Can I eat konjac during menstruation?

Women need to pay close attention to their diet during menstruation. A good diet can help women get through the menstrual period smoothly, while a bad diet can easily aggravate the discomfort women experience during menstruation. So what should you pay attention to in your diet during menstruation? You should consume enough protein during menstruation and eat some foods containing vitamin B appropriately. In addition, the diet during menstruation should be regular and quantitative.

So can you eat konjac during menstruation? The effects and functions of konjac are very obvious. Konjac has the effect of losing weight. Eating konjac regularly can lower blood lipids, lower blood pressure, and have the benefits of beauty and laxative.

Konjac contains 35% starch, 3% protein, as well as a variety of vitamins and mineral elements such as potassium, phosphorus, and selenium. It also contains konjac polysaccharides needed by humans, namely glucomannan, up to 30%. The tubers of some species of Amorphophallus are rich in konjac polysaccharides, especially the white konjac and flower konjac varieties, which contain up to 50-65%.

Konjac (Amorphophallus konjac), also known as demon taro in ancient China. Since ancient times, konjac has been known as "intestinal sand remover". It is a perennial herb that grows in the mountains at an altitude of 250-2500 meters.

Konjac grows under sparse forests and is a beneficial alkaline food. For people who consume too much animal acidic food, eating konjac can achieve a balance between food acid and alkalinity. In addition, konjac has many functions such as lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, dispersing toxins, nourishing the skin, dredge meridians, lose weight, promote bowel movements, and stimulate appetite.

Konjac is cold, pungent and poisonous. It can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, detoxify and reduce swelling, widen the intestines and promote bowel movements, and resolve phlegm and soften hard masses. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, treating scrofula and phlegm nodules, injury and swelling, constipation and abdominal pain, sore throat, and swollen and painful gums. In addition, konjac also has the functions of supplementing calcium, balancing salt, cleansing the stomach, regulating the intestines, and detoxifying.

Glucomannan, the most abundant sugar in konjac, has a strong expansion force and is more sticky than any other plant gum. It can fill the stomach and intestines and eliminate hunger. It also contains very little calories, so it can control body weight and achieve the goal of losing weight and keeping fit.

Konjac contains a gel-like chemical substance that has the magical power to prevent and fight cancer. Konjac gel can be produced by simply extracting and separating the mature konjac to make konjac flour, and then adding water to the flour and heating it. After being ingested by humans, this gel forms a translucent film coating that adheres to the intestinal wall, hindering the absorption of various harmful substances, especially carcinogens. Therefore, konjac is also known as the "anti-cancer magic coat".

Konjac also contains a natural antibiotic. When konjac flour is used as the main raw material and combined with other raw materials to make food, konjac can form an antibacterial film on the surface of the food, which can prevent bacterial invasion, prolong the storage time, and play a role in preserving freshness and preventing bacteria.

Above we introduced that the diet during menstruation can include more protein and vitamin B, but the diet must be on time and in the right amount. The konjac introduced above has very high nutritional value. Konjac has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as the benefits of lowering blood lipids and blood pressure. However, we must know that konjac has the function of activating blood circulation, so it is best not to eat konjac during menstruation.