Can I drink coffee before my period?

Menstruation is mainly caused by the shedding of the endometrium and the appearance of menstrual blood due to changes in hormones in the female body. At this time, women's immunity is low and their emotions become very unstable. If they do not pay attention to their diet, or are too tired or catch a cold, it will cause menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, gynecological diseases, etc. The period before menstruation is also an important time period. If you drink coffee before menstruation, it will cause delayed menstruation, obvious dysmenorrhea, and emotional instability. At the same time, you should also be careful not to eat raw, cold, or spicy foods, and make good nutritional supplies before menstruation, mainly eat light and easy-to-digest food to prevent constipation and reduce pelvic congestion.

Women who drink too much coffee over a long period of time are prone to myocardial infarction. Drinking coffee before menstruation can cause breast pain, anxiety, irritability and mood swings, and it also consumes vitamin B stored in the body, thus disrupting carbohydrate metabolism. Everyone knows that coffee contains caffeine, but the caffeine content in instant coffee is much less than that in freshly ground coffee. Although caffeine can easily stimulate the nerves and cardiovascular system, it may cause menstrual pain, prolonged menstruation and excessive menstrual bleeding.

In addition, experts suggest that women should not eat raw, cold, spicy, alcoholic or other irritating foods during menstruation, avoid overwork, drink plenty of water, keep bowel movements open, reduce pelvic congestion, and pay attention to proper rest and adequate sleep.

From the above, we can see that you should try to avoid drinking coffee before menstruation. You can choose some warm tonic foods such as brown sugar, longan, etc. Women with dysmenorrhea symptoms can effectively relieve the discomfort of dysmenorrhea by appropriately choosing foods such as bananas, pineapples, and beans. A large amount of iron and calcium will be lost during menstruation, so it is recommended to eat red foods such as lean meat, animal liver, eggs, milk, etc. before menstruation. During menstruation, women may feel depressed and irritable. They can choose fish and milk to soothe their emotions.