Before the start of a new menstrual cycle and during it, every girl has a deterioration in her physical condition. In some women, weakness is so pronounced that they become unable to work. Symptoms that appear before menstruation include headache, nausea, dizziness, rashes and acne, abdominal cramps, and vomiting. In order to understand why your he alth is deteriorating, you need to seek help from doctors and pass the necessary tests. More details about the causes of poor he alth during this period further.
Dizziness
During menstruation, there is an imbalance between the level of hormones in the body of a woman. Estrogen levels rise, and blood sugar, on the contrary, decreases. A hormone called progesterone becomes less. As a result, there appearsa symptom like dizziness and weakness during menstruation. Lack of oxygen is another cause of vertigo. This is due to the fact that the human body spends hemoglobin during the menstrual cycle. Most often, this sign of menstruation is observed in overweight women, after childbirth, dizziness stops.
In order to get rid of increased fatigue during menstruation, you need to open the windows, take a lying or sitting position and start taking deep breaths and exhalations so that oxygen enters the brain.
Main recommendations
To prevent dizziness from accompanying a girl during her period, you need:
- Eat right food.
- Be less nervous.
- Take outdoor walks.
- Eat less junk food.
- Do not drink alcohol and coffee drinks.
It is worth remembering that if none of the methods helps, be sure to contact a specialist! Self-medication in this situation is inappropriate.
Headaches
Pain in the head is a symptom that occurs most often in women during menstruation. What should this pathology tell about? If the head hurts, it means that pathological changes occur in the human body. Migraine and weakness on the first day of menstruation says:
- About poor bowel function.
- About hormonal disorders in the girl's body.
- About diseases associated with the cardiovascular system.
- About a disease likecervical osteochondrosis.
The reasons can also be: poisoning with toxins, lack of oxygen in the blood, and due to the fact that tissues are squeezing the brain.
How to get rid of?
The following procedures help in getting rid of weakness during menstruation: maintaining a he althy and active lifestyle, cleansing the body of harmful elements. With osteochondrosis, massage of the neck and shoulder area will help. Caffeine relieves headaches, so doctors do not advise eliminating coffee from your own diet, but only if the person is not bothered by dizziness. If migraines are caused by hormonal disruptions, then you can start taking diuretic pills. Headache will decrease significantly as fluid is removed from the body.
Nausea and vomiting
Symptoms such as nausea and vomiting before the onset of menstruation appear:
- Due to the fact that the amount of serotonin in the fluid of the spinal cord increases.
- As a result of premenstrual syndrome, which occurs seven to ten days before the start of the cycle.
- Due to the fact that fluid retention occurs in the woman's body, nausea appears, and the urge to vomit may occur.
- As a result of increased intracranial pressure. The girl begins to feel pressure in the temples, throbbing in the ears and a feeling of nausea. On rare occasions, she may pass out.
- Because of the way the uterus is positioned and arranged. Her position in the body greatly affects the condition of the girl duringmonthly.
- Due to an imbalance of hormones, the girl begins to vomit. At the same time, hormonal failure is not limited to this symptom, in addition, mood swings appear, appetite becomes stronger, and acne forms on the dermis.
- Due to the fact that a woman takes oral contraceptives that are not suitable for her, she begins to feel nauseous. It is necessary to take a responsible approach to the choice of drugs. Before you start taking these drugs, be sure to consult a specialist and pass the necessary tests.
Problem Therapy
Treatment of weakness during menstruation does not cause much difficulty. Feeling unpleasant symptoms, you need to take the right medication. Currently, on the shelves of pharmacies you can find tablets for every taste and color. But before making a purchase, you need to visit a doctor and find out which medicine is suitable for the human body.
Acne
Regular menstrual cycle is a good thing for every girl. Unfortunately, menstruation comes with a number of inconveniences. One of these is acne. Acne occurs in eighty percent of women. The cause of the rash is the hormonal changes that occur in the female body.
There are several ways to prevent acne. The first is taking birth control pills. They will bring hormones back to normal, as a result of which there will be less inflammation. The second option is getting pregnant. There will be no imbalance of hormones, and therefore, worry about the conditionno skin required.
Acne treatment
Acne treatment sometimes takes a long time, from several months to several years. There are many ways to get rid of inflammation. You can be treated with medication, for this you need to visit a dermatologist, it is he who will make the correct diagnosis and prescribe the correct treatment. Girls can visit beauticians and do procedures that will help them get rid of acne. It should be remembered that one trip to the beauty salon is not enough. It is necessary to monitor your own diet, do not eat fatty, s alty, smoked and fried foods. Eat more fruits and vegetables, drink about two liters of water a day.
Intestinal cramps
Weakness during menstruation, discomfort and discomfort in the stomach are associated with such reasons:
- Disturbance in the hormonal process, the phenomena of ovulation and menstruation.
- Diseases of the female urinary organs.
- Contraceptive use.
- Reduced amount of endorphins in the human body.
- Lack of the hormone progesterone.
- Premenstrual symptoms.
How to get rid of them?
Currently in medicine there are a large number of ways to get rid of spasms. Sometimes just taking a painkiller is enough, but there are situations when you need to contact a specialist urgently.
There are many drugs that quickly help get rid of pain and spasms. There are many over-the-counter medicines in the pharmacy. If these pills do not help, you should consult a doctor, and he will prescribe a medication with a stronger effect.
A heating pad serves as a relief from pain in the stomach and intestines. If your home does not have it, then you can pour warm water into a bottle and put it on your stomach. Also, taking a bath will alleviate unpleasant symptoms. In order to deal with pain, it is necessary to massage the abdomen and lower back. This will relax the female body, spasms will stop.
Also help relieve pain:
- Having sex as another way to fight against pain. Chemicals that are formed in the human body during sexual intercourse are equated to painkillers.
- Hot tea helps with menstruation. But do not drink a drink with raspberries, as the amount of discharge will increase.
- Don't eat foods that will only increase stomach pain. Such food includes: fatty, s alty, smoked, fried. As well as spirits and coffee drinks.
- Scientists have proven that if a woman leads a he althy and active lifestyle, she almost never experiences weakness during menstruation.
- Taking hormonal contraceptives greatly helps to reduce the number of cramps. But in order to apply this method of dealing with pain, you need to visit a gynecologist. He will prescribe the appropriate drug for the woman.
Situations in which you need to see a doctor
You should seek medical help if:
- Ifthe volume of discharge has become larger in contrast to the previous menstrual cycle.
- If your period pressure drops below 90/60.
- If a person has a feeling of nausea, vomiting, these symptoms are accompanied by unbearable pain. These signs do not go away with time, no medications help, but, on the contrary, become stronger.
- If a woman has signs of sexual illness. There is a burning sensation, itching, discharge of various kinds and consistency, pain during a trip to the toilet.
What vitamins to drink during menstruation?
Many are interested in whether vitamin complexes are effective against the signs of menstruation? In order to reduce the number of cramps during menstruation and PMS in women (decoding - postmenstrual syndrome), you need to drink vitamins. During the menstrual cycle, a woman should eat he althy foods that contain calcium, zinc and vitamin B. Potassium and magnesium will help reduce headaches. These substances have a positive effect on the vascular system of the human body. These elements are found in foods such as nuts, bananas, potatoes, cabbage, and apricots.
Iron and vitamin E are no less important for a woman's he alth. Their sources: cocoa, brewer's yeast, nuts, soybeans and vegetable oil. These vitamins are especially needed by girls who have heavy bleeding. Calcium is found in cottage cheese and hard cheeses. Vitamin D is found in seafood, eggs and butter.
If a person is notlikes to eat foods from this list, then he can always replace food with vitamins sold in pharmacies.
General information obtained from article
For some, critical days turn into hell, there are a few simple tips to help make it easier to transfer menstruation and PMS in women (the transcript was given above):
- Be active.
- Don't eat junk food.
- Do not drink alcoholic or caffeinated drinks.
- Drink herbal teas, warm teas, except raspberry.
- Take vitamins as supplements. For the right choice, contact a specialist.
- Visit a gynecologist, take tests, only after that you can draw conclusions about whether to take hormonal contraceptives or not.
- Be less nervous, get more positive emotions.
- Stay outdoors as often as possible.
