What should my girlfriend eat during her period?

If friends do not pay attention to their diet in time during menstruation, they may experience some discomfort in the near future, such as increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstrual duration, and sometimes dysmenorrhea. During the menstrual period, it is best to eat some nutritious foods that can regulate menstruation. The following editor will introduce how female friends should regulate their menstruation.

One of the principles of a healthy diet for women is a "cyclical diet" that matches the changes in the menstrual cycle. This is also the main difference between men and women in terms of diet regimen for beauty and health.

Many women experience some uncomfortable symptoms in the few days before their period (premenstrual period), such as depression, anxiety, tension, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, fatigue, etc. It is generally believed that this is related to the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone in the body. At this time, women should choose foods and medicines that are good for the skin and beauty, and can also replenish qi, soothe the liver, and regulate negative emotions, such as cabbage, grapefruit, lean pork, celery, japonica rice, duck eggs, fried atractylodes, yam, coix seed, lily, golden loofah, winter melon, kelp, sea cucumber, carrot, white radish, walnut kernels, black fungus, mushrooms, etc.

During menstruation, symptoms such as poor appetite, back pain, and fatigue may occur. At this time, it is advisable to choose foods and medicines that are beneficial to the skin and beauty and are also beneficial to the "menstrual flow". Recommended foods and medicines include: mutton, chicken, red dates, tofu skin, apples, coix seed, beef, milk, eggs, brown sugar, motherwort, angelica, rehmannia, peach blossom, etc.

The ancient Zhao Zhibi said: "During the menstrual period, heat is often used instead of cold. Cold will retain the blood, causing turbidity and filth, which will lead to stranguria and fullness." Therefore, during the menstrual period, many foods that have good skin-beautifying effects should be avoided, such as pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone ear, stone flower, water caltrop, winter melon, kale, black fungus, rabbit meat, hemp seeds, etc.

As mentioned above, some blood is lost during menstruation. The main components of blood are plasma protein, potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium and other inorganic salts. This means that some protein and inorganic salts are lost every time menstruation comes. Therefore, in principle, within 1 to 5 days after the end of menstruation (after the menstrual period), you should supplement nutrients such as protein, minerals and take some blood-enriching medicines. During this period, you can choose foods and medicines that can benefit the skin and beautify the body and have the effect of replenishing blood and promoting blood circulation, such as: milk, eggs, quail eggs, beef, mutton, pig pancreas, water chestnut, spinach, cherry, longan meat, lychee meat, carrots, apples, angelica, safflower, peach blossom, cooked rehmannia, polygonatum, etc.

Dietary care during menstruation

During menstruation, the body's resistance decreases and emotions are prone to fluctuate. Some people may experience symptoms such as poor appetite, back pain, and fatigue. Due to menstrual blood loss, especially menorrhagia, the main components of blood such as plasma protein, potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, etc. will be lost with each menstruation. Therefore, within 1 to 5 days after the menstruation is over, protein, minerals and blood-enriching foods should be supplemented. Choose foods and Chinese medicines that have both beauty-enhancing and blood-replenishing effects, such as milk, eggs, pigeon eggs, quail eggs, beef, mutton, pig pancreas, water chestnuts, spinach, cherries, longan meat, lychee meat, carrots, apples, angelica, safflower, peach blossom, cooked rehmannia, and polygonatum.

During menstruation, you should also supplement some foods that are beneficial to the "flow of menstruation", such as mutton, chicken, red dates, tofu skin, apples, coix seed, milk, brown sugar, motherwort, angelica, longan and other warm tonic foods. When you have symptoms such as poor appetite and back pain, you should choose foods that are nutritious, spleen-strengthening, appetite-stimulating, and easily digestible, such as dates, noodles, and coix seed porridge. To maintain nutritional balance, fresh vegetables and fruits should be consumed together. Food should be mainly fresh, which is not only delicious and easy to absorb, but also has less nutritional damage.

It is best for female friends who are menstruating not to eat raw, cold, or hard food. It is also best not to eat particularly spicy and irritating food, so as not to cause some discomfort to women. You should also try to avoid strenuous activities, such as playing football or basketball, or high jump, long jump, etc., as these are likely to aggravate women's menstrual discomfort.