Can I eat spicy food when I have my period?

Diet is very important for human beings. If a person does not eat for 3 days, he may not survive. The body needs a lot of kinetic energy to maintain. Once a person does not eat, various problems will arise. The diet of women during menstruation is also very important. Women cannot eat many things during menstruation. Can you eat chili peppers during menstruation?

It is okay to eat spicy food sometimes during menstruation, but you don’t have to eat too much. Generally, it is not recommended to eat cold and spicy food during menstruation, as it will increase menstrual flow. If women eat a lot of spicy food during menstruation, they may experience the following symptoms:

1. If you eat too much chili during menstruation, it is easy to cause heat accumulation and fire, which has a great impact on normal menstruation. It may cause early or delayed menstruation. In serious cases, it will cause increased menstrual volume and menstrual cycle disorders, endocrine imbalance, etc. If you are a patient with chronic gynecological inflammation, eating too much spicy food will further develop the disease. Patients with heavy internal fire will often have symptoms such as bad breath, acne and constipation.

2. Eating spicy food during menstruation may not only increase menstrual volume, but also easily cause endocrine imbalance, cause pelvic vasoconstriction, and aggravate dysmenorrhea symptoms.

3. Whether it is during the menstrual period or not, excessive intake of irritating food can easily damage the gastrointestinal function, easily cause stomach pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other discomforts, and also easily cause burning and stinging pain in the anus, causing hemorrhoid bleeding and other symptoms.

4. Pepper is stimulating, can accelerate blood circulation, and may cause menstrual pain. Drinking more hot water can help accelerate the body's basal metabolism, excrete irritating substances as quickly as possible, and relieve dysmenorrhea.