Can I drink mung bean soup during my period?

We all know that mung bean soup is cold in nature, so it is not recommended for many women to drink it during special periods. In addition to not being able to overdose on postpartum and pregnant women, people with cold constitution during menstruation should try not to drink mung bean soup. If your constitution is hot and you don't usually have dysmenorrhea, there is no problem drinking a small amount of mung bean soup. Mung bean soup cannot be given to people with cold constitution, cool constitution, the elderly or weak constitution, otherwise it will bring side effects and be detrimental to your health.

Who is not suitable to drink more mung bean soup?

1. People with a cold constitution

Drinking mung bean soup can prevent heatstroke, treat food poisoning, etc. It also has certain effects on heat swelling, heat thirst, heat dysentery, acne, etc. But people with cold constitution are not suitable to drink it. People with a cold constitution have symptoms such as cold and weak limbs, cold pain in the waist and legs, diarrhea and loose stools. Eating mung beans will aggravate the symptoms and even cause digestive system diseases such as diarrhea (causing dehydration in severe cases), joint and muscle pain caused by stagnation of qi and blood, and chronic gastritis caused by stomach cold and weak spleen and stomach.

2. The elderly, children and people with weak constitutions

Because the protein content in mung beans is higher than that in chicken, large molecular proteins need to be converted into small molecular peptides and amino acids under the action of enzymes before they can be absorbed by the human body. This type of people has poor gastrointestinal digestion function and is prone to diarrhea due to indigestion.

3. People who are taking various medications

The detoxifying effect of mung beans comes from the fact that mung bean protein and other ingredients can combine with organic phosphorus and heavy metals to form precipitates. However, these detoxifying ingredients can also react with related ingredients in the drug, thereby reducing its effectiveness.

Three taboos of mung bean soup

1. Don’t drink mung bean soup every day

Drinking in moderation is fine. Generally, adults can drink it 2 to 3 times a week, one bowl each time. For young children, the dosage should be determined according to their physical condition. It is best to consult a doctor first. Generally speaking, when children start eating porridge at the age of 2 to 3, you can add some mung beans. Children over 6 years old can drink adult amounts.

2. Excessive consumption of mung bean soup may cause gastrointestinal diseases

If people drink too much mung bean soup, they may develop gastrointestinal diseases such as stomach cold and diarrhea. If women drink too much mung bean soup, they may experience gynecological symptoms such as leucorrhea, abdominal distension, and dysmenorrhea.

3. Mung beans and Chinese medicine cannot be taken together

People often say, "Don't eat mung beans when taking Chinese medicine, because it may act as an antidote." "Compendium of Materia Medica" states, "Mung beans have a sweet and cold taste, and can detoxify all herbs, cattle, horses, metals and stones." Boiling mung bean soup is also often used as one of the first aid measures for drug poisoning. Therefore, the saying that mung beans and Chinese medicine cannot be taken together has been passed down.