When you are coming up to your period or are on your period do you feel or look fat?

Answer 1

Yes, the term used is actually bloating, which is a symptom of PMS..To reduce bloating during this time, try to limit salt intake, and drink lots of water.

Answer 2

Feeling bloated, having a sensation of a swollen tummy or generally feeling larger or more heavy or lethargic are all common experiences that most women have now and then during a period. Mostly, it's a mild and very transient thing, but some women suffer quite severely with it.

It's usually a matter of feeling - rather than being - bloated.

Studies have shown few women actually put on any weight during this time, or accumulate any significant amount of fluid. Instead, it's mostly subjective - that is, you're simply feeling bloated rather than actually being bloated. This may be because of the effect of fluctuating levels of female hormones on areas of the brain which control how we perceive things.

This effect on the brain may be linked to many other premenstrual symptoms such as depression, irritability and feeling very tired.

Simple remedies

The best remedies are simple ones.

Exercise: perhaps most effective is exercise, although many women feel less inclined to exercise during their period. Try to get out in the fresh air for at least half an hour every day, but ideally exercise for a full 30 minutes, to a level which gets you out of breath.
Diet: high refined sugar intake or fat intake can make you feel bloated and lethargic. Cut sugar down dramatically and avoid fatty snack foods. Again, many women are tempted to do just the opposite when they're premenstrual.
Vitamin B6 and evening primrose: supplements can help with premenstrual symptoms.
Natural diuretics: most experts agree that the use of diuretic drugs to squeeze fluid from the body isn't necessary - no useful effect has been proven for premenstrual bloating, and there may be risks. However, if you want to try a mild natural diuretic, asparagus, parsley, celery and dandelion leaves all have this effect, as does something much more mundane - the caffeine in coffee and tea.

Answer 3

One week before my period I not only feel fat, but I fell ugly, less sexy and there's nothing I do with my hair that I like, there's nothing I wear that I like, I feel horrible! But I know myself and know the reason, so I laugh and after I changed my clothes 3 times and decided that I would go with the first outfit, I remember the reason why I'm feeling that way and having that attitude and laugh again.
I also eat a lot more a week before my period but I try not to do a big deal about it. I worry about what I eat all month, so that week I try to take it easy, eat what I want and relax, I know there's a reason for feeling that way, and I eventually got tired of fighting those feelings, which made me worst. So, let it be!

Answer 4

It is indeed possible to feel fat.
Your face actually swells a little during this time since the hormones are in a mixed cocktail. This may give you the impression of being fat during this time.Your feet also swell a little,notice the shoe gets tight!

All these are normal symptoms due to the hormonal interplay between the female and male hormones in our body.
Dont worry, its soo minimal in effect that someone will barely notice it....no one ever will until they know this fact!

So stay cooool buddy!!

Answer 5

I definitely feel fat when I'm about to come on.
I try to do exercise and stuff as that boosts the happy hormone, so you will feel better.

Answer 6

Yes, you would think that the chronic pain, spots and crying at the drop of a hat would be enough oh no just to make it that much worse we get and feel fatter.....God is definitely a bloke.

Answer 7

Yes. I used to put on up to a stone in fluids till I cut caffeine out of my diet. I still put on a little, but not so much. It helped heaps with PMT too
Incidentally, Billy Connelly says "It's not fluid retention. It's chip retention" !!!

Answer 8

Yes - I feel fat, just like I look.

Answer 9

apparently you can weigh about 71b more just before and during your period due to the water retention thing

you breath out and you look like your pregnant- i just go with it and feel lovely and thin afterwards

Answer 10

yes, you tend to retain water more when you get your period thats why you can feel fat, you can get tablets called aqua ban to help with this