Eating small tomatoes during menstruation will aggravate dysmenorrhea.
Eating summer vegetables alone during menstruation, such as tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, etc., will make the body cold, which is not conducive to blood circulation and will make menstrual pain more serious. Therefore, you should avoid eating such foods alone during menstruation. Even if you want to eat it, you should eat it with ingredients that can warm your body.
Avoid cold drinks and cold foods during menstruation.
Extended information:
Eating the following foods during menstruation will aggravate dysmenorrhea:
1. Meat
Excessive food during menstruation Eating meat can cause excessive secretion of prostaglandins, causing uterine contractions and making menstrual cramps more severe.
2. Highly processed Western-style snacks
Eating too many Western-style snacks during menstruation can also lead to excessive secretion of prostaglandins, thereby exacerbating menstrual pain.
3. Dairy products and milk
Like meat, animal foods such as dairy products and milk drinks can also promote the excessive secretion of prostaglandins.
4. Coffee, black tea, wine
Although drinks containing caffeine and alcohol will make you feel that your blood circulation has improved in the short term, the effect is actually only short-lived
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