PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME

There are signs and symptoms that develop during 7-14 days prior to menstruation

Symptoms

1) Decreased energy
2) Tension
3) Irritability
4) Depression
5) Altered sex drive
6) Breast pain
7) Back pain
8) Abdominal bloating
9) Oedema of fingers and ankles
10) Diarrhoea / constipation
11) Acne

Facts

1) Affects 30-40% of menstruating women
2) Peak occurrences among women in thirties and forties

Causes

1) Estrogen excess
2) Progesterone deficiency
3) Elevated prolactin levels
4) Hypothyroidism
5) Stress
6) Depression
7) Nutritional abnormalities

Therapeutic considerations

1) Vegetarian diet – vegetarian women excrete 2-3 times more estrogen in faeces and have 50 % lower free estrogen in blood
2) Enhance liver functions – liver detoxifies hormones and carcinogenic compounds by binding them to glucuronic acid and excreting them in bile
3) Exercise
4) Relaxation therapy
5) Low sugar, fat, salt and caffeine
6) Vit-B6*
7) Magnesium*
8) Calcium *

Ayurveda approach

According to ayurveda , it is VATA and PITTA disorder and can easily be countered with Ayurvedic medicines and diet .Therefore, ayurvedic treatment is surely recommended here.

Contact - Dr. Rahul Saraf at rahsaraf@gmail.com, +919422309088 to discuss your health problem or ayurvedic guidance on the same.