Ten benefits of having a period

In the process of exploring their own normal physiological mechanisms and metabolic processes, humans are widely involved in the systems, functions and harms of some disordered physiological processes. After men and women are mature, women's menstruation and men's nocturnal emission are normal physiological processes. Then let's take a look at what are the benefits of menstruation?

What are the benefits of menstruation?

1. The harm of excessive iron can be prevented. There is a genetic disease called hemochromatosis, which is very likely to cause iron metabolism disorders and excessive iron accumulation in patients. Too much iron can gradually cause diseases of the skin, heart, liver, joints, pancreas, etc. One way to treat iron overload is to regularly drain a certain amount of blood. Organ damage caused by hemochromatosis is less likely to occur in women than in men, or even almost never occurs. Regular blood loss caused by menstruation always consumes too much iron.

2. It can promote hematopoietic function. Menstruation often causes excessive blood loss and hematopoiesis in the human body, which provides a kind of exercise that men do not have for women's respiratory system and hematopoietic function. It makes women more resilient than men to unexpected blood loss and can quickly produce new blood to replace blood loss. Experience has shown that men and women with the same weight and physical condition will die from the same proportion of accidental blood loss, while women are more likely to be successfully rescued and eventually recover.

3. The first signal for women to determine whether they are pregnant. For married women of childbearing age, if their menstrual periods have been normal in the past and the current period is more than ten days in the future, they should first consider whether they are pregnant. After confirming pregnancy, those who are not planning to have a baby should take preventive measures as soon as possible; those who want to have a baby should pay more attention to nutrition, avoid contact with tobacco, alcohol, fertilizers, harmful chemicals, radiation, etc., and avoid taking drugs that may cause fetal malformations. The expected date of delivery can also be calculated according to the menstrual period, which is very beneficial for pre-pregnancy care and the psychological state during pregnancy.

4. It can help people detect symptoms in the early stages. If a girl is over 18 and still has not had her first menstruation, or if a woman had normal menstruation in the past but has not had menstruation for more than three months, she needs to be checked for lower reproductive system atresia, congenital absence of uterus or uterine hypoplasia, uterine and ovarian tumors, pituitary tumors or low function, endocrine or active hepatitis. In addition, changes in the timing, volume, and accompanying symptoms of menstruation are also important clues for discovering and diagnosing many diseases.

What to eat during menstruation

During menstruation, you must pay attention to improving nutrition and diet. You should eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins, iron and foods that are easy to digest, such as bean noodles, fresh water fish, eggs, meat, jujube, carrots, fresh fruits, etc.

1. Before menstruation: supplement the nutrients needed for physiological needs through diet: B vitamins, as well as vitamin D, vitamin C, and vitamin E.

(1) Foods rich in B vitamins: oatmeal, pork, soybeans, peanuts, sausages, black beans, protein foods, seaweed, kelp, milk, grains, bananas, walnuts, etc.

(2) Foods containing vitamin D: protein foods, milk and dairy products, eggs, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bamboo shoots, oranges, apricots, sweet potatoes, etc.

(3) Foods containing vitamin C: Amaranth, bell peppers, lettuce, cauliflower, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, potatoes, green beans, citrus, oranges, grapefruit, red grapes, strawberry sprouts, etc.

(4) Foods containing vitamin E: wheat germ oil, cooking oil, edible oil, sesame oil, walnut kernels, sunflower seeds, kiwi, soybeans, broccoli, rapeseed, corn, dried fruits, etc.

2. During menstruation: You can appropriately supplement some foods that can clear, nourish and warm the body or foods that can ease menstruation and relieve pain.

(1) Foods that warm the body: Women with a cold constitution should eat more foods that promote blood circulation, such as dog meat, beef, chestnuts, lychees, brown sugar, and ginger slices.

(2) Foods that relieve menstrual cramps: Women with menstrual cramps should eat more spinach, lettuce, coriander, Chinese yam, carrots, red grapes, kelp, fungus and other foods that can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and relieve menstrual cramps.

(3) In addition: If menstruation is accompanied by symptoms such as poor appetite and back pain, the diet should include nutritious, spleen-nourishing, stomach-nourishing, and easy-to-digest foods, such as red dates, yam, noodles, and coix seed porridge.