Pre-menstrual syndrome, better known as PMS is a compilation of physical, psychological
and emotional symptoms that related
to female menstruation. Approximately
80% - 95% of women at child-bearing
age experience pre-menstrual
symptoms that can interfere some aspects
of her life.
The symptoms often
occur regularly in 2 weeks period before
menstruation. It can be end once the bleeding starts to rise,
but it may continue thereafter.
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PMS-type A (Anxiety):
Anxiety PMS characterized by the symptoms such as anxiety, sensitive, nervous tension, feelings
of instability. Even some women experience mild
to moderate depression when prior
to getting period. These symptoms
arise due to an
imbalance of the estrogen and progesterone hormones; which estrogen is too
high compared with progesterone. Giving progesterone hormone
is sometimes done to relieve symptoms, but some researcher says,
in patients with PMS may be lack of vitamin
B6 and magnesium.
A PMS sufferer should
consume plenty of fibrous foods and drink less coffee.
PMS-type C (Craving):
Characterized by hungry feeling of sweet food intake such as chocolates and simple carbohydrates (usually sugar). In general, about
20 minutes after eating large amounts of
sugar, the sufferer may undergo hypoglycemia symptoms such as fatigue,
palpitations, severe headache that
sometimes leads to unconscious. Hypoglycemia arises because
insulin secretion in the body increases. Desire to eat sweet foods can be caused by stress, high salt
in the diet, a lack essential fatty acids (omega
6), or a lack of
magnesium.
Characterized by symptoms of depression like
crying, weakness, sleep disorders,
forgetfulness, confused,
difficulty in pronouncing words (verbalization), and even sometimes appearing the desire to suicide. Generally PMS type D is held in conjunction with PMS type A, only about 3%
of the whole types of PMS is purely D. Type D is caused by an
imbalance of progesterone and
estrogen, progesterone in the menstrual cycle is too high compared to estrogen.
The combination of PMS type D and A can be caused by
stress, lack of the amino acid tyrosine, absorption and retention
of lead in the
body, or the lack of magnesium
and B vitamins, especially B6. There is also stomach cramps on the first day or the
day before the coming
menstruation. Many women complain abdominal
pain or stomach cramps precisely. Abdominal
cramps disorder is
not included PMS although sometimes
in conjunction with PMS symptoms.
PMS-type H (hyperhydration):
Having symptoms of
edema (swelling), abdominal bloating, breast
pain, swelling of hands and feet, weight gain before menstruation.
Symptoms of this type can also be felt
in conjunction with other types of PMS. The
swelling symptom caused by water gathering on the
outside of the tissue cell because of the high intake of salt or sugar in the diet of patients.
Giving diuretic drug that reduces
retention (accumulation) of water and sodium
in the body only
reducing symptoms. To prevent these symptoms, the patient is recommended to reduce the intake of salt and sugar as well as limit daily drinking.
