Can I eat celery during menstruation?

Because celery has a special flavor, many people add some celery to enhance the flavor when cooking foods with strong odors. Some people also like the taste of celery and eat it often. Celery itself has high nutritional value, but when eating celery, you should pay attention to the fact that you cannot eat celery during some special periods. So can women eat celery during menstruation?

Celery is very nutritious. 100 grams of celery contains 2.2 grams of protein, 8.5 milligrams of calcium, 61 milligrams of phosphorus, and 8.5 milligrams of iron. The protein content is 1 times higher than that of ordinary fruits and vegetables, and the iron content is about 20 times that of tomatoes. Celery is also rich in carotene and various vitamins, which are very beneficial to human health. Celery stems contain volatile mannitol, which has a unique aroma, can enhance appetite, and also has health benefits.

Celery has high medicinal value. It is cool in nature, sweet in taste, non-toxic, and has the effects of dissipating heat, removing wind and dampness, invigorating the stomach, promoting blood circulation, clearing the intestines, facilitating bowel movements, moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, lowering blood pressure, and strengthening the brain and calming the nerves. Eating celery regularly can prevent and treat many diseases: drinking juice from young celery and adding a little honey can prevent and treat high blood pressure; people with diabetes can take celery juice and boil it before drinking, which has the effect of lowering blood sugar; eating celery cooked with fresh milk regularly can neutralize uric acid and acidic substances in the body, and is effective in treating gout. Women can eat celery in moderation 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.