What should women eat during menstruation?

For women, it is very important to pay attention to their diet during menstruation, because if they eat inappropriate food during menstruation, such as raw, cold food, spicy and irritating food, these will have a great impact on women's physical health, and even cause some abnormal phenomena in women's menstruation. There are inappropriate foods and there are suitable foods. So what should women eat during menstruation?

1. Before menstruation

Supplement the nutrients required for physiological needs 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 ease menstruation and relieve 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, Chinese 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, lamb, etc.), rice, etc.

(2) 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.