During menstruation, attention must be paid to dietary nutrition. It is advisable to eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins, and iron and foods that are easy to digest and absorb, such as rice noodles, fish, eggs, meat, red dates, Carrots, fresh vegetables, etc.
1. Before menstruation: Supplement physiological nutrients 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, citrus, orange, grapefruit, 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, rape, corn, nuts, etc.
2. During menstruation: You can add some warming foods or foods that slow menstruation and relieve pain.
(1) Foods that warm the body: Women with cold constitutions can eat more foods that warm the menstruation 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 spinach, celery, coriander, yams, carrots, grapes, kelp, black fungus and other foods that promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and relieve dysmenorrhea.
(3) Others: If you are accompanied by symptoms such as poor appetite and low back pain during menstruation, you should choose nutritious, spleen-boosting, appetizing, and easy-to-digest foods, such as jujubes, yam, noodles, and coix seed porridge. wait.
3. After menstruation: After menstruation, especially those with heavy menstruation, you can appropriately supplement protein, iron and minerals within 1-5 days after menstruation.
(1) Foods rich in protein and minerals: mainly including beans (including soybeans, black beans, etc.), milk (including milk, goat milk, etc.), seafood, animal offal, and meat (Including pork, beef, mutton, 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.