PMS water retention leaves many women felling bloated and uncomfortable every month. PMS (premenstrual syndrome) water retention is caused by circulatory, fluid balance and electrolyte level fluctuations that occur in response to the changes in hormone production each month during the PMS phase of the menstrual cycle. The result, PMS water retention, is that fluid is deposited within tissues in certain, characteristic areas of the body. PMS water retention predominantly affects the abdomen, calves and breasts, leaving these areas feeling bloated, tender and on the whole, pretty darned uncomfortable!
As well as causing discomfort and making clothes feel a little tighter each month, PMS water retention can result in a slight increase in weight. PMS water retention can add a good two to four pounds. Feeling uncomfortable and gaining weight doesn't actually help feelings of anxiety, depression and irritability experienced by many women during PMS. In fact, PMS water retention can worsen them!
Excluding caffeine and salt from your diet, taking regular gentle exercise, massage and drinking plenty of water can help minimize PMS water retention by optimizing the body's circulation and lymphatic drainage systems, electrolyte and fluid balance. Herbal remedies containing fever few such as Estroven PMS are beneficial for many women and for severe PMS water retention, prescription diuretic medications are now available to help you shed that excess fluid each month.
