Many women will have symptoms of dysmenorrhea during menstruation. There are many reasons for dysmenorrhea. Some of them are related to the patient’s constitution, some are related to the patient’s daily eating and living habits, and some are also related to the climate. Therefore, dysmenorrhea is Treatment should start from many aspects. So, what are the dietary remedies for dysmenorrhea? What dietary remedies can be taken for dysmenorrhea?

1. Dietary therapy for dysmenorrhea

(1) Boiled eggs with motherwort

Making materials: 150 grams of eggs, 30 grams of motherwort

Method:

1. First remove the impurities from the motherwort, wash it with water, cut it into sections with a knife, and drain the water.

2. Put all the eggs into the water and wash them one by one.

3. Put motherwort and eggs into the pot, add water and cook together. After 20 minutes, the eggs will be cooked. Remove the shell, then put the eggs in the soup and cook for 15-20 minutes. Serve.

Tips:

1. Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, nourish blood and regulate menstruation, and replenish qi and blood.

2. It is suitable for those who have chest and abdominal distension and pain in the early stages of menstruation.

3. It is suitable for the treatment of dysmenorrhea due to insufficient Qi and blood, blood stasis, irregular menstruation, postpartum lochia, functional uterine bleeding and other conditions.

4. Eggs: Eating them with goose meat can damage the spleen and stomach; eating them with rabbit meat and persimmons can cause diarrhea; at the same time, it is not suitable to eat them with soft-shell turtle, carp, soy milk, and tea.

(2) Fried pork kidneys with carrots

Making materials:

Main ingredients: 200 grams of pork kidneys, 150 grams of carrots, 3 grams of cinnamon, red pepper , tip) 5 grams

Seasoning: 20 grams peanut oil, 5 grams soy sauce, 3 grams salt, 10 grams green onions, 5 grams ginger, 2 grams pepper, 2 grams MSG, 5 grams cooking wine

Method:

1. Remove the fat membrane and glands of pig kidney, wash and cut into slices.

2. Wash the carrots and cut into slices.

3. Dry cinnamon and chili pepper and grind them into powder. Wash and slice onions and ginger.

4. Heat up the peanut oil in the pot, simmer the onions and ginger, add the pork kidneys and carrots, add refined salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, pepper noodles, monosodium glutamate, cinnamon powder, and chili powder and stir-fry until cooked.

Tips:

This dish has the effects of warming yang, dispersing cold, activating blood circulation and relieving pain, and is used for dysmenorrhea due to cold-damp stasis.

2. Dietary taboos for dysmenorrhea

1. Cold foods

Women should not eat raw or cold foods during menstruation, especially those with cold dysmenorrhea. People should stay away from raw and cold food.

2. Field snails

Snails are cool in nature and can clear away heat, but women should not eat cold foods such as field snails during menstruation.

3. Chocolate

Chocolate can easily cause emotional loss. It can make you emotionally unstable and addicted to sugar. In addition to causing weight gain, it will also increase the demand for vitamin B. And sugar consumes vitamin B and minerals in the body, making people more likely to have a sweet tooth. Intake of high-sugar sweets will not improve the symptoms of menstrual discomfort, and will cause blood sugar instability, affect hormonal balance in the body, and aggravate dysmenorrhea. Therefore, there is nothing you should eat for dysmenorrhea, and chocolate is one of them.

4. Zanthoxylum bungeanum, cloves, and pepper

The diet during menstruation should be mainly light, and eat bland, nutritious foods. It is not suitable to eat spicy foods that are highly irritating. Foods like these can stimulate blood vessels to dilate, leading to early menstruation and increased menstrual blood volume. Sichuan peppercorns, cloves and pepper-based foods are all seasonings. When cooking food, you can add some to make the dishes more delicious. However, it is not suitable for women during menstruation to eat such spicy foods, otherwise it will cause menstrual cramps and increased menstrual bleeding.

5. Pears

Women should not eat raw pears during menstruation.

6. Persimmons

Persimmons contain tannic acid, which easily combines with iron and affects the body's absorption of food iron. Women lose a lot of blood during menstruation, so they need iron supplements. Persimmons are not suitable for consumption during menstruation.

7. Salt

Eating salty food before menstruation is harmful to the body. Food that is too salty will lead to excess salt and water in the body, which can easily cause menstrual headaches and mood swings. Fluctuations, irritability and other symptoms.

8. Caffeine beverages

Caffeine-containing beverages can cause breast swelling and pain, cause anxiety, irritability, and emotional instability, and can also deplete vitamins stored in the body. b. Destroy carbohydrate metabolism.

9. Alcohol

Alcohol consumes vitamin B and minerals in the body. Excessive drinking can destroy carbohydrate metabolism and produce too much estrogen, which stimulates blood vessels to dilate, leading to increased menstruation or menstruation. Too much blood.

10. Green tea

During menstruation, menstrual blood contains relatively high hemoglobin, plasma protein and hemoglobin. Therefore, female friends will lose a large amount of iron after menstruation, so Iron supplementation is very important. Tea contains more than 30% tannic acid, which will combine with iron ions in the intestines and cause precipitation, hindering the absorption of iron by the intestinal mucosa, causing breast swelling and pain, and easily causing anxiety, irritability and emotional instability.