What is a female PMS?

Monthly for 1 - 14 days before the beginning of "critical days" millions of women experience unpleasant sensations in their bodies. Doctors call this condition PMS, or premenstrual syndrome. What is the female PMS? According to experts, this is a certain complex of painful symptoms that occurs in women in the days preceding menstruation. It can be both a mild ailment, and a real disease. Symptoms, which mean female PMS, there are more than a hundred. Here are some of them, the most common:


- sharp mood swings (from strong irritability to deep depression);
- a constant feeling of hunger;
- desire to get drunk;
- headaches and pains in the lower abdomen;
- nausea;
- appearance of acne;
swelling and hypersensitivity of the mammary glands;
- frequent chills;
- sometimes the body temperature rises, pains in the heart, back, joints can appear;
- anxiety attacks;
- problems with urination;
- Insomnia;

Because of the huge number of symptoms, scientists have not yet established the reasons for the female PMS, but it is believed that this is due to the increase in hormones in the body. In this regard, there are several ways that can help a woman cope with PMS.

1. Birth control pills. They already contain female sex hormones, so the body stops producing its own. And since there are no hormones - there is no PMS. However, it is necessary to use tablets with care: from their constant use the hormonal balance is broken.

2. Proper nutrition. It is from him largely depends on the female hormonal background. Here are some tips to help you reduce PMS:
- include in your diet nuts, seeds and sea fish of fatty varieties, the substances contained in these products will help the body maintain the hormonal balance;
- minimize the use of salt;
- try to give up alcohol and caffeine, as this provokes irritability and depression;

3. Doing sports. With PMS, do not forget to perform physical exercises, this will help ease your condition, as this increases the content of hormones in happiness hormones - endorphins. So go in for fitness, swimming, skiing in the winter, skate - definitely help!

If you follow these tips, then if you do not even get rid, then greatly reduce the unpleasant and painful feelings during the period of the female PMS. Do not be nervous - the most important rule on such days! Limit the amount of stress in your life and everything will be fine!