Can I eat lettuce during my period?

Menstruation always disturbs the lives of female friends every month. During menstruation, the human body will be weaker because women lose more blood and their bodies will be more tired. At this time, they are particularly afraid of cold, very irritable, and easily excited. So can you eat lettuce during menstruation? Have you heard of lettuce? What should you pay attention to in your diet during menstruation? Let me tell you.

Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon for adult women, but the body will also be affected to a certain extent during menstruation, such as reduced resistance, mood swings, irritability, anxiety, etc. Due to menstrual blood loss, the body loses a lot of iron, especially those with heavy menstruation. Pay attention to your diet during menstruation:

(1) Avoid eating raw or cold food, and prefer eating warm or hot food: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that blood flows when it is heated, but becomes stagnant when it is cooled. Eating raw or cold food during menstruation can damage the spleen and stomach and hinder digestion. It can also easily damage the body's yang energy and cause internal cold. Stagnation of cold air can cause blood to stagnate, resulting in too little menstrual blood, or even dysmenorrhea. Even in the hot summer season, it is not advisable to eat ice cream and other cold drinks during menstruation. Warm food is good for blood circulation. In winter, you can also eat some foods that have a warming and tonic effect, such as beef, chicken, longan, wolfberry, etc.

(2) Combine meat and vegetables to prevent iron deficiency: Women generally lose about 30 to 50 milliliters of blood during menstruation, and each milliliter contains 0.5 milligrams of iron, which means that 15 to 50 milligrams of iron are lost during each menstrual period. Iron is one of the essential elements for the human body. It not only participates in the synthesis of blood proteins and various important enzymes, but also plays an important role in immunity, intelligence, aging, energy metabolism and other aspects. Therefore, it is very necessary to supplement with iron-rich foods that are easy to digest and absorb during menstruation.

Lettuce has a low carbohydrate content, but is rich in inorganic salts and vitamins, especially niacin. Niacin is an activator of insulin. Diabetic patients can improve their sugar metabolism function by eating lettuce regularly. Lettuce also contains a certain amount of trace elements zinc and iron. In particular, the iron in lettuce is easily absorbed by the human body. Regular consumption of fresh lettuce can prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia. Lettuce is rich in potassium ions, which is 27 times the content of sodium salt, which helps regulate the salt balance in the body. For patients with hypertension, heart disease, etc., it can promote diuresis, lower blood pressure and prevent heart rhythm disorders. Lettuce also has the functions of increasing appetite, stimulating the secretion of digestive juice, and promoting gastrointestinal motility.