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What fruits should not be eaten during menstruation?

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Asked on:Apr 06, 2026 03:48 PM

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    Apr 06, 2026

      Menstruation is a special day for women because female The body's resistance will decrease during menstruation, so women should pay attention to protecting themselves during menstruation. For example, if you cannot exercise a lot or eat spicy foods, etc., these will have a certain impact on the body and may also cause Irregular menstruation . So which fruits should not be eaten during menstruation? Do not eat cold foods and fruits.

      In fact, women not only eat ice during menstruation, but also some foods with cooler properties, such as ice, eggplant, loofah, cucumber, wax gourd, crab, snail, kelp, bamboo shoots, oranges, pears, grapefruit, watermelon, etc., as well as sour foods, such as sour plums, immature sour fruits, or some hot and spicy foods, such as fried foods, peppers, peppers, mustard, etc., should also be avoided during menstruation to avoid causing poor blood flow.

      During menstruation, you should eat more green onions, fungus, peanuts, walnuts, jujubes, longans, and roses. If you accidentally eat cold food during your menstrual period, or you can't help but eat ice, you can drink more brown sugar and boiled ginger to balance the blood circulation in the body and promote smooth blood flow.

      Traditional Chinese medicine is against women eating ice during menstruation, but Western medicine believes that there are no contraindications. Menstrual blood is Uterus The peeling of the endometrium causes menstrual blood to be discharged through the contraction of the uterus. When eating ice, the temperature of the gastrointestinal tract drops, which affects the contraction of the uterus and makes it difficult to discharge menstrual blood, thus forming blood clots. In order to discharge the blood clots, the uterus has to increase its contraction strength. This is the reason why eating ice may cause menstrual pain.

      In addition to ice products not being suitable for consumption during menstruation, women should pay special attention to keeping warm during menstruation. They should avoid catching cold, wading in water, rain, exposure to the sun, and taking cold showers. They should also prohibit sexual intercourse, bathing, and swimming, and keep their vulva, underwear, and sanitary napkins clean.

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