What is PMS
Each month like clockwork, most of women come down with a strange collection of symptoms. Crying spells, mood swings, bloating, headache, fatigue, cramps, and the list goes on. One minute you like to take a bite of chocolate, pizza the next. They snap at their family or bite their friends head off at the slightest provocation, and then break down to tears because they feel bloated and simply hate the way they look.
Most people, especially the male population, are quick to dismiss it as that time of the month. Womens mood swings had become stereotyped as PMS, an excuse use to justify giving in on their food cravings and acting like a shrew.
However, doctors nowadays recognize PMS as a real medical condition with physical and psychological symptoms. PMS or premenstrual syndrome is a set of hormonal changes that generate a variety of both physical and emotional symptoms in women. It usually occurs between 7 to 14 days before actual period and then disappears once the menstruation begins. Women may experience PMS during her childbearing years or sometimes even after menopause. August 01, 2005