenomena in the organs of the small pelvis, and chronic stress - instability of the nervous system. A lady, constantly working in a stuffy office, will quickly feel the whole bunch of PMS - symptoms, than a woman of manual labor. If there is a possibility of training, do not refuse. The main thing is not to overdo it. Yoga and meditation have a relaxing effect. There is no possibility, then an alternative method. At lunch time, do not run to the market or supermarket, and walk in the nearest park - 10 minutes every day will be enough.
Do not forget about such procedures as massage and a cool bathroom. But from visiting baths and saunas it is better to refuse.
Naturally the best means of preventing insidious PMS of course is a full rest and sleep. Do not deny yourself an eight-hour sleep, even to the detriment of communication with "classmates" or "in contact." And be sure to ventilate the room before going to bed.
And for men to note.
To ease the difficult condition of your companion, remember why you are next to this woman. Of course, you love her very much. And what can you do for the sake of your beloved - even on March 8 every month. Agree with all, even absurd judgments, and certainly sympathize with the unhappy heroine of the soap opera for which she is so worried. And never, do you hear, never force a woman to have sex, if she does not want, during this period. Remember - you will have another three weeks this month to enjoy intimacy. And you calmly reclaim the place from the TV to watch your favorite football or criminal chronicle.