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Bloating and menstruation

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Premenstrual bloating

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Menstrual periods and bloating; Periods

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To help relieve the bloating that some women feel before their menstrual period, try exercise (to sweat out excess fluids) and eating more high-fiber foods (to help prevent constipation).

See PMS, painful menstruation and heavy, prolonged, or irregular menstruation.

Update Date: 6/13/2004

Updated by: Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Peter Chen, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (4/25/2002).

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