Hi! I'm 19 and having inconsistent menstrual period. I'm currently studying abroad and sometime I feel reluctant to eat. My BMI is lower than normal (42 kg and 157cm).
Last summer, I go back to my home country and manage to regain my regular cycle (heavy flow for 3 days , then getting lighter to the end, the whole period usually takes around 1 week) on July and August. However, on September, my period become very light and shortened into 4 days. This month, I'm having many deadlines and midterm test, I loss 1 kg and my period is yet to come (tho it supposed to come anytime now).
I know the inconsistency is due to stress and weight loss, but it's hard to gain 1 kg (no matter how much I eat, I hardly gain weight even I never exercised).
I've taken some chinese herbal vitamins for regulating menstrual cycle. It worked before, but now it doesn't work as much. It's been 1 year since all the inconsistency started, when I started my university life.
My questions are:
1. What should I do to regulate my menstrual period?
2. Is there any food/fruit that I can take to help maintaining my cycle (note that I don't eat vegetable)