Will women lose weight and have irregular menstruation? How to treat irregular menstruation caused by weight loss?

Normal menstruation represents the health of women's body. If menstruation does not come normally every month, I believe many women will be anxious. The reasons that may lead to irregular menstruation in life include weight loss. Some women do weight loss training to make their bodies more charming, but some of them will have irregular menstruation during the weight loss period, which makes them feel confused and scared.

Why are women prone to menstrual irregularities when losing weight?

Since many women will deliberately control their food intake during weight loss, some even don’t eat staple food and meat, and only take in vegetables and fruits. However, due to the lack of fat, protein and other elements in the body, serious malnutrition occurs. Although the weight is reduced, it causes irregular menstruation, and some even experience amenorrhea. After a normal diet, as the weight increases, the irregular menstruation phenomenon gradually disappears.

When the body fat of a young girl is less than 17%, it will affect the development of the body, resulting in irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and breast dysplasia. If middle-aged women lose weight excessively, it will cause endocrine disorders, resulting in menstrual disorders and premature ovarian failure. Therefore, weight loss should be appropriate, especially women should not completely avoid fat intake in pursuit of results during weight loss. Fat intake can maintain the body's most basic energy consumption, and the body's metabolic movement also requires the supply of fat and protein.

What to do if irregular menstruation occurs during weight loss?

1. Stop losing weight immediately and seek medical attention in time. If a female friend finds abnormal menstruation during weight loss, such as delayed menstruation, too little or too much menstruation, or no menstruation for several months, she should stop losing weight immediately, resume a normal diet, and seek medical attention immediately. Ask the doctor to do an endocrine examination. Sometimes, missing menstruation for several months can cause ovarian dysfunction and damage the ovaries, so a doctor is needed to help check and regulate it.

2. Take scientific weight loss methods. If your menstruation returns to normal after seeing a doctor and the doctor takes care of you, if you still want to lose weight, you should take scientific weight loss methods. It is best to let the doctor make a weight loss plan based on your situation. A reasonable diet and exercise plan will reduce the chance of irregular menstruation.

Warm reminder: the most common misunderstanding for women to lose weight is to eat less meat and more vegetables. Although eating more vegetables is correct, eating less meat or no meat will affect the body, so before losing weight, it is best to consult a professional nutritionist and let him develop a diet plan based on your physical condition, so as to avoid unbalanced nutritional intake and lose weight healthily.