We have known for a long time that inflammation within the body can trigger and influence a very unwelcome visitor.....PMS and period pain! However, now science is turning its attention to this possibility and a study from May 2016 has made advances towards proving the connection.
"Premenstrual mood symptoms, abdominal cramps/back pain, appetite cravings/weight gain/bloating, and breast pain, but not headache, appear to be significantly and positively related to elevated hs-CRP levels, a biomarker of inflammation. These results suggest that inflammation may play a mechanistic role in most PMS symptoms, although further longitudinal study of these relationships is needed. However, recommending to women to avoid behaviours that are associated with inflammation may be helpful for prevention, and anti-inflammatory agents may be useful for treatment of these symptoms."