During the menstrual period of women, due to the influence of body metabolism, we should do a good job of nursing in life, and there are also many places to pay attention to in diet. So what food should women eat during menstruation? What food to eat during menstruation has a good health preserving effect? There are many foods suitable for women to eat during menstruation. Let's take a closer look at the foods suitable for menstruation and the places that need attention.

1, female menstrual health food

1. Hericium erinaceus

We all know that Hericium erinaceus is a very healthy fungus, and its nutritional value is very high. Eating Hericium erinaceus regularly can bring us a healthy body, and Hericium erinaceus can improve our body's resistance and immunity. Hericium erinaceus is the most traditional and precious dish in China. Tender, fragrant and delicious. Hericium erinaceus also has the reputation of "vegetarian meat" Hericium erinaceus has high edible value and medicinal value, which combines nutrition and medicine. Eating Hericium erinaceus during menstruation can effectively supplement vitamins and inorganic salts, and can also supplement enough protein, and the fat is particularly low. Eating Hericium erinaceus during menstruation can stimulate appetite, enhance gastric mucosal barrier function, improve lymphocyte transformation rate and increase white blood cells, so it can improve human immunity to diseases. Hericium erinaceus is a very good tonic, which has a very good therapeutic effect on menstrual neurasthenia and digestive tract ulcer. In the screening of anticancer drugs, Hericium erinaceus has obvious anticancer effect on skin and muscle cancer. Therefore, eating Hericium erinaceus during menstruation can enhance the disease resistance if you are not sick, and you can directly treat the disease with Hericium erinaceus if you are sick. Women's immunity will decline during menstruation, so female friends must eat more foods that can improve their immunity and resistance during menstruation, and Hericium erinaceus is a kind of food with high value, so it is very suitable for female friends to eat during menstruation.

2. Tremella fuciformis

Tremella, also known as auricularia auricula and tremella, belongs to the genus Tremella of Tremellaceae and has the reputation of "the crown of fungi". Tremella is pure white or milky white, soft and white, translucent and elastic. Tremella is sweet, light, flat and non-toxic. It not only has the efficacy of invigorating spleen and appetizing, but also has the efficacy of invigorating qi and clearing intestines, which can effectively enhance human immunity. The benefits of eating tremella during menstruation Tremella is a famous nutritional tonic. Tremella has the effects of "fixing essence, moistening lung, promoting fluid production, relieving cough, clearing heat, nourishing stomach, invigorating qi and promoting blood circulation". As a nutritional tonic, Tremella fuciformis is suitable for all patients with physical weakness, and also has the function of strengthening the body resistance and consolidating the constitution, which can just relieve the symptoms of menstrual blood deficiency in women. Moreover, taking tremella decoction during menstruation has the effect of rejuvenation and beauty.

3. sea cucumber

Sea cucumber is covered with thorns and widely distributed in the oceans all over the world. Sea cucumber is one of the eight treasures in the world. Sea cucumber is not only a precious food, but also a precious Chinese herbal medicine. Taking sea cucumber regularly can effectively improve memory, prevent arteriosclerosis and have anti-tumor effect. Eating sea cucumber during menstruation can repair and enhance our body's disease resistance, and sea cucumber contains acidic polysaccharides, peptides and other active substances, which can greatly improve human immunity. As long as we enhance our immunity, we can resist the invasion of various diseases, and selenium in sea cucumber can help us effectively fight cancer. In addition, the repair and regeneration function of sea cucumber is also a major feature. Sea cucumber can quickly heal our wounds, repair the intestines and stomach damaged for many years, repair the immune system and restore the hematopoietic function of our body.

4. adzuki bean

Red beans have a very great mission, which is to care for women. Red beans are rich in trace elements, such as plasma protein, iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium and other substances lost by women due to menstrual cramps. These can be made up by taking red beans. Red beans can be made into red bean soup or red bean porridge, which is good for beauty and blood, and is also very good for our health.

5. Brown sugar

Brown sugar retains more vitamins and minerals, which is very helpful for women's smooth menstruation. Brown sugar can warm the body, increase energy, activate qi and blood and accelerate blood circulation. Drinking brown sugar during menstruation can make menstrual blood smooth. Brown sugar is warm and sweet, and enters the spleen. It has the effects of relieving middle warmer, promoting digestion, invigorating spleen, warming stomach, relieving pain, and promoting blood circulation. We all know that female friends will be much weaker than usual during menstruation, so we need to pay special attention to protect ourselves during menstruation, and it is best for female friends not to eat indiscriminately during menstruation, which will only bring some bad effects. Bian Xiao suggested that female friends should eat more foods, such as Hericium erinaceus, Tremella fuciformis, sea cucumber, etc., or eat more foods that enrich blood and contain iron, which can make our bodies healthier.

2. Foods that cannot be eaten during menstruation

First, drinks:

1, tea: Women will lose a lot of iron after menstruation, so they should be supplemented with more iron. Tea contains more than 30% tannic acid, which is easy to combine with iron ions in the intestine to produce precipitation, which hinders the absorption of iron ions by intestinal mucosa; It will cause breast pain, consume vitamin B stored in the body and destroy carbohydrate metabolism.

2. Caffeine-containing beverages: cause breast pain, anxiety, irritability and emotional instability, and at the same time consume vitamin B stored in the body and destroy carbohydrate metabolism.

3, wine: wine will consume vitamin B and minerals. Drinking too much will destroy the metabolism of carbohydrates and produce too much estrogen, causing premature menstruation and menorrhagia.

4, cold drinks: patients with cold menstruation should not drink.

5, soda: Many women who like to drink carbonated drinks will experience fatigue and listlessness during menstruation, which is a manifestation of iron deficiency. Because most drinks, such as soda water, contain phosphate, it will react with iron sanctions in the body, so it is difficult to absorb iron. In addition, drinking more soda will neutralize the sodium bicarbonate in soda and gastric juice, reduce the digestive ability and bactericidal effect of gastric acid, and affect appetite.

Second, fruits and vegetables:

1, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, clove and pepper: You should eat light, tasteless and nutritious substances during menstruation, and it is not advisable to eat spicy food with strong irritation, so as not to cause early menstruation and excessive menstruation.

2. Persimmon: Persimmon contains tannic acid, which is easy to combine with iron, preventing the human body from ingesting iron in food. Because women lose a lot of blood during menstruation and need iron supplementation, they should not eat persimmons.

3, watermelon: menstrual women should fast.

4, bamboo shoots: bamboo shoots are cold, women do not eat during menstruation.

Third, seafood:

1, crab: women should avoid eating cold things during menstruation, especially those with cold dysmenorrhea.

2, snails: cool, can clear heat. Avoid eating cold things such as snails during menstruation.