Dietary considerations for endometrial thickening

Thickening of the endometrium may lead to irregular menstruation, which is mostly related to excessive secretion of ovarian estrogen and lack of progesterone. Severe cases may lead to infertility, so patients with endometritis should pay more attention to their diet. Thickening of the endometrium may lead to irregular menstruation, which is mostly related to excessive secretion of ovarian estrogen and lack of progesterone. Severe cases may lead to infertility, so patients with endometritis should pay more attention to their diet.

The endometrium is divided into three layers: the compact layer, the spongy layer, and the basal layer. The compact layer and the spongy layer are collectively called the functional layer, which are affected by ovarian sex hormones and shed periodically. The basal layer is the 1/3 of the endometrium close to the myometrium, which is not affected by ovarian sex hormones and does not undergo periodic changes.

1. Dietary principles for endometrial thickening:

1. Eat more foods that replenish qi and benefit qi, help qi and blood circulation, and relieve pain, especially for those with qi and blood deficiency.

2. The staple food is beans, cereals and potatoes.

3. Drinking alcohol in moderation can warm the yang, dredge the meridians, promote qi and dispel cold, disperse blood stasis and relieve pain.

4. You can also eat fennel, prickly ash, mustard, pepper and the like, which are also warming in nature.

People with endometrial thickening should avoid cold, spicy, and greasy foods. People with qi and blood deficiency must increase their nutrition and eat more black fungus, beef, mutton, etc.

Scallion can dispel wind and cold, dredge the liver meridian, and is beneficial to eat, so patients with endometrial thickening can eat more. In addition, fungus has the function of harmonizing blood, so it can also be eaten more.

2. Foods that patients with endometrial thickening should avoid:

1. Cold food. Especially before and after menstruation, you should be careful not to eat overheated soups and dishes. Raw and cold food are taboo.

2. Sour, astringent and spicy food. It is easy to cause blood stasis and should be avoided. It is pungent, warm and dispersing, which is beneficial to the circulation of qi and blood. It can be eaten, but it should not be eaten too much, because the spiciness will aggravate the pain.

3. Fatty and oily foods. They are easy to cause blood stasis, so it is better to eat less. Light and laxative foods are more suitable. Poultry, livestock, eggs, milk, and fish are generally edible. For those with insufficient qi and blood, it is better to use them to replenish qi and nourish blood. Snails, clams, crabs, and turtles are cold foods, so it is better to eat less. Do not eat too fatty meat.

4. Eat less cold food and avoid eating raw food. Rapeseed, shepherd's purse, amaranth, kelp, cucumber, loofah, winter melon, eggplant, leek, bamboo shoots, and lotus root are all cold in nature. It is better to eat less of them before and after menstruation, especially not to eat them raw.