Can I drink beer during menstruation?

Female friends need to pay special attention to their diet during menstruation, because the menstrual period is very sensitive. Female friends are prone to various symptoms during menstruation. If they do not pay attention to their diet, these symptoms will worsen and cause female friends more pain. So, can we drink beer during menstruation? We know that a moderate amount of beer is actually good for our body.

Beer is one of our most common drinks. Many people like to have a glass of beer in the hot summer. Many female friends have always had a question, that is, whether they can drink beer during menstruation.

Beer is the oldest alcoholic beverage of mankind and the third most consumed beverage in the world after water and tea. Beer was introduced to China in the early 20th century and is a foreign type of alcohol. Beer was translated into Chinese based on the English word Beer, and it is called "beer" in Chinese, and it is still used today. Beer is a low-alcohol wine rich in carbon dioxide that is brewed from barley malt, hops and water through yeast fermentation. Most of the beers sold internationally now contain additional ingredients. Some countries stipulate that the total amount of auxiliary raw materials used should not exceed 50% of the malt used. In Germany, except for exported beer, no auxiliary raw materials are used in beer sold domestically. In 2009, Asia's beer production was about 58.67 million kiloliters, surpassing Europe for the first time to become the world's largest beer producer.

Beer is made from malt, rice, hops, brewer's yeast and brewing water. Its main characteristics are low alcohol content. It contains relatively rich nutrients such as sugars, vitamins, amino acids, potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc. Drinking it in moderation is good for your health.

Beer has a high water content, which can quench thirst; at the same time, the organic acids in beer have a refreshing and invigorating effect. On the one hand, it can reduce excessive excitement and tension, and promote muscle relaxation; on the other hand, it can stimulate nerves and promote digestion; in addition, the low content of sodium, alcohol, and nucleic acid in beer can increase the blood supply to the brain, dilate coronary arteries, and speed up the body's metabolic activities by stimulating the kidneys through the blood provided. Moreover, beer also has the function of "preventing diseases". According to experiments conducted by the California Medical Center, people who drink beer moderately can reduce the risk of heart disease and ulcers compared with teetotalers and alcoholics, and can prevent high blood pressure and other diseases.

However, although the alcohol content of beer is not high, once it is consumed excessively, the absolute amount of alcohol increases, which will increase the burden on the liver and directly damage liver tissue, increase the burden on the kidneys, and weaken myocardial function. If things go on like this for a long time, it may lead to heart failure, heart rhythm disorders, etc.

Studies have shown that drinking too much beer not only fails to prevent high blood pressure and heart disease, but on the contrary promotes the occurrence and development of diseases such as arteriosclerosis, heart disease and fatty liver. Drinking large amounts of beer can damage the gastric mucosa, causing gastritis and peptic ulcers, and symptoms such as upper abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating, belching, and acid reflux. Many people like to drink ice beer in the summer, which causes the gastrointestinal temperature to drop, capillaries to contract, and digestive function to decline. Because beer is rich in nutrients and produces a lot of calories, most of the nutrients it contains can be absorbed by the human body. Long-term and excessive drinking will cause fat accumulation in the body, resulting in a big belly and forming a "beer belly." Patients often have elevated blood lipids and blood pressure.

Relevant data also show that for patients with atrophic gastritis, urinary stones, etc., drinking large amounts of beer may cause recurrence of old diseases or aggravate their conditions. This is because the barley malt used to brew beer contains calcium, oxalic acid, uric acid nucleotides and purine nucleotides. These interact with each other to more than double the amount of uric acid in the human body, which not only promotes the formation of gallstones and kidney stones, but also can induce gout. As I mentioned earlier, drinking beer in moderation can prevent disease, but drinking too much can have the opposite effect. It can reduce the body's reaction ability. Australian experts found that people who drink more than 5 liters of beer a day are most likely to develop rectal cancer.

We have introduced above that female friends are very likely to experience various symptoms during menstruation, so female friends should pay attention to their diet during menstruation. Although the beer mentioned above has certain nutritional value and drinking beer has many benefits, beer contains alcohol after all, so it is better not to drink it during menstruation.