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Is it good to drink coffee during menstruation?

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Asked on:Apr 10, 2026 10:42 AM

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  • Florence Florence

    Apr 10, 2026

      Drink during menstruation coffee to the body healthy What are the impacts?

      Benefits of drinking coffee during menstruation

      It is well known that the caffeine content in coffee is very high, and many female During menstruation, you often experience discomfort in the abdomen and waist. At this time, caffeine can be used to change the body's environment and relieve menstrual discomfort. Caffeine can also stimulate the central nervous system nerve , so it can relieve women’s menstrual fatigue, and is very helpful in maintaining abundant energy. At the same time, it also has certain positive significance in promoting blood circulation and promoting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health.

      But what we are talking about here about drinking coffee during menstruation refers to drinking a small amount. If you drink a lot, not only will it not be able to achieve the above health effects, but it will also cause some unexpected pain to your body.

      Too much caffeine will increase the secretion of estrogen in women and cause breast swelling in women. Dysmenorrhea , even affect the number of female eggs, affect women's physiological functions, cause female sexual frigidity, and even affect women's fertility.

      Women should get more rest during menstruation, but too much caffeine will prevent women from taking a good rest, causing emotional instability and causing great pain to the entire menstrual period.

      To sum up, it is best for women not to drink alcohol during menstruation. If they do drink it, they should control the amount.

      In fact, in addition to not drinking coffee during menstruation, women during menstruation are also advised not to drink the following drinks.

      1. Green tea

      Green tea itself is a cool drink. Drinking green tea during menstruation can cause blood stagnation and blockage of Qi and blood circulation, leading to blood clots and low menstrual blood volume. Irregular menstruation etc. questions. In addition, women are more likely to lose iron during menstruation, and the tannic acid in green tea will affect the body's absorption of iron ions and accelerate the consumption of vitamin B in the body.

      2. Soda

      The phosphate content in soda is very high. If you drink soda during menstruation, it will cause the phosphate to react with the iron in the human body, thus affecting the body's absorption of iron. More likely to cause menstrual discomfort in women. In addition, the sodium bicarbonate in soda will also affect the digestive function of gastric acid and affect women's appetite.

      3. Cold drinks

      You must not drink any cold drinks during menstruation. I think many female friends are aware of the serious relationship between menstruation and menstruation.

      4. Alcoholic beverages

      Excessive drinking will produce estrogen, which will increase the amount of menstrual blood in the human body and make the loss of iron more serious.

      5. Milk

      Many people probably don’t understand that you can’t drink milk during menstruation. In fact, this is because milk will destroy the body’s absorption of magnesium, and women’s dysmenorrhea is also closely related to insufficient magnesium in the body. In particular, some creams, yeast milk, etc. are masters at destroying the body's absorption of magnesium, so it is best not to eat them during menstruation.

      Editor’s tip: Whether drinking coffee during menstruation is good or not, the most important thing is how you view health care. If you think the above drinks can make you happy for a while, then drinking them is not a waste. But from a health perspective, we suggest that health care should start with small daily details, so as to save a lot of money. Gynecology disease(Special article for 99 Health Network (www.99.com.cn), please indicate the source if you need to reprint. )

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