What fruits are good to eat during menstruation?

Diet for women during menstruation is very important. If they do not eat well, it will lead to menstrual abnormalities or even dysmenorrhea. It is better to eat some foods that are beneficial to menstruation during menstruation. For example, red dates and apples can help relieve dysmenorrhea, while longan and walnuts can help regulate menstruation.

1. Fruits that can relieve dysmenorrhea: dates, apples, grapes, pears, tomatoes, peaches, and cherries.

Dysmenorrhea occurs during and before and after menstruation, causing pain in the lower abdomen or waist, and even pain in the lumbar region. It occurs every time during the menstrual cycle. In severe cases, it may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, cold sweats, cold hands and feet, and even fainting, which affects work and life. Fruits such as dates and apples are rich in vitamin C, glucose that is easily absorbed by the human body, and rich minerals such as calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, etc. After women eat the above fruits during menstruation, they can effectively synthesize and secrete a substance that relieves pain and appropriately alleviates women's dysmenorrhea symptoms.

2. Fruits that can regulate early or delayed menstruation and improve endocrine disorders: longan, lotus seeds, walnuts, and red dates.

Menstrual irregularities are mainly manifested in changes in menstrual period and menstrual volume, and are the most common menstrual reaction in women. It is not difficult to see what fruits are good for this type of women to eat during menstruation. Some of the above fruits are raw materials for traditional Chinese medicine, rich in carotene, vitamin E, etc., and have been used for women with irregular menstruation since ancient times. It has a strong calming effect and helps sleep, and has a significant effect on symptoms such as neurasthenia and menstrual irritability.

3. Fruits that have the effect of replenishing blood: red dates, lychees, cherries, grapes, walnuts, and sugarcane.

Fruits such as red dates and lychees are rich in iron, multiple vitamins and amino acids. It is a basic trace element for the production of hemoglobin and is easily digested and absorbed by the human body. Regular consumption can alleviate anemia and physical weakness caused by excessive menstrual bleeding.

Fruits that cannot be eaten during menstruation

It is generally believed that women should try to avoid consuming cold foods during menstruation. According to traditional Chinese medicine, blood flows when it is warm and stagnates when it is cold. Eating raw or cold food during menstruation can not only hinder digestion, but also easily damage the body's yang energy, leading to internal cold. The coldness will cause stagnation and make menstrual blood flow poorly, resulting in too little menstrual blood, or even dysmenorrhea.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that women's menstrual blood is the shedding of the endometrium, which is discharged through the contraction of the uterus. When eating cold foods, the temperature of the stomach and intestines drops, which affects the contraction of the uterus and makes it more difficult to discharge menstrual blood, thus forming blood clots. In order to expel the blood clots, the uterus has to increase the force of its contraction. This is why eating cold foods may cause menstrual pain.

A typical representative of cold fruits is watermelon. Although watermelon contains a lot of water, multiple amino acids and sugars, and has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, and quenching thirst, watermelon is cold and slippery in nature, and is also known as "cold melon". Even normal people should not eat it in excess, and women during menstruation should be more cautious when eating it. In addition to watermelon, other cold fruits that women should try to eat less during menstruation include cantaloupe, grapefruit, persimmon, kiwi, star fruit, mulberry, mango, and monk fruit.

In addition, Chinese medicine also believes that sour and astringent foods have a firming and astringent effect. After women eat them, their blood vessels will constrict and their blood will stagnate, which is not conducive to the smooth flow and discharge of menstrual blood. Therefore, people with dysmenorrhea should avoid eating such foods.