What can't women eat during menstruation?

Women’s menstruation is a special physiological period. Women’s bodies are relatively weak during menstruation. If adequate protection is not taken during this period, it is very likely that symptoms of other diseases will occur. If you already have symptoms of illness, it may make the symptoms worse. So you must be especially careful during menstruation. Here are some things you should not eat during menstruation.

1. Fried foods

Many nutritionists call fried foods junk food because they not only contain high levels of fat and are difficult to digest, but also contain a variety of carcinogens. Fried food is even more harmful to women during their menstrual period.

Under the influence of progesterone in the receptors, women's sebum secretion increases during menstruation, their skin becomes oily, and their capillaries dilate, making their skin unusually sensitive. Eating fried food during menstruation increases the burden on the skin, making it more likely to develop skin problems such as pimples, acne, and folliculitis. Since the metabolism of fat and water slows down during menstruation, eating fried foods at this time will easily cause fat to accumulate in the body.

2. Strong tea

During menstruation, women lose a lot of blood, and anemia often follows. To improve the symptoms of anemia, you need to supplement various foods containing iron in time. However, when the tannic acid contained in strong tea combines with iron, it will produce precipitation, affecting the absorption of iron, causing the body to aggravate anemia symptoms due to the inability to replenish iron in time. In addition, strong tea contains high levels of caffeine, which can stimulate the nerves and cardiovascular system, and can easily lead to dysmenorrhea, prolonged menstruation or excessive bleeding.

3. Watermelon

Menstrual blood can only be discharged cleanly when the uterine environment of a woman is in a "warm" state. However, watermelon is a cold food, which can easily cause menstrual blood to clot. Once blood clots form, it cannot be discharged and will cause menstrual pain. In addition, women's physique is inherently yin, and eating cold foods frequently will lead to the leakage of yang energy, causing damage to the uterus. In severe cases, amenorrhea or decreased menstrual flow will occur.

4. Soda

Soda contains a large amount of phosphate, which will produce a chemical reaction when combined with iron, affecting the absorption of iron. Therefore, drinking soda during menstruation can easily lead to menstrual fatigue, exhaustion, lack of energy, and even dysmenorrhea. In addition to affecting menstruation, soda contains a large amount of sodium bicarbonate, which, after neutralizing with gastric juice, will reduce the digestive ability and bactericidal effect of gastric acid and affect appetite.

5. Chocolate

Many people think that eating chocolate during menstruation can relieve dysmenorrhea and increase energy for the body. This is a wrong understanding. Chocolate contains catecholamines, which can aggravate menstrual irritability and breast pain in women during menstruation.

Chocolate is a high-sugar sweet food. Not only can it not improve the discomfort symptoms during menstruation, it can also cause blood sugar instability, affect the hormonal balance in the body, and aggravate the discomfort symptoms.

What should women not eat during menstruation? It is best for women not to eat the above foods during menstruation. Otherwise, it will easily cause symptoms of disease in the body. If the body already has symptoms of disease, these diseases may become worse. In addition, it is best to keep warm during menstruation.