Why should menstruating women avoid food?

　　The emergence of menstruation has brought a problem to everyone, that is, how to maintain it and how to deal with it. Now let’s learn together what specific dietary aspects should be paid attention to during menstruation.

　　Things that cannot be eaten during menstruation include:

　　1. Raw and cold foods: cold foods in traditional Chinese medicine such as pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone fungus, stone flower, and ground fungus. Most of these foods have the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, nourishing yin and reducing fire. They are beneficial to the human body when eaten in daily life, but during the menstrual period, you should try not to eat them or eat less of these foods, otherwise it is easy to cause Dysmenorrhea，Irregular menstruation and other symptoms.

　　2. Spicy: such as cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, cloves, pepper, etc. These foods are all condiments. In ordinary dishes, adding some chili peppers to the dishes can make the dishes taste better. However, women during menstruation should not eat these spicy foods, otherwise they may easily lead to dysmenorrhea and excessive menstrual bleeding.

　　Things that also require careful attention:

　　1. Not suitable for sexual life

　　menstrual period Uterus The endometrium falls off and the surface of the uterine cavity forms a wound. Bacteria can easily be brought in during sexual intercourse and grow retrogradely into the uterus, thus causing intrauterine infection, adnexitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease。

　　2. Don’t eat too much salt

　　Eating too much salt will increase body fluid content and water storage. On the eve of menstruation, symptoms such as headache, excitement, and irritability will occur. You should start eating low-salt foods 10 days before menstruation.

　　3. It is not advisable to drink strong tea

　　in strong tea coffee High alkali content, irritating nerve and cardiovascular disease, which can easily lead to dysmenorrhea, delayed menstruation and excessive menstrual bleeding. At the same time, the tannic acid in strong tea will hinder the absorption of iron and cause iron deficiency anemia.

　　4. Don’t drink alcohol during menstruation.

　　Alcohol can stimulate blood vessels to dilate, causing early menstruation and heavy menstruation.

　　5. Do not drink soda during menstruation.

　　Because most drinks such as sodas contain phosphates, which chemically react with iron in the body, making it difficult to absorb iron and easily leading to anemia。

　　6. Do not drink milk during menstruation.

　　Cheese is the source of dysmenorrhea and will destroy the absorption of magnesium. These foods should be eliminated from the diet during menstruation.

　　It turns out that there are so many things that you should pay attention to during menstruation. Everyone female How much do you know, but through understanding, you should still remember the things I have provided for you above. common sense , do menstrual maintenance.