Can I drink coffee during my menstrual period?

Women must pay attention to a reasonable and healthy diet during their menstrual period. It is not suitable to drink coffee during the menstrual period because caffeine will stimulate the central nervous system and cause people to have some adverse conditions or aggravate dysmenorrhea. Therefore, it is not suitable to drink coffee during the menstrual period.

1. Too much caffeine will only hinder the metabolism of sugars, causing breast edema and swelling and pain. Moreover, if you consume too much caffeine at this time, it will increase the consumption of B vitamins stored in the body. The cholesterol, inositol and other B vitamins have a calming effect on the central nervous system. If they are lacking, they can cause symptoms of emotional instability such as insomnia, anxiety, and irritability.

2. Excessive consumption of coffee will increase the estrogen in the body and aggravate some gynecological diseases, such as endometriosis, breast swelling and some gynecological tumors; drinking coffee during menstruation will significantly increase the estrogen in the body, affecting the number of eggs in the ovaries, causing ovarian aging, and accelerating the aging of all human functions and leading to menstrual disorders.

3. Regardless of whether you have had dysmenorrhea before, as long as you drink a cup of coffee during your menstrual period, the painful feeling will come and the amount of menstrual blood will increase.

4. In addition, Chinese medicine gynecology experts suggest that women who drink too much coffee for a long time are prone to myocardial infarction. After the menstruation is over, it is not bad to drink a cup of black coffee without sugar every day, which also has a certain weight loss effect.