Diet maintenance

1. The diet one week before menstruation should be light, digestible and nutritious. You can eat more high-protein foods such as beans and fish, increase green leafy vegetables and fruits, drink more water, keep your stool unobstructed and reduce pelvic congestion.

2, when menstrual cramps, don't deliberately eat sweets. Such as drinks, cakes, brown sugar and candy. Prevent blood sugar instability and avoid aggravating various discomforts during menstruation.

3. Eat more high-fiber foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, whole wheat flour, brown rice, oats and other foods. Eating enough high-fiber food can promote the discharge of estrogen, increase the content of magnesium in blood, regulate menstruation and soothe the nerves.

4. Eat some foods rich in vitamin B between meals, such as walnuts, cashews and dried beans.

5. Take enough protein. You can eat white meat and eggs; Also eat more tofu and soybean plant protein to supplement the nutrients lost during menstruation.

6. Eat regularly and quantitatively. It can prevent the rise and fall of blood sugar, reduce the heartbeat and relieve dizziness, fatigue and emotional instability.

7. Avoid caffeinated drinks, such as coffee and tea, because these drinks will increase anxiety and anxiety, and you can drink barley tea and mint tea instead.

8. Avoid eating cold food, because cold food has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, nourishing yin and reducing fire. If eaten at ordinary times, it is beneficial to human health, but if eaten during menstruation, it is easy to cause dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation and other symptoms.

9, avoid eating spicy food, because spicy food can easily lead to dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia and other symptoms.

10, avoid eating fried food. During menstruation, women's sebum secretion increases, and their skin is greasy. At the same time, capillaries dilate and their skin becomes sensitive. At this time, if you eat fried food, it will increase the burden on your skin and be prone to acne and folliculitis.

Extended data

It is beneficial to engage in general physical labor and participate in physical labor and exercise properly during menstruation.

It can promote pelvic blood circulation, thus alleviating back pain and abdominal discomfort, but heavy physical labor and strenuous exercise should be avoided. Overwork may lead to pelvic hyperemia, causing menorrhagia, prolonged menstrual period, abdominal pain and backache; In addition, keeping enough sleep during menstruation and avoiding staying up late can reduce the possibility of catching a cold, relieve physical discomfort and help you maintain a good mood.

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