Can I eat shrimp during menstruation?

Many female friends will experience symptoms such as swelling all over the body and acne during menstruation. In fact, these menstrual symptoms will not appear after menstruation, so there is no need to be afraid. However, do we have some methods to alleviate these symptoms or prevent them from occurring? In fact, if we want to improve these symptoms, we need to consume a proper diet.

We also call shrimp skin hair shrimp. Shrimp skin is edible by most people. Shrimp skin is rich in nutrients. Eating shrimp skin regularly can also have certain therapeutic effects. Shrimp skin can supplement calcium and treat neurasthenia.

1. Shrimp skin is rich in protein and minerals, especially calcium. It is known as a "calcium warehouse" and is the best way to supplement calcium for people with calcium deficiency.

2. Shrimp skin is rich in magnesium, which plays an important regulatory role in heart activity. It can protect the cardiovascular system well, reduce the cholesterol content in the blood, and has a certain effect on preventing arteriosclerosis, hypertension and myocardial infarction.

3. Shrimp skin also has a calming effect and is often used to treat neurasthenia, autonomic nervous system dysfunction and other symptoms.

4. Elderly people can prevent osteoporosis caused by calcium deficiency by eating dried shrimps regularly. Adding some dried shrimps to the elderly’s meals is good for improving appetite and strengthening physical fitness.

It is a popular saying that dried shrimps can supplement calcium, but it is not scientific. Here are the reasons:

1. The so-called high calcium content in dried shrimp is mainly due to the high percentage of calcium in dried shrimp. However, since the amount of dried shrimp itself is very small, the absolute amount of calcium in dried shrimp is very small.

2. The absorption rate of calcium in dried shrimp is lower than that in dairy products.

3. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus in dried shrimp is not as reasonable as that in dairy products. The unreasonable calcium-phosphorus ratio affects the absorption rate.

Based on the above three points, relying on eating dried shrimps to supplement calcium is an idealistic idea and not very realistic. You would have to eat a pretty large amount of dried shrimp to match the amount of calcium in a bag of milk. Eating a normal amount of dried shrimp is far from enough to supplement the amount of calcium needed by the human body. If a normal person wants to meet the amount of calcium supplemented by two bags of milk by eating dried shrimp, it is totally unacceptable.

Above we introduced what shrimp skin is. We know that shrimp skin is suitable for general consumption. Shrimp skin is rich in nutrients. Eating shrimp skin often can supplement calcium. Shrimp skin can prevent diseases such as arteriosclerosis and hypertension. In addition, shrimp skin can also protect our cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. Therefore, shrimp skin can be eaten during menstruation.