PCOD - Causes, Symptoms & Diet

PCOD -  Polycystic Ovary Disease.

It is a gynaecological disease. People with PCOD have abnormal levels of hormones that can affect the menstrual cycles.

Around 5 - 10% of the womens suffer from PCOD.

Causes of PCOD :

• ·        Hormonal Imbalance.
• ·        Genetical
• ·        Greater Androgen levels

Symptoms of PCOD :

• ·        Weight Gain
• ·        Hair Loss
• ·        Irregular Periods
• ·        Pelvic Pain
• ·        Anxiety
• ·        Stress 

Diet for PCOD

• ·        6.30 – 7.00 am : Ragi / Oats / Broken wheat porridge (Add milk to drink hot), (Add curd to drink cold).
• ·        10 am – 11 am : Cucumber / Tomato / Sprouts mixed salad with curd / lemon / salt 300 ml cup.
• ·        2 pm – 3 pm : 2 Chapathi (use dia flour) or 150 ml cup rice – 200 ml cup sabji with any vegetable, greens poriyal 200 ml cup.
• ·        6 pm : 100 ml cup of sundal (boiled pulses) with salt / pepper. (Made of black channa dal, green gram dal with skin, any pulse with skin)
• ·        9 pm : Whole urad dal dosai, Ragi dosai,Wheat dosai, Moong dal dosai.  

Foods to avoid :

• ·        Fruits – Mango, Jackfruit, Custard Apple, Grapes, Sapota.
• ·        Vegetables – Potato, Beetroot, Yam, Varieties, Carrots.
• ·        Non Vegetarian foods : Chicken, Pork, Beef, Eggs yolk.
• ·        Eat on plenty : Guard, Vegetables, Greens, Beans Varieties, Banana stem, Mosambi, Guava, Semi-ripe Papaya, Watermelon, Blueberry, Fish, Egg white.
• ·        Use whole fruits instead of juices. Boiled vegetables instead of fries. Use little of low fat butter / cheese.
• ·        Low fat / milk / curd. Avoid Cane Sugar, can try Sugar substitutes. Drink ne glass water every 2 hours.