Your periods are still considered regular if they come every 24 to 38 days. Your periods are considered irregular if the time between periods keeps changing and your periods come earlier or later. There are some home remedies for irregular periods that you can try at home to get your cycle back on track.
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Home Remedies For Irregular Periods
1. Regular exercise and yoga
Yoga has been shown to be an effective treatment for different menstrual issues. A 2013 study with 126 participants found that 35 to 40 minutes of yoga, 5 days a week for 6 months lowered hormone levels related to irregular menstruation.
Yoga has also been shown to reduce menstrual pain and emotional symptoms associated with menstruation, such as depression and anxiety, and improve quality of life in women with primary dysmenorrhea. Women with primary dysmenorrhea experience extreme pain before and during their menstrual periods.
If you’re new to yoga, look for a studio that offers beginner or level 1 yoga. Once you’ve learned how to properly do several moves, you can continue going to classes, or you can practice yoga from home using videos or routines you find online.
2. Ginger tea
Ginger is beneficial for different diseases and symptoms, including irregular periods. Regular consumption of raw ginger can help to regulate your periods. Ginger contains gingerol that helps lower inflammation in the body. It helps in contracting the uterine muscles and facilitates hormonal balance. It standardizes the monthly occurrence of periods. Drinking a glass of hot ginger tea with a bit of lemon juice and a dash of honey, either on an empty stomach in the morning or the evening, promotes metabolism.
3. Pineapple
Pineapple is a great home remedy for irregular periods. It contains bromelain, an enzyme that is claimed to soften the lining of the uterus and regulate your periods, though this hasn’t been proven.
Bromelain may have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, although there is no real evidence to support its effectiveness for alleviating menstrual cramps and headaches.
Eating pineapple can help you to get your recommended daily servings of fruit. One cup (80 grams) of pineapple may be counted as one serving of fruit. The general recommendation is to eat a minimum of 5, 1-cup (80-gram) servings of fruit a day
4. Unripe papaya
Unripe papaya is well-known for its action on irregular periods. It enhances your uterine contraction that helps occur during your periods. Consume unripe papaya juice regularly for a few months but do not drink it during your periods.
5. Turmeric
Turmeric can do anything. It is a magical home remedy that we can use in any condition. Regular consumption of jaggery may help regulate irregular periods. It also has anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic properties that help in reducing uterine cramps. If you want to prepone your periods naturally, try having turmeric with warm milk and honey. Take it daily till you get your periods.
6. Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera juice is an excellent remedy to regulate your menses and reduce excess weight. It also enhances your metabolism and keeps your gut system healthy. Aloe Vera helps to correct your hormonal imbalance and treat your menstrual irregularities. But never use Aloe Vera during periods. It may increase uterine contractions.
7. Cinnamon
Cinnamon works wonders when it comes to menstrual issues.
A 2014 study found it helped regulate menstrual cycles and was an effective treatment option for women with PCOS, though the study was limited by a small number of participants.
It has also been shown to significantly reduce menstrual pain and bleeding, and relieve nausea and vomiting associated with primary dysmenorrhea
8. Cumin
One of the home remedies for irregular periods is eating cumin. Cumin helps by contracting uterine muscles and fixing irregular periods. Consume overnight soaked cumin every morning with warm water to get the best results.
9. Maintaining a healthy weight
Changes in your weight can affect your periods. If you’re overweight or obese, losing weight could help regulate your periods.
Alternatively, extreme weight loss or being underweight can cause irregular menstruation. That’s why it’s important to maintain a healthy weight.
Women who are overweight are also more likely to have irregular periods and experience heavier bleeding and pain than women who are at a healthy weight. This is due to the impact that fat cells have on hormones and insulin.
