Aside from child bearing, the biggest thing that separates men from women is, of course, menstruation.
And if you’re a woman, well… it really sucks. There’s no other way to put it. Between the cramping, the mood swings, and the bloating (not to mention the mess), women are forced to endure discomforts that would probably make most grown men cry — Every. Single. Month.
Of course, no one woman is the same.
Some can start menstruating as early as 11 years old and some might hit menopause as late as 60 years old. Some have longer cycles than the 28-day average, while others have much shorter. Despite these differences, we all share in the misery of our monthly companion to some degree or another. Certainly, most women can relate to the horrific emotional roller coaster that comes before, during, or after our periods. And an estimated 85 percent of women experience at least one symptom of PMS per month, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Symptoms include:
- Headache
- Bloating
- Breast Tenderness
- Weight Gain
- Swelling in face, ankles, feet, and hands
- Aching in the back
- Cold sores (sometimes recurring)
- Heaviness
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal cramps
- Gaseousness
- Light and noise sensitivity
- Food cravings
- Acne
- Diarrhea and constipation
- Lack of coordination
- Muscle spasms
What most woman don’t know is that experiencing terrible PMS doesn’t just signal that your hormones are temporarily out of whack; it can also reveal energy stagnation (or Qi stagnation) in the body.
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