Hormone imbalance due to perimenopause comes with a long list of physical and emotional ailments. A few more embarrassing than others.
If you are experiencing constipation, diarrhea, bloating and excessive belching, you may be wondering: “Can hormonal imbalances cause digestive problems?”
The answer is yes. Fluctuating hormones due to perimenopause can completely cause digestive problems.
Take, for example, a belch.
Many perimenopausal women experience increased discomfort after eating. They may even experience an allergic reaction to certain foods and have difficulty breathing. In other cases, the food comes with excess gas and belching.
And I, when I say burp, I mean a lot.
So much so that it is difficult to control. Anything that burping can make dinners with friends, embarrassing, at least ...
So what are you doing?
Well, one option is to stop going out to dinner with friends. Just completely avoid the situation and save yourself from embarrassment.
But this is not what I would recommend. We need our friends and community to stay healthy and healthy in the end. Many practitioners in functional medicine actually assign social contacts to their sick patients because they understand the benefits it provides. This need for family and friends becomes more important than ever during the perimenopausal period of a woman.
The best solution to your problems with digestion would be to return the diet and hormones back. You might even want to make a diet to eliminate, to find out if you have food sensitivities that contribute to nutritional problems.
You would be surprised at how small changes in your diet can create the latest transformation in your health. The same quality products that you put into your body will work twice to not only help your digestion, but also help stabilize the fluctuations of hormones during periods of perimenopause.
So, what foods are good for your hormones and your stomach?
A good hormone diet is not as complicated as you think. A good start is a complete, plant-based diet rich in fruits and vegetables with nutrients.
But you do not need to attend salads all day. Healthy fats, such as butter, eggs, butter, coconut oil, avocado oil, olive and linseed oil, are great for your health. You can even treat yourself to rich, tasty nuts and nut butters.
Meat and fish are also good, as long as they are organic and not filled with antibiotics and synthetic hormones. Try to eat some protein, vegetable or other, with every meal.
So which products should be avoided?
Almost everything is packed in a box. Sugar - your enemy, as processed foods in general. Cheap refined carbohydrates damage your hormones, so avoid them.
Undoubtedly, convenient products make life easier, but you pay the price with your health.
Eating an entire food diet may seem like you like it better in the beginning, but you quickly get used to it. And the payback of repetition, living health and reducing digestive problems brings a little effort is worth it.
