Binge eating symptoms are associated with the severity of premenstrual symptoms among university students, cross sectional study from Palestine

Abstract

Plain English summary Premenstrual syndrome refers to physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that regularly happen in the 1 to 2 weeks before the start of each menstrual period. Its symptoms influence more than 90% of menstruating females. There is evidence that binge eating symptoms are significantly associated with premenstrual syndrome. The outcomes of the current study showed that half of the participated females have experienced premenstrual symptoms. There was also a significant relationship between premenstrual syndrome and binge eating symptoms.

Keywords

• Premenstrual syndrome
• Binge eating disorder
• Undergraduates