Women should not eat these 7 foods during menstruation

　　Menstrual period is female The most fragile moisture every month, the aunt who comes to report every month often makes women love and hate it. In fact, menstruation is a good time for women to maintain their health, and women must take advantage of it. Among them, try not to eat the following 7 types of foods to avoid aggravating menstrual discomfort and affecting the body’s health. healthy。

　　1. Avoid strong tea

　　In strong tea, coffee The alkali content is relatively high, and caffeine can stimulate nerve and cardiovascular disease, which can easily lead to Dysmenorrhea , delayed menstruation and heavy menstrual bleeding. At the same time, the tannic acid in strong tea will hinder the absorption of iron and cause iron deficiency anemia.

　　2. Avoid raw and cold food

　　That is, the cold foods mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine are: stone flowers, pears, water chestnuts, bananas, stone fungus, and ground fungus. Most of these foods have the effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying, nourishing yin and reducing fire. Eating them at ordinary times is beneficial to the human body. However, you should try not to eat them or eat less of these foods during the menstrual period to avoid causing dysmenorrhea, Menstrual disorders and other symptoms.

　　3. Avoid foods that affect sexual function

　　Rabbit meat, bracken, winter melon, water chestnut, wild rice, kale, black fungus, hemp seeds.

　　4. Avoid foods that are too salty

　　If women eat too much salty food before menstruation, the salt and water storage in the body will increase. In addition, progesterone in the body will increase before menstruation, which may also cause edema, headaches and other phenomena. If you start eating low-salt foods 10 days before menstruation, the above symptoms will not occur.

　　5. Avoid spicy food

　　Such as cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, cloves, pepper, etc. These foods are all condiments. In normal times, adding some chili peppers to the dishes can make the dishes taste better. However, female friends during menstruation should not eat these spicy and irritating foods, otherwise it may easily lead to dysmenorrhea and excessive menstrual bleeding.

　　6. Avoid carbonated drinks

　　Many women who like to drink carbonated drinks will experience fatigue and lack of energy during their menstrual period, which is a sign of iron deficiency. Because soda and other drinks mostly contain phosphates, they react chemically with the iron in the body, making it difficult to absorb the iron. In addition, drinking too much soda will reduce the digestive capacity and bactericidal effect of gastric acid due to the neutralization of sodium bicarbonate and gastric juice in the soda, and affect appetite.

　　7. Avoid eating too much sugar

　　In the past, many people believed that eating sweets could improve menstrual discomfort, so brown sugar, sweet biscuits or chocolate have almost become "regular medicines" for women during menstruation. It is now believed that eating high-sugar sweets will cause blood sugar to rise rapidly, which indeed has the effect of stabilizing mood. However, once blood sugar drops, it will cause a larger gap and make the mood unstable. According to a British magazine report, deliberately eating sweets during menstruation will not only fail to improve the symptoms of menstrual discomfort, but may also affect the balance of hormones in the body due to unstable blood sugar and aggravate the uncomfortable feeling.