Can I eat plums during menstruation?

There are many foods that you cannot eat during menstruation, otherwise it will affect your health. However, you can still consume some fruits such as plums. Generally speaking, it will not cause any harm to your body. You can also eat more foods rich in vitamins. These foods are also very common. Only by improving your diet can your menstruation be healthier.

1. Before menstruation : Supplement the nutrients needed for physiology through diet: B vitamins, as well as vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E.

(1) Foods rich in B vitamins: wheat germ, pork, soybeans, peanuts, ham, black rice, animal liver, seaweed, kelp, milk, cereals, bananas, walnuts, etc.

(2) Foods rich in vitamin A: animal liver, milk and dairy products, eggs, carrots, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, oranges, apricots, sweet potatoes, etc.

(3) Foods rich in vitamin C: leeks, bell peppers, celery, cauliflower, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, potatoes, snow peas, tangerines, oranges, grapefruits, grapes, strawberries, etc.

(4) Foods rich in vitamin E: wheat germ oil, corn oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, walnuts, melon seeds, kiwi fruit, soybeans, spinach, rapeseed, corn, nuts, etc.

2. During menstruation : You can appropriately supplement some warming foods or foods that relieve menstrual pain.

(1) Foods that warm the body: Women with a cold constitution can eat more foods that warm the meridians and dispel cold, such as dog meat, mutton, chestnuts, lychees, brown sugar, and ginger.

(2) Foods that relieve dysmenorrhea: Women with dysmenorrhea can eat more foods such as spinach, celery, coriander, yam, carrots, grapes, kelp, black fungus, etc., which can promote blood circulation and relieve dysmenorrhea.

(3) Others: If you have symptoms such as poor appetite and back pain during your period, you should choose foods that are nutritious, spleen-strengthening, appetite-stimulating, and easily digestible, such as jujube, yam, noodles, and coix seed porridge.

3. After menstruation : After menstruation, especially for those with heavy menstruation, you can supplement protein, iron and minerals appropriately within 1-5 days after the menstruation ends.

(1) Foods rich in protein and minerals: mainly include beans (including soybeans, black beans, etc.), milk (including cow's milk, goat's milk, etc.), seafood, animal offal, meat (including pork, beef, mutton, etc.), rice, etc.

(3) Foods high in iron: Fish, lean meat, animal liver, animal blood, soybeans, spinach, etc. are rich in iron and have high biological activity and are easily absorbed and utilized by the human body.