2006-06-11 15:13:43 · 3 answers · asked by tdwiditz 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I assume you mean hungry?
Its hormonal. Estrogen fades as you get ready to start a period. Estrogen helps keep insulin under control. Insulin, thus, can go wild. The purpose of insulin is to open the "cell's mouths" to let food and water in. Thus, right before your period, insulin is madly tucking food and water in cells, causing bloating and weight gain.
The food insulin tucks in cells is blood glucose. If insulin tucks in too much glucose (a condition known as hyperinsulinemia), it can result in there being too little blood glucose in the blood stream for the rest of the body to use during the day (a condition known as hypoglycemia). If the brain senses a low blood sugar condition, it requests food, lots of it, high carb food like chocolate and potato chips and french fries and such.
That is why you may be hungry before your period.
To find out whys and what to do, visit www.hufa.org
2006-06-11 15:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by Pegasus90 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes periods cause cravings.
2006-06-11 22:17:27 · answer #2 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
me too, actually a week before my period i crave chocolate, and the week of i crave salt.
2006-06-11 22:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by teambargain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋