1, before menstruation: supplement the nutrients needed by physiology through diet: B vitamins and vitamins A, C and E.
(1) Foods rich in B vitamins: wheat germ, pork, soybeans, peanuts, ham, black rice, animal liver, seaweed, kelp, milk, cereals, bananas, walnuts, etc.
(2) Foods rich in vitamin A: animal liver, milk and dairy products, eggs, carrots, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, oranges, apricots, sweet potatoes, etc.
(3) Foods rich in vitamin C: leeks, sweet peppers, celery, cauliflower, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, potatoes, peas, oranges, grapefruit, grapes, strawberries, etc.
(4) Foods rich in vitamin E: wheat germ oil, corn oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, walnuts, melon seeds, kiwifruit, soybeans, spinach, rape, corn, nuts, etc.
2, during menstruation: you can appropriately supplement some foods that warm the body or slow down menstruation and relieve pain.
(1) Food for warming the body: Women with cold constitution can eat more dog meat, mutton, chestnuts, lychees, brown sugar, ginger and other foods.
(2) Foods to relieve dysmenorrhea: Women with dysmenorrhea can eat more foods, such as spinach, celery, parsley, yam, carrots, grapes, kelp and black fungus. Promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis and relieve dysmenorrhea.
(3) Others: If the menstrual period is accompanied by symptoms such as poor appetite and low back pain, the diet should be nutritious, spleen-invigorating and appetizing, and easy to digest, such as jujube, yam, noodles and barley porridge.