Can Menstruation Drink Coffee?

There are many taboos during the menstrual period for women, you can't eat spicy food or too much sugar, and it seems that you can't drink the same irritating coffee. Many women have heard that it is best not to drink coffee during menstruation, so as not to cause anemia and hinder the discharge of menstrual blood. However, menstrual periods are uncomfortable, and it is inevitable to want to drink some hot drinks to relieve the discomfort. If you did not sleep well the night before, you need coffee to stay awake during the day! Is it really okay to drink coffee during the menstrual period?

Coffee is a drink that many people love to drink, and it is also a magic weapon that office workers cannot do without. It is really hard not to drink coffee during menstruation! Fortunately, coffee is not completely undrinkable but depends on how you drink it. Girls with a certain physique remember to pay more attention.

Drink coffee during your menstrual period, and moderate hot drinks to avoid worry

Zhou Zonghan, attending physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China Municipal United Hospital, said that for normal healthy women, there is no need to deliberately avoid tea, coffee and other caffeine-containing diets before and during menstruation, but it must be hot tea and coffee, and You can add some herbs (such as Astragalus, Cistanche) in an appropriate amount. The daily caffeine intake should not exceed 300 mg, which is about the amount of a cup of 250c.c. coffee, so that there will be no major problems with drinking.

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Excessive drinking of coffee may cause premenstrual syndrome

However, if caffeine intake exceeds the above recommendations, it may cause PMS and cause discomfort. Physician Zhou Zonghan explained that there is no special correlation between caffeine and PMS, but for some girls, excessive caffeine can cause excessive sympathetic nervousness and emotional stress, thus causing PMS and menstrual syndrome. After the tide comes, it is also easy to affect the discharge of menstrual blood.

In addition, people who like to eat spicy and fried food on weekdays are likely to cause heat accumulation in the spleen and stomach. Drinking too much coffee may also aggravate PMS. Therefore, you should pay attention to a healthy diet at ordinary times, rather than special maintenance during the menstrual period.

Poor gastrointestinal function, drinking less coffee during menstruation

It should be noted that certain constitutions of women may experience discomfort even when taken in moderate amounts. For example, some girls often have symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, and indigestion during menstruation. If they drink strong coffee at this time, it will aggravate gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, women with this physique should avoid drinking coffee during menstruation.

Also pay attention during the non-physiological period, the following ways of drinking coffee can easily affect the digestive function, making the menstrual period more uncomfortable...

Dr. Zhou Zonghan pointed out that if you usually like to drink iced coffee with added sugar, although the iced and sweet taste is delicious, it will easily form a "spleen dampness" physique in the long run, resulting in poor digestive system function, and more frequent stomach acid during menstruation Reflux, gas, stomach pain conditions.

Most of these constitutions belong to the type of "liver qi invading the stomach". Clinically, the method of "soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach" is often used for conditioning. After proper maintenance, it is still possible to drink coffee moderately during the menstrual period.

Drink less coffee during menopause, breastfeeding mothers should also be careful

In addition to girls with the above constitutions, menopausal women and breastfeeding mothers should also control the amount of coffee they drink. After entering menopause, estrogen decreases and bone loss occurs rapidly. In order to avoid osteoporosis, calcium supplementation should also reduce caffeine intake, and it can also relieve the symptoms of hot flashes.

As for breastfeeding mothers, if they drink too much coffee, it is easy to affect the baby and make it difficult for the baby to fall asleep, so special attention should be paid.

Drink coffee during menstrual period, control the intake and concentration, and avoid drinking it immediately after meals, so as not to affect the absorption of iron. It is recommended to drink coffee 1.5~2 hours after meals, which is healthier!

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