Fruits that cannot be eaten during menstruation

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Traditional Chinese medicine believes that women should not eat cold food during menstruation. Menstrual blood is the shedding of the endometrium, which is discharged through the contraction of the uterus. When eating cold food, the temperature of the stomach and intestines drops, which affects the contraction of the uterus and makes it more difficult to discharge menstrual blood, thus forming blood clots. In order to discharge the blood clots, the uterus has to increase its contraction force. This is why eating cold food may cause menstrual pain.

Fruits that cannot be eaten during menstruation

Today, let’s talk about the fruits that cannot be eaten during menstruation, that is, the cold fruits: dragon fruit, melon, watermelon, persimmon, banana, coconut, strawberry, pear, loquat, grapefruit, kiwi, apple, star fruit, mangosteen, grapefruit, etc.

In addition, eggplant, loofah, cucumber, winter melon, crab, snail, kelp, bamboo shoots, etc., and sour foods such as sour plums, unripe sour fruits, or some spicy foods such as fried foods, chili, pepper, mustard, etc. should also be avoided during menstruation to avoid blood flow problems.

Tips: What foods are suitable to eat during menstruation?

During menstruation, you should eat more scallion, fungus, peanuts, walnuts, jujube, longan, and rose. If you accidentally eat cold food or can't help eating ice during menstruation, you can drink more brown sugar boiled ginger to balance the blood circulation in the body and promote blood flow.