Can I drink black tea during menstruation?

I believe that many female friends know that they need to avoid certain foods during menstruation, and the diet should be light and digestible as much as possible. But can they drink green tea during menstruation? Many women don’t know much about it. In order to let you know more about drinking tea during menstruation, I will give you a detailed explanation below, I hope it will be helpful.

You can drink some green tea during menstruation. According to Chinese medicine, green tea leaves are cool in nature, dark tea is hot in nature, and herbal tea is somewhere in between, so it is neutral. As long as ordinary adults drink it, all kinds of tea will not cause negative effects. Women can drink green tea appropriately during their menstrual period to promote qi circulation and regulate menstruation.

Can I drink green tea during my menstrual period? It can only be said that you should not drink too much, and the interval between meals should be more than 30 minutes, especially after meals. If you drink tea immediately, theanine will block the dissolution of iron in the human body and easily cause iron deficiency anemia. Therefore, some people think that women should not drink tea during menstruation, pregnancy and breastfeeding, otherwise it is easy to cause iron deficiency anemia.

Drinking tea during menstruation, especially strong tea, can cause or aggravate premenstrual syndrome. Medical experts found that compared with non-tea drinkers, habitual tea drinkers were 2.4 times more likely to develop menstrual disorders, and those who drank more than 4 cups of tea a day were 3 times more likely to develop menstrual disorders.

It is good to drink black tea in winter, but I would like to remind everyone that black tea is not suitable for drinking cold tea. Drinking it cold tea will affect the stomach-nourishing effect, and the nutritional content will also be reduced due to being placed for too long. It is best to use an open cup to brew green tea. Don't wait until the water in the cup is finished before adding boiling water. It is best to add water when there is about 1/3 of water left to dilute the tea and maintain the appropriate temperature and concentration of the tea. It tastes best if a cup of green tea is added three times.

The above is my introduction to everyone about drinking green tea during menstruation. In fact, you can drink some green tea during menstruation, which is beneficial for women who are afraid of cold. But if the menstrual flow is heavy and the physical constitution belongs to women with strong internal heat, they should not drink green tea. Also, please note that green tea should not be brewed too strong, because drinking too much or too strong will cause iron deficiency anemia during menstruation.