Symptoms before menstruation

Regular menstruation should be for every healthy woman of childbearing age. During this period, girls need to pay special attention to hygiene. Many critical days cause a number of troubles, because often they are preceded by deterioration of well-being. This phenomenon is so common that a complex of symptoms before the onset of menstruation was called premenstrual syndrome, or PMS. About its main signs it is useful to know each girl, and mothers should tell about it to their daughters, so that the girls are ready for changes in the body. Then discomfort and unpleasant sensations will not scare them and cause panic.

Symptoms of PMS and condition before menstruation

On the eve of critical days, women can come across different sensations. Some complain of the appearance of nausea. This unpleasant condition can accompany the girl for the following reasons:

• because of the characteristics of the structure of the uterus, which simply begins to put pressure on the nerve centers due to weighting in this part of the cycle;
• nausea most often occurs in those who are actively involved in sports, subject to physical stress;
• taking birth control pills can also cause such discomfort, it is advisable to discuss this issue with the doctor.

Many people note an increase in appetite before critical days. This is due to changes in the hormonal background. At this time, such advice on the organization of nutrition is useful:

• to reduce the amount of strong tea, to refuse coffee;
• eat more fruits, vegetables;
• the diet should be rich in dairy products;
• do not eat a lot of bread, sweets;
• It is necessary to drink a lot of liquid.

Most women who have experienced PMS, are familiar with such symptoms before menstruation, like abdominal pain. This discomfort is caused by contractions of the uterus, because during menstruation, endometrial rejection will take place. This causes unpleasant sensations. Pain can give back. With severe malaise, you can drink anesthetic medication.

Also, changes in the breast include symptoms before menstruation. Women note soreness and swelling of the mammary glands. And some girls may have a temperature increase of about 37 ° C. In addition, there may be swelling of the legs, a headache, the nature of the discharge changes.

Discomfort delivers a rash that appears on the skin before menstruation. This trouble also has its own reasons:

• weakening of immunity;
• hormonal changes;
• taking hormonal drugs;
• some endocrine problems.

It is important in this period to carefully monitor the skin of the face. Cosmetics should be of high quality.

Changes in the behavior of women are also characteristic. She can become irritable, whiny, aggressive.

Many people are interested in how many days before the month there are all these symptoms. This is individual and depends on the characteristics of the body. Unpleasant signs may appear 2-10 days before the appearance of bloody discharge. Usually they pass with the onset of "critical days". If after any menstruation any symptoms remain, then it is worthwhile to see a doctor to eliminate pathology.

What symptoms occur in girls before the first menstruation?

Separately, it is worth noting the changes that teenagers will face. For 1-2 years before the start of the first menstruation , the schoolgirl will begin to grow breasts, there will appear hair under the armpits and on the pubis. Many girls have to grieve because of acne. At this time, the figure is changing - it becomes more feminine.

Approximately 2 months before the critical days, transparent excretions appear. Normally they can be yellowish in color and have no smell. On the eve of menstruation, the girl can have all of the above symptoms, including pain, changes in mood. What exactly are the symptoms before the monthly for a particular girl, is not known in advance. But the schoolgirl should know about this stage of growing up and do not hesitate to ask questions to her mother.