Women: Have you ever missed work or school because your PMS was so terrible?!
Question: Yep. But not recently. Bad PMS's are said to be due to overproduction of prostaglandins (sub-hormones that assist blood to clot, muscles to cramp, etc). Prostaglandin production is increased by increased production of insulin ('cause insulin escorts glucose and water (bloat) into the cells and thus increases the production of whatever the cell produces). Insulin production increases when estrogen production decreases (don't ask me why - that is what the experts say), and estrogen production decreases to signal the body to have a menstrual period.
Now that we know this, we just have to eat foods in the two weeks prior to the period that discourages insulin overproduction to have easier PMS's.
And - as others have said - exercise ('cause that helps decrease insulin production, too).
Answers: Yep. But not recently. Bad PMS's are said to be due to overproduction of prostaglandins (sub-hormones that assist blood to clot, muscles to cramp, etc). Prostaglandin production is increased by increased production of insulin ('cause insulin escorts glucose and water (bloat) into the cells and thus increases the production of whatever the cell produces). Insulin production increases when estrogen production decreases (don't ask me why - that is what the experts say), and estrogen production decreases to signal the body to have a menstrual period.
Now that we know this, we just have to eat foods in the two weeks prior to the period that discourages insulin overproduction to have easier PMS's.
And - as others have said - exercise ('cause that helps decrease insulin production, too).
No. When PMS interferes with regular activities then it's not normal. You need to get on medication if you are in that kind of pain. Also it's not an excuse to miss gym, because exercise relieves cramps.
well only when my cramps were really bad, but if they are bad every month, you might wanna get checked or something :D
I have never skipped work or school, but I have skipped other things, like dinner or movies with friends.
But I agree with the poster above...exercise does make it feel 20 times better than just laying curled up in a ball on the bed...which I know is all you want to do at that point. Take some midol and exercise to feel better...then go to work!
Yes, but only once. It was because I had really bad cramps and really bad nausea.
mine used to be really bad id miss school and it would even make me sick my dr put my on birth control pills and its helped a lot
I have wanted to but I don't.
Just chill out, don't drink coffee, and stick it out.
If it's really bad, ask your doctor. There are medications to help your symptoms.
I get really heavy bleeding and go through two boxes of tampons.... I have cramps so bad I take pain killers and I'm home from school laying in bed with my feet up almost 3 out of the 5 days of school when I'm on my period
yah i have because i get migranes