The reasons why heartburn occurs before menstruation

Heartburn is an unpleasant sensation of burning, discomfort, heat and even pain behind the sternum along the esophagus from the epigastric( epigastric) area and straight up. Many modern women suffer from this ailment. Especially often heartburn worsens before menstruation. What is the cause of the disease, what is the relationship with pregnancy?

Causes of heartburn

Heartburn occurs when the contents of the stomach for some reason is thrown into the esophagus and strongly irritates it due to the large difference in acidity( in one - acidic, in another - alkaline). And casting can occur in healthy women, if provoked. But still more often there is a deficiency of the sphincter between the stomach and esophagus.

The fact is that on their border is a muscular pulp. He normally does not allow the contents of the stomach to enter again into the esophagus. But for various reasons, its function is violated, including during the woman's menstrual cycle. This is due to the fact that all the smooth muscles( the muscular layer of the intestinal wall) responds even to minor fluctuations of hormones in the body of girls.

Most often heartburn appears against the background of another pathology of the gastrointestinal tract, namely gastritis, ulcers, after surgical interventions, with Helicobacter pylori, etc.

Many women are wondering, can there be heartburn before menstruation, and what is the reason for this condition?

In addition, heartburn provokes many other factors, including bad habits. The main ones are as follows:

• Cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse increase the acidity of gastric juice over time, which increases the likelihood of throwing it into the esophagus.
• Regular inclusion in the diet of smoked, salted, marinated food, as well as carbonated drinks also affect the tissues of the stomach and the work of the muscular sphincter.
• Even with minor disturbances in the work of the gastrointestinal tract, constant fried foods, as well as acidic foods, can lead to heartburn.
• Regular overeating, as well as excess weight, which provokes an increase in intra-abdominal pressure and, as a consequence, the transfer of contents from the stomach into the esophagus.
• Frequent use of corsets, tight belts provoke heartburn.
• Taking certain medications, in particular painkillers.
• Constant stress, psychoemotional stress stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. And it helps to increase the acidity of gastric juice.

Causes of appearance during monthly

Many women note that heartburn with monthly and on the eve of them appears more often than on other days. This is due to many factors. First, the estrogen peak passes, the concentration of progestins increases. And they to some extent contribute to relaxing the smooth muscles. So it turns out that if a girl has small problems, in the second phase they can manifest themselves clinically or intensify, if they were before.

Also important is the fact that on the eve of menstruation due to the hormonal changes that occur, the nervous system of girls is more labile. And from here they are more prone to stress.

Constant tension leads both to the disruption of the digestive system and to "seizing" problems. And excessive consumption of chocolate, coffee, smoking or alcohol also contribute to the occurrence of heartburn.

It should be accepted that many women use different medications on the eve and during menstruation, so that relieve pain syndrome( antispasmodics, NSAIDs and others).And most of them affect the gastric mucosa and esophagus. Heartburn, as a symptom, may not appear immediately, but after a while, regular use of drugs, usually in 4 to 5 months. But if the dose is high or the duration of the reception is long, then before.

How to ease the condition of

If you assess the situation and assume why the girl is worried about monthly heartburn, in most cases you can identify and then influence the provoking factors.

But in moments of seizures, you need to know how you can alleviate your health. The main recommendations will be as follows:

• Your diet should be reviewed. It is necessary to eat every 2 to 3 hours in small portions. Also, it is necessary to exclude from the diet acute, salty, smoked and other irritating foods. And after a meal, it's better to sit, and not immediately take a horizontal position.
• Effectively add to the main reception a herbal drink. Chamomile, flax seed, dill or fennel and others proved their effectiveness. You can drink potato juice freshly squeezed or oat broth. They also envelop the mucous membranes of the stomach and esophagus, warning against excessive irritation.
• You can try slowly chew almonds, previously soaked in warm water. It is able to help even with severe attacks, as it neutralizes the hydrochloric acid of gastric juice.
• Some people are helped by a glass of fresh milk. But it is necessary to understand that the alkaline medium will constantly "quench" the acidic environment of the stomach, thereby stimulating the formation of secretions. As a result, each time heartburn will intensify. But once in emergencies this is a very good way. To take a great interest in soda, despite its initial efficiency, it is not necessary. It, like milk, stimulates the production of gastric juice, in addition, it can lead to an imbalance of ions in the body and "alkalization".
• You can use medicines from the pharmacy. Today the choice of antacids and enveloping agents is quite wide. For example, phosphalugel, almagel, maalox and others. To more serious drugs( omeprazole and the like) should be treated with caution and take only as directed by the doctor. Uncontrolled use can lead to much greater consequences.

Look at the video about the causes of heartburn:

Heartburn - 100% sign of pregnancy?

Heartburn often accompanies pregnancy. It is not uncommon that it is only during the gestation that she starts to harass a woman. Therefore, many are worried if suddenly a delay in menstruation and heartburn coincide, but is not there a pregnancy? In fact, this is an indirect and quite ambiguous symptom, according to which one can not judge the conception that has taken place.

Why does heartburn occur during pregnancy? The main reasons are as follows:

• The gestagenous background, which occurs immediately after fertilization, provokes the relaxation of all smooth muscles. This promotes good implantation and bearing, but on the other hand, it can cause such unpleasant symptoms as heartburn. Especially it can be felt even by a small pregnancy period of a woman with hidden sphincter deficiency.
• As the gestation period increases, the growing uterus increases intra-abdominal pressure and presses on the stomach, contributing to the fact that it can take an uncharacteristic position for it. As a result, food and secret are easily back into the esophagus, irritating it and causing unpleasant sensations.

It becomes clear, whether there is a heartburn before monthly, not connected with pregnancy. It is not necessary to associate its appearance with this state.

Early signs of pregnancy

So, in addition to heartburn, in case of pregnancy, a woman may be disturbed by the following symptoms:

• Increase, swelling of the chest, which occurs often before the delay of the menstrual period. Also increases the sensitivity of the nipples to cold, heat, and touch.
• There is a constant feeling of fatigue, weakness, lethargy. Women note that I want to sleep constantly, they lie before the usual, and it's still hard to wake up.
• Even before the , menstruation can delay, in addition to heartburn, nausea and even vomiting.
• As there is a relaxation of all smooth muscles, a woman may be bothered by flatulence, a tendency to constipation.
• Often there are minor pulling pains in the lower abdomen, urination becomes more frequent.
• Changing taste preferences and increasing sense of smell. And simultaneously the girl can wish to eat both sweet, and salty. A sharp smell will cause nausea or vomiting.
• Lability of mood: sudden changes from sadness to joy and back, not motivated.

We recommend reading the article about the signs of pregnancy before the delay of menstruation. From it you will learn about the first symptoms of the occurred conception, the characteristic signs, and also about when to go to the doctor.

Heartburn after monthly or, more often, on the eve of them bothers many girls, especially those with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and natural insufficiency of the esophageal sphincter. But if you adhere to simple recommendations for the prevention of these conditions, you can significantly reduce the manifestation of pathology. In any case, treatment with medication is best done together with a doctor after confirmation of the disease.