Inconsistent menstrual cycle

[Scarlet93]

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)

[thatquietgirl]

Poor nutrition will affect your cycle.  Make sure you eat.  It's better to get the nutrients and such from foods than supplements as you know what's in your food and depending where you are, the supplements aren't necessarily regulated.

[conhall]

here is a link to a good info on this good luck :) I hope it helps :)))
http://www.livestrong.com/article/449829-foods-to-eat-to-regulate-your-period/