Diarrhea (diarrhea) before menstruation: can it be

Once a month, hormonal changes occur in the female body associated with the appearance of menstruation.

Just a few days before their appearance, a woman becomes more emotional, her skin and hair condition changes.

Disorders appear in the functioning of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Why does diarrhea appear before menstruation? What to do and what to do in this case?

Symptoms and causes of diarrhea during menstruation.

Diarrhea during menstruation is quite common. The cycle of menstruation consists of two stages. In the first phase, estrogens appear, the second phase is dominated by progesterone.

In a woman's body, there is a constant restructuring of the hormonal background. Diarrhea appears due to hormonal imbalance. Hormonal imbalances affect the functioning of all organs.

Common Factors of Diarrhea

• hormonal changes, changes in hormonal levels;
• the predominance of progesterone;
• irritation in the bowel area;
• change in tone in the muscle fibers of the uterus and tubes;
• disorders associated with taste preferences.

In the female body, an egg matures once a month. In the second phase of the menstrual cycle, an egg is released.

This occurs so that the female body is ready for the next pregnancy.

At this time, the tone in the muscle fibers of the uterus and tubes changes. Moving into the uterus, the egg increases activity in the uterine tubal muscles.

Since the uterus is located close to the intestine, its peristalsis begins to increase.

At the moment when the ripe egg moves, the tone increases, and peristalsis is also activated in the work. The incoming food does not move further and is retained in the intestines.

In this regard, the process of digestion, absorption of fluid is disrupted. This process provokes diarrhea before the onset of menstruation.

Diarrhea is a cause for concern for many women about the appearance of signs of diarrhea.

In this situation, there is no need to panic, since this is a normal physiological process, and in most cases, diarrhea disappears in a short time, from one to three days.

During the period in the female body, there are changes in the amount of progesterone. At this time, women change their taste habits, they can eat foods that they simply could not tolerate before.

The female body in connection with the changes (and often the diet) in the usual menu begins to "rebel" and expresses this through diarrhea and bloating.

Before menstruation, the uterus increases in size, it is in a state of contraction. Presses on the walls of the rectum. The causes of pain, frequent bowel movements, may be due to this symptom.

Painful sensations at this time are somewhat reminiscent of menstrual sensations. Pain in the lower abdomen is collected.

Loose stools may be replaced by constipation. Its appearance can be in the morning after eating.

Diarrhea provokes frequent urge, but after a bowel movement, the woman feels that the intestines are not completely emptied. There remains a feeling of heaviness in the abdomen, bloating.

After two weeks after the first day of menstruation, the egg is released. If fertilization has occurred, then a high level of progesterone concentration remains in the body.

Thanks to this, pregnancy is maintained. Loose stools before the onset of the expected period may indicate pregnancy.

During this period, the woman has frequent urge to urinate, bouts of vomiting or nausea. Diarrhea can be more than a week. Sometimes the temperature rises.

In this situation, you need to seek help from a specialist. He will advise you on how to treat loose stools during your period.

Quite often, before menstruation, diseases associated with the gastrointestinal tract can worsen. Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis, gastritis, diarrhea may be replaced by constipation.

The main reasons contributing to the appearance of loose stools during critical days, and a disorder in the work of the gastrointestinal tract, as noted above, are associated with hormonal imbalance. Its influence during this period can be observed on all organs.

Reasons that should be alarming. Why did diarrhea appear?

Diarrhea before menstruation cannot, is poisoning or a disease associated with the digestive tract. It does happen sometimes, though.

During menstruation, the female body is more vulnerable to diseases associated with intestinal infection. The causes of diarrhea talking about the problems associated with pathology in the body:

• severe pain symptoms in the abdomen;
• temperature increase;
• feeling of nausea;
• prolonged attack of vomiting;
• fetid-smelling stools, frothy consistency.

Sometimes diarrhea before menstruation can be associated with a bend of the uterus. With this disease, an individual internal restructuring occurs in the female body.

This type of pathology is not treated, but with the onset of the first birth, this pathology can pass.

Women who experience too frequent diarrhea should adjust their menu.

Why diarrhea can occur

Diarrhea during menstruation can bring many problems for every woman. It can begin before the onset of critical days and continue for several days.

From the above, we already know that the causes of diarrhea can occur due to changes associated with hormonal levels.

But diarrhea can occur due to the use of certain foods: plums, apples, cherry plums, some compotes and dried fruits.

Be sure to check what foods may have caused you increased gas production, cramps in the intestinal area, a feeling of heaviness, the urge to frequent emptying.

In case of persistent and severe digestive disorders during menstruation, it is imperative to consult with your doctor.

If diarrhea before menstruation does not cause severe discomfort, you can try to relieve some of the symptoms. To do this, you must try to remove fatty and fried foods from the menu before menstruation (several days before).

Do not eat fatty and rich broths, fatty pork or fish. When eating foods high in fat, intestinal motility increases, this can be the cause of diarrhea.

During this period, it will be useful to eat stewed vegetables, porridge in water, preferably with less salt. Eliminate hot seasonings. Eat more vegetables and fruits.

To fix the stool, cook rice porridge, thanks to the gluten contained in the diarrhea that has begun, stop (the main thing is not to overdo it).

In order not to puff up your stomach, exclude the following foods:

• turnip, radish;
• all legume crops;
• cabbage;
• mushrooms;
• onion;
• bread;
• cereals (excluding rice);
• milk and products from it

In order to alleviate the condition, bake pears in the oven or brew a decoction of them for yourself. Drink during this period alkaline mineral water, plain water without gas.

You need to drink from one and a half to two liters per day. Try to switch to fractional meals.

If your period is not associated with a disease in the gastrointestinal tract, try:

1. During your period, avoid the state associated with depression, stress and other emotional experiences.
2. In order to feel good during menstruation
   exclude the use of alcoholic beverages, fatty, smoked and spicy foods.
3. Massages of a delicate nature and light physical education will be useful for menstruation.
4. Before taking medication for pain during menstruation or for bloating and diarrhea be sure to consult a doctor, where you can find out why you have the data symptoms.

The flow of menstruation is a physiological phenomenon. During this period, the stomach may ache, there may be bouts of nausea and vomiting, diarrhea. All these symptoms are permissible at this time, can be considered the norm for women.

It must be borne in mind that these signs can appear only in a cycle and after the menstruation is over, they stop.

If a woman has: bouts of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, but menstruation is not come, it is worth thinking about what reasons could cause ailments and turn to to the doctor.

Why did these symptoms appear before menstruation:

1. Development of pregnancy. Tip: use a test.
2. Possible termination of pregnancy.
3. Ectopic pregnancy.
4. Attacks of gastritis, peptic ulcer, pancreatitis.

In any case, in order to exclude or have time to stop the causes of the disease, do not waste time, seek help from a specialist.

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