What Causes Premenstrual Weight Gain or Bloating?

What Causes Premenstrual Weight Gain Or Bloating?

Premenstrual weight gain or bloating can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'very serious' to 'generally fatal'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose premenstrual weight gain or bloating, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "premenstrual weight gain or bloating" as a symptom. Here are four possibilities:

Ovarian Cancer
Depression
Hypothyroidism
PMS H

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

unexplained sadness/crying

hypothyroidism

being very skinny

moderate unexplained weight gain

brittle fingernails

very painful urination

constant fatigue

occasional unexplained fevers

bags under eyes

depression in family members

moderate abdominal pain

regular sleep paralysis

... and more than 70 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of premenstrual weight gain or bloating:

Cause	Probability	Status
Depression	93%	Confirm
Ovarian Cancer	16%	Unlikely
Hypothyroidism	3%	Ruled out
PMS H	2%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate being premenopausal or being perimenopausal, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Do you have weight gain greater than 3 pounds (1.5kg) and / or abdominal bloating associated with your cycle?

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No
→ Weight gain
→ Abdominal bloating
→ Both

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate no premenstrual bloating/weight gain, premenstrual weight gain, premenstrual abdominal bloating or premenstrual bloating/weight gain, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Depression

Hypothyroidism

Ovarian Cancer

Premenstrual Syndrome PMS H (Headache)

... and also rule out issues such as:

Premenstrual Syndrome PMS H (Headache)

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