What fruits can I eat when my aunt is here? Can I get a massage during menstruation?

 　　“Many women are too scared to eat fruits when "aunties" come to visit, but women rely on these fruits and vegetables to support themselves. How can they not eat fruits? So what kind of fruits are good for women to eat during menstruation? What should women pay attention to during menstrual health?

　　What kind of fruit do you use to greet your aunt when she arrives?

　　Experts show that female It is not advisable to eat ice during the menstrual cycle. In order for menstrual blood to be drained cleanly, the blood must be in a "warm" state so that it can flow smoothly. Once you eat cold food, the blood will be stimulated by temperature changes, which will lead to poor circulation, easily produce blood clots, and cause menstrual pain.

　　Fruits you shouldn’t eat too much during menstruation

　　Experts point out that not only eating ice, but also some foods with cooler properties, such as ice, winter melon, eggplant, loofah, cucumber, wax gourd, crab, snails, kelp, bamboo shoots, oranges, pears, grapefruits, watermelons, 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.

　　Fruits you should eat more during menstruation

　　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 blood flow.

　　Self-care massage makes "aunt" no longer in pain

　　Dysmenorrhea It refers to women who experience pain in the lower abdomen or waist during and before menstruation, or even pain in the lumbosacral region.

　　1. Tap on the lumbosacral area

　　Massage method: Use both fists to gently tap your lower back and sacrum with moderate force, at an even speed, alternating left and right, at a frequency of 100 times/minute, until it is slightly hot.

　　Efficacy: Traditional Chinese medicine calls menstruation Tiangui. Tiangui is actually kidney essence, and the waist is the home of the kidneys. Therefore, tapping on the lumbosacral area can tonify the kidneys and replenish essence, and achieve the effect of relieving pain and regulating menstruation.

　　2. Massage Taichong point

　　Massage method: Use the pulp of your left thumb to rub the right Taichong point (located at the midpoint of the first metatarsal space on the instep) until you feel soreness and swelling. After 1 minute, use the pulp of your right thumb to rub the left Taichong point for 1 minute.

　　Efficacy: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "when the Taichong pulse is strong, menstruation will be at the moment". Taichong is an important acupoint on the liver meridian, which is good for women’s Irregular menstruation It is also very effective. Women with dysmenorrhea often have varying degrees of liver qi stagnation, resulting in blockage and pain. Rubbing this point can soothe the liver, promote qi and relieve pain.