Belly Bloat and Pre-Menstural Water Retention
Monthly Water Rentention Uncomfortable and Annoying
For most women this type of water retention is a monthly bother, should it become more than that there are lifestyle changes that you can make that will help to alleviate the symptoms and reduce the amount of belly bloating if not get rid of all together. There are even medications and dietary supplements that you can take to help your relieve the discomfort of premenstrual water retention. Reducing you belly to its normal size ridding you of the discomfort of belly bloat.
Water retention before your periods causes bloating and a heavy feeling anything up to a week or two before your periods. It mainly reasons or happens ings unclear but hormonal changes seem to play an important role.
You can control or even banish these symptoms with simple lifestyle changes:.
Include some sort of physical activity as part of your daily routine. Studies have shown women who participate in regular activity show fewer symptoms of pre menstrual belly bloating and water retention.
Cut down or skip the salt keep an eye out for food labels which will list the sodium content of the dish or meal of foods .All these can have high levels of sodium soy sauce, canned vegetables, soups and deli meats.
Avoid caffeine and alcohol
Increase your intake of fruit and vegetables
These simple steps should go among way to relieve your symptoms, if however you still find you are having problems then there are medications that you can consider
Over the counter medications are easily available and depending on how severely you suffer monthly will depend on what you take. You might want to bear other factors in as well like do you wish to get pregnant are you taking other medications. The popular medicines are: Midol Pamprin and others will usually contain a mild form of diuretic, along with other ingredients like pain relievers, caffeine antihistamines, all helping to treat a range of symptoms that come with PMS. However if your main symptoms are a bloated belly you may not need all the components of these particular medications .
You can get non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs) such as Ibuprofen, (Advil, Motrin, and others) as over the counter pain killers and these may make you feel more comfortable. It is always important to remember that using NSAIDs over a long period of time can cause other problems like ulcers stomach bleeding and a combination of diuretics and NSAIDs can cause kidney damage
Taking the birth control pill or oral contraceptives which prevent ovulation can help to reduce the symptoms of pre menstrual bloating and PMS
If you wish to take a more natural approach to the symptoms of pre menstrual bloating and water retention then you could look at taking certain supplement. Again you do have to be careful here as many herbs have been touted for their benefits against reducing belly bloat or fat. The following supplements however have shown promise in recent research.
Taking 1,200 milligrams (mg) of calcium a day may reduce the physical symptoms of PMS, including water retention.
Taking 200 to 400 mg of magnesium a day may help alleviate water retention. Magnesium isn’t recommended for women who have serious heart or kidney disease,
It is always wise and prudent to consult your doctor or heath care practitioner before you embark on a regime of dietary supplements. Taking too much or taking them combined with other medications can be harmful.
Should you find that you are still having problems with your monthly cycle and have problems reducing your belly then you should consider taking a visit to your doctor.
He will be able to determine that your symptoms are related to water retention and any discomfort or abdominal pain you are or may be feeling is not related to more serious issues like irritable bowel, celiac disease or any other gastro-intestinal problems