People (my mother) say it doesn't hurt to drink brown sugar water during the holidays.
Someone (my sister) said, why did I drink two cups and why is it still so painful?
As long as I can remember, since my first period, my mother has asked me to drink more brown sugar. My mother also learned it from her mother and my grandmother.
According to my grandmother, brown sugar is a good thing. In the past, women could only drink brown sugar in confinement, so this family had to scrimp and save. Only rich ladies drink brown sugar during menstruation.
Indeed, in ancient times, brown sugar was used by Chinese medicine as a medicine for dispelling cold, warming the body, benefiting qi and promoting blood circulation. However, due to technical reasons, the price of brown sugar is a bit expensive, and ordinary people can't use it often.
But it's different now. Brown sugar has long been an indispensable and cheap conditioner for modern women. Especially for menstrual women, brown sugar has the effect of warming the uterus and eliminating lochia. In addition, brown sugar has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain.
But the question is, since brown sugar has such benefits and analgesic effects, why does dysmenorrhea not work?
Brown sugar water is not suitable for everyone.
Let's give you a popular science first: medically speaking, dysmenorrhea is divided into primary and secondary. The so-called primary dysmenorrhea refers to dysmenorrhea without pathological changes in pelvic organs, which usually occurs in young unmarried women and generally disappears after marriage. Dysmenorrhea caused by pelvic organ diseases is secondary dysmenorrhea, and the most common causes are adenomyosis and endometriosis.
Um ... don't understand? It's okay, Gege. Let me explain briefly. The occurrence of primary dysmenorrhea is due to female cervical stenosis or improper position of uterus, which leads to menstrual blood not flowing out completely, leaving a part inside, and the uterus is stimulated by menstrual blood, so dysmenorrhea. After marriage, the uterine orifice becomes larger, menstrual blood can flow out smoothly, and dysmenorrhea will disappear. This is why some women have dysmenorrhea before marriage and disappear after marriage.
Secondary dysmenorrhea is obviously caused by gynecological diseases, such as endometriosis, hysteromyoma, adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease and other diseases, so when you feel uncomfortable, you should go to the hospital in time. Don't be silly to think that your dysmenorrhea will disappear after marriage.
Speaking of brown sugar water, it has a certain effect on secondary dysmenorrhea, but it has little effect on primary dysmenorrhea. Strictly speaking, brown sugar water is more suitable for women recovering from postpartum dysmenorrhea to supplement blood gas, which can help postpartum women relieve uterine contraction.
In addition, brown sugar water also has requirements for physical fitness. For women with weak constitution and deficiency of cold, dampness and blood, brown sugar is easy to dry fire, which can alleviate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea caused by cold and blood stasis. On the other hand, if you have a fire constitution, that is, you have a body heat and a big internal fire, and then you take very dry brown sugar water, just like adding oil to the fire. If your body can't stand excessive virtual fire, it will bleed out the internal fire, leading to menorrhagia.
You may have drunk "fake" brown sugar
Brown sugar, do you think brown red is brown sugar?
The pattern is broken, in fact, what you drink is just a kind of brown sugar.
brown sugar
It is said that the brown sugar we usually see, red or brown particles, is not real brown sugar, but brown sugar.
True brown sugar
Although the raw materials of brown sugar and brown sugar are sugarcane or beet, it should be noted that brown sugar is a flavoring agent and is produced by modern sugar-making technology. To put it bluntly, it is high-purity sucrose. Everyone knows the function of sucrose, which provides heat for human body. Therefore, brown sugar has no effect of warming uterus and relieving pain, benefiting qi and promoting blood circulation.
For those female friends with dysmenorrhea, you must be careful when choosing brown sugar, and carefully check the ingredient list. Only by buying authentic brown sugar, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and relieving dysmenorrhea will it hurt.
Real brown sugar is also extracted from sugarcane or beet, which is coarse sugar, powdery but sticky in appearance, or dry and loose in particle shape, without caking, caking and impurities.
Although there are many impurities, the nutrients are well preserved, including brown substances "red honey", chlorophyll, lutein, carotene, iron and so on. Moreover, the trace elements in brown sugar are fierce, and the content of zinc is higher than that of white sugar. In addition, it also contains beneficial ingredients such as riboflavin and nicotinic acid.
So before you drink it, make sure you buy it correctly.
Of course, if you want to take it to the next level, you have to choose ancient brown sugar, provided you buy it right.
The ancient brown sugar, as its name implies, was boiled by hand. Don't underestimate this small piece of sugar cube. It is not so easy to get, because the traditional ancient brown sugar boiling process is very complicated.
First of all, the sugarcane harvested that day was chopped and crushed, and the squeezed juice removed impurities such as soil, bacteria and fiber. 18 series pots are cooked with low heat. After squeezing juice, foaming, receiving water, filtering, shaking ladle, sanding, molding and other processes, different pots undertake different tasks and experience "five squeezing, three filtering, two floating and one sinking", which is about 10.
For most girls, brown sugar is a necessary product in winter. Brown sugar is extracted from sugarcane and can belong to the category of coarse sugar. It is not only rich in sugar, but also contains a lot of vitamins and some trace elements. In addition, it also includes malic acid, riboflavin and other things necessary for human development.
So, what is the nutritional value for human body? What's the impact?
1. Protect the skin: For some new mothers, brown sugar is a sacred product to restore the skin. It not only supplements skin nutrition, but also promotes cell regeneration.
2, dispelling wind and dispelling cold: brown sugar has a particularly great role in promoting blood circulation and nourishing the stomach. Most treasure moms will choose brown sugar to restore their health. Not only that, eating brown sugar also has the effect of dispelling wind and dispelling cold.
3, promoting blood circulation and invigorating qi: some people with insufficient blood can choose to drink brown sugar water for a long time, invigorating qi and activating blood.
4, promote metabolism: brown sugar has a good effect on human metabolism.
So when is the best time to drink brown sugar water? This needs to be treated differently according to the individual's physique.
First, people with body cold and dysmenorrhea
It is a good idea to drink brown sugar water one week in advance for some people with particularly painful menstruation. Drinking brown sugar water is good for keeping the uterus warm, and you should pay attention not to exercise excessively during menstruation, rest more, and don't take a cold bath. At this time, keeping warm is particularly important. Once done, menstrual blood can be better discharged from the uterus, which can reduce pain.
Second, people with menstrual pain
Sometimes people forget to drink brown sugar water a week before menstruation, but it doesn't matter. It will be better to drink brown sugar water when menstruation comes.
In addition, even if you drink brown sugar water, there are the following precautions:
1, some precious mothers often drink some brown sugar water to replenish blood and qi when they are in confinement, but we should pay attention to the right amount of brown sugar water, and grasp the time well, otherwise it will lead to some adverse consequences, such as increased lochia, and may also produce hemorrhagic anemia, which is counterproductive and damage the uterus. Therefore, some treasure moms want to drink brown sugar water, and it is best to stick to it for about ten days.
2. Try not to drink brown sugar water in summer, because brown sugar is warm and easy to get angry in summer. It is best to eat in winter. For some people with stomach problems, it is easy to spit sour water, so it is best not to drink too much, which will easily aggravate stomach damage.
3. Be sure to brush your teeth after drinking brown sugar water. After all, brown sugar has a high sugar content, but staying on the gums for a long time can easily lead to tooth decay.
4, brown sugar can not drink more, can not eat more. Once you drink too much, it will easily lead to stomach acid, and in severe cases, it will cause stomach pain.