When you’re looking for home remedies for menstrual bloating, the first thing to consider is whether or not you have inflammation in our body. Inflammation is a major cause of bloating while on your period.
What if you could have 4-5 solutions (or recipes) right now and how to use them? You’d jump for joy, right? Well, start jumping! Here’s a list of some natural inflammation busters that could help to get rid of bloating:
1. Magnesium
Magnesium comes in dark green leafy veggies; you know, the mustard greens, collard greens, dandelion leaves… those type of leafy greens. If you’re like most people, you don’t eat these foods that often – and you have bloating as well as other PMS symptoms.
Start out with a magnesium supplement of 300 to 400 mg.
2. Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is anti-inflammatory by its very nature. It’s one of the best home remedies overall because it provides healthy fat for hormone production, solid cell structure, and also has immune system boosting properties. One tablespoon a day is very helpful. You can also get the coconut cream concentrate, which is easy to eat because it has the consistency of peanut butter and tastes exceptional. Two tablespoons daily is your best dosage to relieve bloating.
Anti Bloat Recipe: Scrambled Eggs in Coconut Oil
When scrambling your two eggs, instead of adding a tablespoon olive oil to the sauté pan or egg pan, add a tablespoon of coconut oil. It will give you a new flavor you’ll start to love over time.
Recipe: Fruit Salad with Coconut
Ingredients: 1 apple, diced
½ cup diced celery
1 small can mandarin oranges
1/8 cup fresh coconut, shredded
1 banana
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Directions: Toss all ingredients together. Enjoy.
3. Exercise
When blood circulation is flowing freely, inflammation has to go. Exercise stimulates blood circulation and is a good way to reduce bloating. Even walking for 20 minutes is one of the simplest home remedies for PMS bloating.
4. Homeopathic Remedies
According to Dr. Mark Hyman, five homeopathic remedies are possible choices for period bloating: Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Lachesis, Natrum Muriatricum, and Sepia. You really have to know a bit about homeopathy as a home remedy for bloating before your period. Homeopathic remedies are chosen based on your symptoms. If you have PMS bloating plus depression, you’ll need a different remedy than the person who might have PMS bloating plus cramps. The best advice here is to see a homeopathic physician.
5. Yams
If you have hormone levels that are too low during your period, a little extra boost of progesterone can help. What to do? Why not use a food that is known for its progesterone content – yams? In fact, yams are known to increase the size of a woman’s breast up to two full cup sizes because of its progesterone levels. Yams are an easy at home remedy for period bloating and one of the most natural home remedies.
You’ll need a few recipes:
Yams, apples and Celery
Ingredients:
1 yam, diced
1 apple, sliced
1 cup celery, sliced
1 teaspoon curcumin
Directions:
In a small saucepan, add ingredients and ½ cupwater. Cover. Simmer on very low flame for 10 minutes or until soft.
Yams, Rice & Corn Salad
Ingredients:
1 yam, diced
1 cup white rice, raw
3 cups water
14 oz frozen corn
Directions:
In a rice pot, cook rice and add yam. Cook until almost done and then add frozen corn. Cook until finished.
Don’t forget that if you have a period vitamin, it reduces bloating, too. A period vitamin is a vitamin specifically formulated for the reduction of PMS symptoms as well as support of the body during this time of the month. However, the period vitamin is taken all month long. It’s a woman’s best friend (one that doesn’t backtalk!)
