Summer season not only spoils our mood and skin, but it also has a direct impact on the menstrual health of women. Strong sunlight, skyrocketing temperatures, excessive sweating and lack of water in the body (dehydration) sometimes suddenly increase the old problems related to menstruation.
It is often seen that some women get their periods early during summer, while some have to face considerable delay. During this period, many women suffer from severe stomach pain, heavy bleeding, bloating, weakness and severe mood swings. Although every woman’s menstrual cycle is different and slight changes in it are normal, but heat and dehydration can make this pain more painful. Therefore, it becomes very important to take special care of your body in this season.
What effect does heat have on the body and periods?
During the summer season, our body has to work harder than usual to control its internal temperature. Due to this, the body sweats a lot, due to which along with water, essential minerals also get washed out. In such a situation, if enough water is not drunk, the body becomes dehydrated. It has a direct effect on the hormones of our body, due to which the entire cycle of periods can get disturbed. This is the reason why many women these days start complaining of excessive fatigue, headache, weakness and dizziness.
Why do pain and cramps increase?
The problem of stomach ache and waist cramps is common during periods, but in summers this problem becomes more serious. Due to lack of water and weakness in the body, the muscles start getting stiff, due to which heaviness, swelling and sharp cramps in the stomach can be felt. Hot and humid weather makes the body tired very quickly, due to which it becomes even more uncomfortable to spend those 5 days of periods.
Can heavy periods occur in summer?
Some women complain that in summer they start facing problem of excessive bleeding i.e. heavy periods. However, direct heat is not the only reason, but hormonal changes, weakness and dehydration caused by extreme heat make the days of periods very difficult. Additionally, for women who already have conditions like PCOS, thyroid or endometriosis, their symptoms may become more severe during summer.
Changing weather affects hormones.
The effect of extreme heat spoils our entire lifestyle. In summer, one is neither able to sleep properly at night nor feel hungry and due to sunlight, people also reduce their physical activity. When your sleep, diet and activity deteriorate, it directly affects your hormonal balance. Due to these fluctuations in hormones, periods start coming prematurely or very late.
Women may face these problems in summer
- Bloating: In summer, people often eat high salt food, junk food or drink less water, which leads to water retention in the body. This causes flatulence. Many women mistake this for sudden increase in weight, whereas the real reason is retention of water in the body.
- Mood swings and irritability: Severe heat and incomplete sleep have a direct impact on our mental health. During this period, feelings like anger, stress, anxiety or sadness increase unnecessarily in women.
- Weakness and fatigue: During periods, there is weakness due to blood loss from the body, on top of that, this fatigue doubles due to sweating and lack of water.
How to avoid period problems in summer?
keep the body hydrated
Drinking enough water is the biggest panacea during summer. This keeps the body completely hydrated, which provides relief from headache, bloating and weakness. Apart from plain water, you can include coconut water, lemon water, buttermilk and electrolyte drinks in your diet. Eat water-rich fruits like watermelon, cucumber, cantaloupe and orange, which will give coolness to the body from within and instant energy.
eat light and nutritious food
Avoid eating fried, spicy and salty food as much as possible in summer. Such heavy food further increases the problem of swelling and flatulence in the body. Instead, include light and nutritious items like green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits and whole grains in your plate.
Do some light exercise
Often, due to pain, women take complete bed rest during periods, but instead of doing this, doing light walk, yoga or light stretching is more beneficial. This improves blood circulation in the body and provides considerable relief from pain and cramps. Also, to maintain hormonal balance, take deep sleep of 7 to 8 hours daily.
Take special care of cleanliness
In summer, always wear loose-fitting and cotton clothes so that the skin gets air. Apart from this, to avoid the risk of infection and rashes, keep changing sanitary pads from time to time during periods and take full care of cleanliness.
Do not ignore these signs even by mistake
If you are experiencing unbearable severe pain during periods, excessive bleeding, frequent dizziness, persistent weakness or irregular periods for several months, then instead of considering it as normal, you should immediately get yourself examined by a good gynecologist. Sometimes these symptoms can also be a sign of some other major disease developing inside the body.
Women have to understand well that our changing seasons are directly related to our body and hormones. In this challenging season of summer, by eating right, drinking plenty of water, taking adequate rest and adopting a good daily routine, you can say ‘tata-bye-bye’ to all these problems related to periods to a great extent.
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