Nutritional and environmental management of PMS
The patient in this case received a holistic approach incorporating diet and lifestyle modifications that involved treatment with herbal and nutritional supplementation, stress management techniques such as meditation and weight bearing exercise and the primary outcome was aimed to help decrease physical symptoms experienced, mood changes and manage a healthy weight.
Abstract
Premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, refers to the range of physical and emotional symptoms that up to 70 per cent of women experience in the lead up to menstruation1. Symptoms resolve during the woman's period and there is usually at least one symptom-free week before the symptoms return. For eight per cent of women with severe symptoms, PMS is associated with reduced quality of life2. Although the cause is not conclusively known, present care of PMS is managed with medication, typically non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs and other strategies1. The patient in this case received a holistic approach incorporating diet and lifestyle modifications. It involved treatment with herbal and nutritional supplementation, stress management techniques such as meditation and weight bearing exercise. The primary outcome is aimed to help decrease physical symptoms experienced, mood changes and manage a healthy weight. An implication for practice management of PMS is to consider a holistic approach, which includes nutritional and lifestyle changes that benefit the patient short and long term