What to eat during menstruation

Women have menstruation every month, but what should women eat during menstruation is not well understood by many people. Women should pay attention to their diet during menstruation, otherwise it will cause great harm to their health. Moreover, women should avoid some raw, cold and greasy foods during menstruation, which will put a burden on the body and is not conducive to the healthy development of the body.

What should women eat during menstruation? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a good understanding of this issue. There are also good choices during women's menstruation, which is also beneficial to the healthy development of women's body and will not cause other problems.

What to eat during menstruation:

Many women experience some uncomfortable symptoms in the few days before their period (premenstrual period), such as depression, anxiety, tension, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, fatigue, etc. It is generally believed that this is related to the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone in the body. At this time, women should choose foods and medicines that are good for the skin and beauty, and can also replenish qi, soothe the liver, and regulate negative emotions, such as cabbage, grapefruit, lean pork, celery, japonica rice, duck eggs, fried atractylodes, yam, coix seed, lily, golden loofah, winter melon, kelp, sea cucumber, carrot, white radish, walnut kernels, black fungus, mushrooms, etc.

During menstruation, symptoms such as poor appetite, back pain, and fatigue may occur. At this time, it is advisable to choose foods and medicines that are beneficial to the skin and beauty and are also beneficial to the "menstrual flow". Recommended foods and medicines include: mutton, chicken, red dates, tofu skin, apples, coix seed, beef, milk, eggs, brown sugar, motherwort, angelica, rehmannia, peach blossom, etc.

The ancient Zhao Zhibi said: "During the menstrual period, heat is often used instead of cold. Cold will retain the blood, causing turbidity and filth, which will lead to stranguria and fullness." Therefore, during the menstrual period, many foods that have good skin-beautifying effects should be avoided, such as pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone ear, stone flower, water caltrop, winter melon, kale, black fungus, rabbit meat, etc.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of what is good for women to eat during menstruation. Therefore, women can choose the above foods during menstruation, which is also very helpful for their own health. The diet of women during menstruation should also be reasonably matched, which is conducive to smooth blood circulation.