Women’s menstruation affects fertility. What should you eat during menstruation to help you get pregnant?

Whether a woman's menstrual period is healthy will directly affect the success rate of pregnancy, so it is very important. As we all know, there are many dietary taboos during menstruation, but there are also many foods that have many unexpected benefits when eaten during menstruation. The following editor will summarize what women should eat during menstruation, don't miss it.

What to eat during menstruation

Many women will experience some uncomfortable symptoms a few days before menstruation (premenstrual period), such as depression, anxiety, emotional tension, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, fatigue, etc. It is generally believed that this is related to the imbalance of the ratio of estrogen and progesterone in the body. At this time, women should choose foods and medicines that are not only beneficial to skin and beauty, but also can replenish qi, soothe the liver, and regulate negative emotions, such as cabbage, grapefruit, lean pork, celery, polished rice, duck eggs, fried white atractylodes, Chinese yam, coix seed, lily, golden loofah, winter melon, kelp, sea cucumber, carrot, white radish, walnut kernel, black fungus, mushrooms, etc.

During menstruation, symptoms such as poor appetite, backache, and fatigue may occur. At this time, it is advisable to choose foods and medicines that are beneficial to the skin and beauty and to the "menstrual flow". The foods and medicines that are suitable are: mutton, chicken, red dates, tofu skin, apples, coix seeds, beef, milk, eggs, brown sugar, motherwort, angelica, cooked rehmannia, peach blossoms, etc.

The ancient Zhao Zhibi said: "During the menstrual period, heat is often used instead of cold. Cold will retain the blood, causing turbidity and filth, which will lead to stranguria and fullness." Therefore, during the menstrual period, many foods that have good skin-beautifying effects should be avoided, such as pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone ear, stone flower, water caltrop, winter melon, kale, black fungus, rabbit meat, hemp seeds, etc.

As mentioned above, a part of blood is lost during menstruation. The main components of blood are plasma protein, potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium and other inorganic salts. That is to say, a part of protein and inorganic salts are lost every time menstruation comes. Therefore, in principle, within 1-5 days after menstruation ends (after the menstrual period), nutrients such as protein and minerals should be supplemented and some blood-tonifying medicines should be used. During this period, foods and medicines that can be used to benefit the skin and beauty and to tonify blood and activate blood circulation include: milk, eggs, quail eggs, beef, mutton, pig pancreas, Euryale ferox, spinach, cherry, longan meat, lychee meat, carrots, apples, angelica, safflower, peach blossom, cooked rehmannia, polygonatum, etc.

So, why is there a connection between women’s menstrual period and pregnancy?

Women's menstrual period affects fertility

Don't worry about menarche: Generally, women start menstruating when they are about 14 years old, which indicates that their body has matured. However, some girls who lack physiological knowledge are shy about it and can't say it out loud. During their menstrual period, they can't eat or sleep, and they are worried. If this continues, the body will experience what Chinese medicine calls "stagnation of qi and blood stasis". This will first cause irregular menstruation, and then damage the cell system. If not treated in time, it may lead to infertility after marriage.

Menstrual hygiene should be taken seriously: During menstruation, if you do not pay attention to hygiene, it is easy to induce a variety of gynecological diseases, such as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, vaginitis, functional uterine bleeding, etc. These diseases will hinder pregnancy after marriage. So, how should girls pay attention to menstrual hygiene? In general, you should stay happy and optimistic mentally, and don't worry for no reason; you should take proper rest and avoid carrying heavy weights; you should eat warm food and avoid cold; you should live quietly and comfortably, and avoid sitting or lying on wet ground or wading in the rain; you should wash your underwear and menstrual belt frequently, and change toilet paper (towel) frequently; take a bath appropriately, but not too often, to prevent colds.

Irregular menstruation should be treated early: From clinical observation, most infertile women have irregular menstruation to varying degrees, so it can be said that irregular menstruation is a sign of infertility. If this sign is found during the virgin period, it is easy to adjust and the pregnancy rate after marriage is high; if this sign is found after marriage, it is more difficult to adjust and the pregnancy rate is slow. Therefore, irregular menstruation should be treated early, and there is no need to wait until infertility occurs after marriage to treat it.

Late menstruation means late marriage: Girls usually start menstruating around the age of 14. However, a few women do not start menstruating until after the age of 18-20, and the amount is small, light in color, and thin in texture. This indicates that the endocrine function of the reproductive system is low and the conditions for pregnancy are not yet fully met.

In order to have a good fertility, women should pay more attention to care during menstruation.