Many people have heard that you should not eat mangoes during your period because it can prevent menstrual blood from flowing out. In fact, this statement is incorrect, but there are indeed some fruits that are not suitable to eat during menstruation. Let's take a look at what fruits are suitable to eat during your period.
Fruits suitable for menstruation
1. Jujubes (Red Dates)
Jujubes are a great remedy for nourishing qi and blood, and they are also inexpensive. Women can eat more jujubes during their period to replenish blood, so it is very beneficial to eat more jujubes during menstruation.
The flavonoid-bis-glucoside A contained in jujubes has sedative, hypnotic, and blood pressure-lowering effects. The isolated nobiletin C glycosides have a central inhibitory effect, namely reducing spontaneous movement and stimulating reflexes, and causing a strong stupor effect. Therefore, jujubes have the function of calming the mind and sedating. Some women become irritable and restless during their period, and eating jujubes can help calm them.
2. Apples
Because apples are relatively mild in nature, almost no one is unsuitable for eating them, and women during their period are no exception. It is recommended to eat more apples.
Apples contain a large amount of vitamins and pectin, which are very beneficial for women's bodies. If you find them too cold, you can blanch them in hot water for a moment before eating.
3. Strawberries
Strawberries are perennial herbs of the Rosaceae family, a type of red flower and fruit, also known as pineapple strawberries, raspberries, foreign strawberries, and ground strawberries. They are heart-shaped in appearance, fresh, tender, and red, with juicy flesh and a special rich fruity aroma.
Strawberries are not only delicious but also rich in nutrients. Eating strawberries often brings many benefits to our bodies, so they can be eaten during menstruation.
4. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are sweet, sour, and slightly cool in nature, and they affect the liver, stomach, and lung meridians. They have the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, strengthening the stomach to aid digestion, clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling the blood to calm the liver, nourishing blood, and increasing appetite.
Therefore, women can eat tomatoes during their period, especially because they can replenish blood and also improve the symptom of loss of appetite during menstruation.
Foods to avoid during menstruation
1. Alcohol
It depletes vitamins and minerals in the body. Excessive drinking can damage carbohydrate metabolism, produce excessive estrogen, and lead to menorrhagia and excessive menstrual flow.
2. Cold drinks
Should be avoided by those with cold-related menstrual disorders.
3. Tea
Women lose a large amount of iron after their period and should supplement it more. Tea contains more than 30% tannic acid, which easily combines with iron ions in the intestines to form a precipitate, hindering the intestinal mucosa's absorption of iron ions; it can also cause breast tenderness, while consuming stored vitamin B and disrupting carbohydrate metabolism.
4. Caffeinated beverages
They can cause breast tenderness, anxiety, irritability, and mood swings, while also consuming stored vitamin B and disrupting carbohydrate metabolism.
5. Soda
Many women who like to drink carbonated beverages experience fatigue and listlessness during their menstrual period, which is a sign of iron deficiency. This is because beverages like soda mostly contain phosphates that react with iron in the body, making it difficult to absorb. In addition, drinking too much soda can neutralize gastric acid with the sodium bicarbonate in the soda, reducing the digestive and bactericidal capabilities of gastric acid and affecting appetite.
6. River Snails
They are very cooling in nature and can clear heat. They, and other cold-natured foods, should be avoided during menstruation.
7. Persimmons
Persimmons contain tannic acid, which easily binds with iron and hinders the human body's absorption of iron from food. Since women lose a large amount of blood during their period and need to supplement iron, it is not advisable to eat persimmons.
8. Sichuan Peppercorns, Cloves, and Black Pepper
During menstruation, one should eat light, bland, and nutritious foods, and avoid strongly stimulating spicy foods to prevent an early onset of menstruation and excessive flow.
9. Crabs
Women should avoid eating cold things during their period, especially those with cold-related dysmenorrhea, and should even avoid eating them completely.
10. Watermelon
11. Bamboo Shoots
Bamboo shoots are cold in nature and should be avoided by women during their period.