Can I eat vermicelli during menstruation?

Menstruation is heavy bleeding from a woman's body, which normally occurs once a month. During the menstrual period, women's bodies need a lot of care, and maintenance during the menstrual period is especially important for women. Improper living habits can cause symptoms such as irregular menstruation. For example, eating spicy food during menstruation can cause uterine contraction, resulting in increased menstrual blood volume.

When menstruation occurs, women should take some supplements that can regulate menstruation and promote blood circulation, or some foods that help regulate menstruation. Many women will choose vermicelli. What role does vermicelli play in regulating women’s menstruation? Let us first understand vermicelli.

Vermicelli knowledge introduction:

Vermicelli is a kind of dry starch product in the form of threads or strips made from beans, potatoes and grains. It has a history of more than a thousand years in my country and is produced in various places. It is grayish white, yellow or yellowish brown and is a dried product. Among them, vermicelli can be divided into two types according to its shape: round vermicelli and wide vermicelli.

Nutritional analysis of vermicelli:

1. Vermicelli is rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, niacin, and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and sodium;

2. Vermicelli has good flavor-adhering properties. It can absorb the taste of various delicious soups. In addition, the vermicelli itself is soft and tender, making it more refreshing and pleasant. However, because vermicelli contains a lot of aluminum, it is not advisable to eat too much at one time.

Additional information for vermicelli:

1. Alum is added to vermicelli during the processing and production process. Alum is aluminum sulfate. Excessive intake of aluminum sulfate will affect the function of brain cells, thereby affecting and interfering with a person's consciousness and memory function, causing Alzheimer's disease, cholestatic liver disease, bone softening, and ovarian atrophy.

2. After eating vermicelli, do not eat fried crispy foods, such as fried dough sticks. Because fried foods also contain a lot of aluminum, the combined aluminum intake will greatly exceed the daily allowance. According to scientific tests, the allowable daily intake of aluminum per person is 1 mg per kilogram of body weight.

Vermicelli is a food we often eat, but it contains a lot of lead, so in addition to not eating too much vermicelli during menstruation, we also should not eat a lot of vermicelli at other times. Women during menstruation should also be careful not to eat spicy foods to avoid symptoms such as dysmenorrhea that make women miserable.