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When that time of the month arrives, abdominal pain is distressing enough, but when a throbbing headache accompanies it, the day can feel overwhelming. Some may find that managing dysmenorrhea alongside hormonal headaches is an ongoing struggle. Here are acupressure methods that work with your body's signals to offer gentle comfort.

A face swollen puffy every morning, calves growing as heavy as lead by evening. If you are a woman, you may have experienced this at least once. Have you simply assumed that this swelling, which becomes particularly noticeable before menstruation or during the climacteric, was merely due to fatigue?

Whenever that time comes, do you get splitting headaches, ice-cold hands and feet, and sudden bursts of irritability over minor things? All this suffering is not a coincidence. Donguibogam warmly reveals the secrets hidden within our bodies behind the pain of that time.

Before your period, do you ever feel as if someone other than you has taken over your body? A few days prior, do your breasts ache, your belly swell up, and your emotions swing unpredictably? That distress is something I understand deeply.

What is going on? Have you ever felt your breasts suddenly prickling and feeling unusually sensitive? It feels different from typical premenstrual symptoms, leaving you with an unfamiliar, intuitive feeling. Did you know that these signals can also be an early sign of pregnancy?

Have you ever felt distressed seeing your belly swell up like a mountain in the mirror before your period? On those days when your abdomen feels noticeably bloated and tender, making you want to unbuckle your belt, many people suffer in silence, wondering if they are the only ones going through it.

Have you ever lost sleep because your breasts prickle and hurt at the slightest touch whenever that time of the month arrives? If you also experience sudden irritability and feel shivery as if coming down with general malaise, please listen closely to today’s discussion. This pain that recurs every month is not simply something you have to endure just because you are a woman.

Have you ever surprised yourself by bursting into tears for no reason or flaring up with anger at a trivial remark right before your period? That painful time makes you feel like another person has taken over your body and leaves you feeling endlessly apologetic to those around you. That is right, it is premenstrual syndrome, commonly known as PMS.

Do you spend the entire month feeling anxious because of a throbbing headache that arrives like clockwork right before that time of the month? If your head aches so intensely around your period that daily life becomes difficult, you no longer have to simply endure it just because of that day. Today, let us explore the reasons behind these severe hormonal headaches, which are an important signal sent by your body.

Have you ever looked in the mirror right before your period and felt surprised? Your face looks puffy as if you had instant noodles late at night, and pants that usually fit well feel uncomfortably tight. You might feel irritable for no clear reason, and your body feels heavy, making it hard to find energy for anything.

Around this time every month, does your heart sink with the thought that it has arrived again? Stabbing pain in your lower abdomen, a backache that makes your waist feel ready to snap, and restless nights spent tossing and turning are struggles I understand deeply. Could this recurring monthly ordeal actually be an important signal sent from your uterus?