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From: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: PMS
Message-ID: <229@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 13:09:03 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 22 13:09:03 1985
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Reply-To: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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Summary: 

In article <2831@amdcad.UUCP> linda@amdcad.UUCP (Linda Seltzer) writes:
>Why do people act as if PMS is untreatable and uncontrollable?  It's
>caused by water retention and excess fluid surrounding the brain.

No, no, no... Those are the the SYMPTOMS NOT THE CAUSE!!!!!!
The cause is an imbalance in the production of progesterone (sp?).
This imbalance causes several symptoms a few of which include
water retention.

>The symptoms are due to pressure of the excess water on the brain. 
>Reducing salt in the diet, drinking cranberry juice or taking a
>diruetic (natural one can bought at any vitamin store) can control
>the problem.  

Diruetics SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN unless specified by a doctor!!!
Salt reduction, B-6 vitamins (NOT an excess amount! 50gm IS 
excessive!), increase of calcium and magnesium (to help those
with chocolate cravings), and a higher protein,lower sugar
diet around the time of ones period (a regime similar to that
of people with hypoglycemia) are some of the non-medicine
recomendations to help releive some of the problem. There are
some medicines such as Ponstel which can also be taken to help.
In any case, if you feel that you are having problems---SEE
A DOCTOR!!!!! (I say this from experience. These are all items
that my doctor recomended -- and they have helped. BUT EVERONE
IS DIFFERENT!! Which is why one should consult your doctor to
determine what is needed.)

>I am not an M.D. and this should not be construed as
>a physicians's advice, but people are acting as if PMS is some
>kind of terminal, incurable disease, when it's only a minor
>problem.

There is a difference between controlabe and cured! None of the
recommendations are cures!!! Nor is it a minor problem to those 
whom are most affected. It is only a MAJOR problem to a MINOR
number of females!!!! Fortunately it is just now been recognized,
and a good degree of control now exits to make the problem
minor for those that are bothered with it!!  (If you are not bothered
be glad.)


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				Pamela M.Pincha-Wagener
				(bcsaic!pamp)
(These are my opinions for which I worked long and hard --
Boeing can't have them -- nor do I think they'd want them.)
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