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title: Does treating gas and bloating with nystatin help premenstrual syndrome?
description: According to this author, yes. Using nystatin (an antifungal medication) to treat gas and bloating may also improve other PMS symptoms.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-pre-menstrual-syndrome-pms-treatment-is-unmasked-and-it-is-simple-and-safe-2018/
---

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- Does treating gas and bloating with nystatin help premenstrual syndrome?

Study, 2018

# Does treating gas and bloating with nystatin help premenstrual syndrome?

According to this author, yes. Using nystatin (an antifungal medication) to treat gas and bloating may also improve other PMS symptoms.

 Early or limited evidence

Not a formal study; references hundreds of young women anecdotally

## What they did

The author proposed that premenstrual syndrome can be treated by addressing excessive gas and bloating using nystatin, a medication that affects fungi in the intestines.

## What they found

The author reports that hundreds of young women have found this method effective for reducing PMS symptoms and leading a PMS-free life.

## What it means for you

This is an opinion based on anecdotal reports from patients, not a controlled study. We don't know how many women have actually tried this, how many improved, or whether improvement was due to nystatin or other factors.

hundreds

women who reportedly found the method effective

## About the study

Original title The pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) treatment is unmasked, and it is simple and safe Authors Charles H. Pierce Journal International Journal of Family & Community Medicine Year 2018 Study design Study What was tested Nystatin (an antifungal medication) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.15406/ijfcm.2018.02.00065](https://doi.org/10.15406/ijfcm.2018.02.00065)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Bloating, breast tenderness and physical symptoms](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-physical-symptoms/)

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