2. Metallic taste in your mouth and a burning feeling around the gums: A lack of estrogen affects taste buds because it dries up saliva.
Action: Try supplementing for a possible zinc deficiency, drink plenty of water.

3. Belching and farting:The digestive system slows down, and food sits in the gut much longer and stores up gases. Stress can also turn off the digestive system. Hormone changes cause changes in the gut, and that changes how it digests food.
Action: Chew your food well. Enzymes in the saliva will help to break down the food better. Sitting up straight gives free passage to food in the gut. Avoid dairy and wheat as it is inflammatory. Peppermint tea after a meal also helps the digestive system.

4. Creepy crawly skin: Skin can feel tingly, itchy or prickly.
Action: HRT can ramp up estrogen to alleviate itchy feeling and restore moisture. Alternatively, take an antihistamine before bed. Moisturizing the skin is good – Aveeno, Active Naturals, Anti-Itch Concentrated Lotion is good (blue cap). Avoid sugars as they enhance itchiness.

5. Pelvic Floor Problems: You’re getting urgent sensations to pee, but not much comes. You start to be incontinent, or you’re getting repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs). Low estrogen affects the resilience of the muscles in the sling that makes up the pelvic floor.
Action: Start some pelvic floor exercises to strengthen the layers of muscles. For most women this can make a dramatic difference in just 2-3 weeks.

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