Before menstruation, the appetite is good and a high-fiber, low-fat diet is recommended.

When people encounter stress, their instinctive way to relieve stress is to eat a lot, especially they like to eat high-fat and high-sugar foods. Doctors say that a week before women's menstruation, due to the sudden drop in estrogen, they may experience withdrawal symptoms similar to quitting smoking, feel a lot of physical stress, and then induce appetite. To avoid obesity caused by excessive eating at this time, it is recommended to eat more high-fiber, low-fat foods on a regular basis to reduce the body's estrogen concentration appropriately, so as not to induce overeating due to the large estrogen gap.

A week before a woman's menstrual period, due to a sudden drop in estrogen, she may experience withdrawal symptoms similar to quitting smoking, which in turn induces appetite. To avoid obesity caused by excessive eating at this time, it is recommended to eat more high-fiber, low-fat foods to reduce the body's estrogen concentration appropriately.

Lu Jiaxiang, a practicing weight loss doctor, said that many women who want to lose weight cannot control the urge to eat a lot before menstruation. Although patients with this type of "estrogen withdrawal syndrome" can temporarily relieve the pressure on their bodies through diet, they often gain 2-3 kilograms after each menstruation, and over time they form fat on their bodies.

Withdrawal syndrome induced by estrogen decline before menstruation

He pointed out that "estrogen withdrawal syndrome" is caused by a sudden drop in female estrogen levels a week before menstruation. This hormonal change is a kind of stress to the human body. Some people have poor tolerance and will experience withdrawal symptoms similar to quitting smoking. The body's outlet for stress is through eating, so they become greedy.

Dr. Lu Jiaxiang said that everyone has different tolerance to the difference in estrogen levels, so withdrawal symptoms will not occur unless the value is exceeded. In addition, it is also related to a person's living environment. Since hormonal changes are a source of stress, if some women already have a lot of stress in their lives, multiple pressures can make withdrawal symptoms more likely to occur.

High-fiber, low-fat diet to balance estrogen in the body

Therefore, Dr. Lu Jiaxiang recommends that the way to improve the condition is to eliminate stress sources as much as possible, exercise more and get enough sleep in your lifestyle, and adopt a high-fiber and low-animal fat diet.

He pointed out that high-fiber foods, including whole grains, beans, vegetables and fruits, can help the body absorb excess estrogen and excrete it along with other waste; reducing the intake of animal fat can lower cholesterol in the body and reduce the body's estrogen concentration.

A high-fiber, low-fat diet can help the body adapt to low levels of estrogen over the long term, which can help improve premenstrual food craving withdrawal symptoms and avoid premenstrual weight gain.