During menstrual cramps, symptoms such as poor appetite, backache and fatigue may occur. At this time, it is advisable to choose foods and medicines that are beneficial to both skin beauty and "water travel". Suitable foods and medicines are; Mutton, chicken, red dates, bean curd skin, apples, coix seed, beef, milk, eggs, brown sugar, motherwort, angelica, prepared rehmannia root, peach blossom, etc.
Zhao Zhibi, an ancient man, said: "When traveling through water, heat is often used instead of cold, and cold stops its blood, which makes it endless and full of filth." Therefore, during menstruation, many foods that have a good skin-benefiting and beauty-caring effect should also be fasted, such as pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone ears, stone flowers, water chestnuts, white gourd, kale, black fungus, rabbit meat, hemp seeds and so on.
As mentioned above, when menstruation comes, you will lose some blood. The main components of blood are plasma protein, potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium and other inorganic salts. That is to say, every time you come to menstruation, you will lose some protein and inorganic salts. Therefore, in principle, protein, minerals and other nutrients should be supplemented and some blood tonic drugs should be used within 1-5 days after menstruation. During this period, the foods and medicines that can benefit skin and beautify, and also have the functions of enriching blood and promoting blood circulation are: milk, eggs, quail eggs, beef, mutton, pig pancreas, Euryale ferox, spinach, cherry, longan pulp, litchi pulp, carrot, apple, angelica sinensis, safflower, peach blossom, prepared rhizome of rehmannia, Polygonatum sibiricum and so on.
Not suitable for eating:
Eating sour and spicy foods: rice vinegar, hot and sour vegetables, pickles, pomegranate, bayberry, strawberry, carambola, cherry, jujube, mango, apricot, plum, lemon and other sour foods are not conducive to the discharge and smooth flow of menstrual blood, especially for patients with dysmenorrhea.
Strong tea: Strong tea not only has certain nutritional value, but also has the function of preventing and treating diseases. However, women's special physiological factors during menstruation decide to avoid drinking strong tea. Because the caffeine content in strong tea is high, it stimulates nerves and cardiovascular system, makes people excited, accelerates basal metabolism, and is prone to dysmenorrhea, prolonged menstrual period and excessive menstrual blood. At the same time, tannic acid in strong tea strongly combines with iron in food in the intestine, causing precipitation, which hinders the absorption of iron and causes iron deficiency anemia.
Wine: wine has the function of dredging menstruation and promoting blood circulation. Drinking alcohol during menstruation can easily lead to excessive menstrual blood and prolonged menstruation, which is not good for health. You should try to avoid drinking alcohol during menstruation, and it is best to say: no.
Fried food: Fried food is also a big taboo for women who have been bullied. Because of the influence of progesterone in the receptor endocrine, the sebum secretion of menstrual women increases, and the skin is greasy. At the same time, the capillaries dilate and the skin becomes sensitive. Eating fried food at this time will increase the burden on the skin, and it is prone to pink prickles, acne, folliculitis and dark circles. In addition, due to the slow metabolism of fat and water during menstruation, fat is easy to accumulate in the body when eating fried food at this time.