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Well I’m a dude so I obviously haven’t had this problem but I was listening to my fitness and nutrition podcasts today like normal and this was kind of talked about. He said sometimes when a female rapidly loses weight the body kinda freaks out and starts trying to conserve energy by not using energy on some bodily processes. I guess the period takes a lot of energy and the body will sometimes choose to just not do it for a little while to save some energy ya know. I’m no professional so just take that at face value or ignore it whatever. See your doc.
The bit I’ve bolded is absolutely true, but not really just to save energy. It’s a natural response to what the body thinks of as as a state that would not safely support a pregnancy and a growing baby. If your body was losing weight rapidly due to actual famine it’s reasonable to assume any pregnancy would have a less than optimal success. Therefore the body has the ability to suspend ovulation, and therefore, menstruation until such conditions improve.5 -
I lost my period for a month when I was eating 1100-1200 with a hour of exercise. It came back as soon as I added back calories for exercise(1300-1400 instead)1
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Go to doctor get all your hormones checked. Might me worth looking up HA (hypothalamic amenorrhea) and the female triad see if you symptoms match as sometimes the combination between stress restriction and exercise can mess around with hormones too.
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Ty everyone I’ll see my doctor soon and I’m 18 for everyone asking ty3
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It arrived guys it arrived11
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Hooray, and thanks for the update.
Cheers, h.2 -
weoutherelosingweight wrote: »It arrived guys it arrived
On your original post in August, you said you hadn’t had a period in four months (i.e., roughly April). Is this the first time you’ve had a period since April? And did you ever go to the doctor? This is absolutely still worth seeing your doctor about.4 -
^^ What @apullum said, especially if irregular periods aren't normal for you. Irregular periods are frequently symptomatic of a few things more serious than calorie loss and should be followed up on.
I have lost my period quite a few times over the course of my life and probably about 80% of the instances were due to other underlying issues. Hypothyroidism, B-12 insufficiency, Iron insufficiency, and even being too low in body fat.
At your age, it is a good thing to keep an eye on, even if it's just to know if irregularity is *normal* for you, and if so, what is the root cause(s)? It might be cause for concern, or it might not be, but you won't know until you talk it over with your doctor and establish a baseline for yourself.1 -
weoutherelosingweight wrote: »It arrived guys it arrived
Delighted for you.
Valid prompts @apullum and @ElizabethKalmbach1 -
Don't make an assumption - discuss with your doctor.1
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Great! I haven't had my period since January but I'm not complaining about that lol2
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weoutherelosingweight wrote: »It arrived guys it arrived
So you went 7 months without a period?
Did you ever see your doctor?1 -
how to get it back?0
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