When a girl gets her first menstruation, the elders in the family will tell you what not to eat. This is because some foods can cause menstrual pain in girls. Below I have compiled the foods that can cause menstrual pain. These foods should be avoided during menstruation. What are the foods that cause menstrual pain?

Plums

We all know that ice products cannot be eaten during menstruation. But not only ice products, cold foods are also taboo during menstruation, and plums are one of them. Plums are relatively cool in nature, and they can clear away heat, detoxify, nourish yin and reduce fire when consumed in daily life. However, if consumed during menstruation, they can cause symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation.

Hawthorn

Hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Eating some hawthorn or hawthorn products in moderation can relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation caused by blood stasis. However, hawthorn is rich in tannic acid. Excessive consumption can cause iron deficiency in the body and aggravate menstrual discomfort. In addition to people with blood stasis type dysmenorrhea, other women taking hawthorn during menstruation can cause excessive menstrual bleeding.

Blueberries

There are more than ten kinds of phenolic acids in blueberries, of which the highest content is chlorogenic acid, also known as coffee tannic acid. Coffee tannic acid has a variety of health care effects on the human body and can inhibit cancer. It also has a powerful antioxidant effect and helps women resist aging. However, it is not advisable to consume excessive amounts during menstruation. As a type of tannic acid, the coffee tannins contained in blueberries will also make your menstrual period more painful.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate is rich in tannin substances, such as tannins, tannins, tannic acid, etc., which can aggravate menstrual discomfort. Pomegranate has a sour taste and contains alkaloids, ursolic acid, etc., which have obvious astringent effects and are not conducive to the discharge and smooth flow of menstrual blood. Especially patients with dysmenorrhea should avoid eating it.

Tea

Tea contains 50% tannic acid, which will combine with iron molecules in food to form a precipitate, hindering the absorption of iron molecules by the intestinal mucosa. The stronger the tea, the lower the body's ability to absorb iron molecules. Therefore, try not to drink tea during menstruation, and eat some iron-rich foods in your diet to supplement iron.

Moreover, drinking tea during menstruation can easily aggravate constipation symptoms. Due to the secretion of progesterone, some women experience constipation during menstruation, and the tannic acid contained in tea can slow down intestinal peristalsis, thus causing stool to remain in the intestines. In addition, tea contains high levels of caffeine, which can stimulate nerves and worsen menstrual cramps.

Persimmons

Persimmons contain tannic acid, which easily combines with iron and hinders the body's absorption of iron in food. Because women lose a lot of blood during menstruation and need to supplement iron, they are not suitable Eat persimmons.

Secondly, because persimmons are cold in nature, they will stimulate uterine contractions. Uterine contractions will greatly reduce menstrual flow, prolong menstrual periods, and even cause menstrual pain in severe cases.

Grapes

Grapes are also rich in tannic acid, which is a fruit that can aggravate dysmenorrhea. Moreover, grapes are one of the fruits with the strongest cold property. Eating grapes during menstruation will not only hinder digestion, but also easily damage the human body's yang energy, leading to internal cold. The cold nature will cause stagnation, which will cause menstrual blood to flow sluggishly and cause menstrual bleeding. Too little and even dysmenorrhea.