Women experience 'mood swings' during menstruation. Constant irritability, loss of appetite, getting angry quickly when someone says something, and becoming very 'emotional' at times — all of these are very normal symptoms for women during menstruation.
Sometimes back pain, sometimes lower abdominal pain. Many people use hot bags to reduce pain. They drink hot water repeatedly, but stomach pain continues all the time. The reason for this could be that during periods, you are eating certain foods that are increasing 'period cramps' even more. So during periods, keep yourself away from several foods.
Avoid salty foods
Eating too much sodium-rich food can increase blood pressure in the body. This has a huge impact on menstruation. Body swelling can increase. Stay away from chips and French fries during periods. Once blood pressure increases, the amount of bleeding will increase further.
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Coffee
Whether you should drink coffee during periods depends on your body. While coffee temporarily improves mood and removes body fatigue, on the other hand, drinking coffee constricts blood vessels, which increases 'period cramps' even more and can cause cramps in hands and feet. Eating too much caffeine-rich food causes water deficiency in the body.
Sweet foods
Many people have 'cravings' for sweets during periods. Eating sugary foods during this time is absolutely not advisable. This suddenly increases the amount of sugar in the body. It increases pain in the uterus and abdominal muscles. Many people eat pastries during periods to improve their mood, but do you know that these pastries don't reduce 'mood swings' but actually increase them?
Processed foods
Eating processed foods is never good for the body. Eating processed foods during periods can increase stomach pain. These foods contain saturated fat and carbohydrates, which can increase any inflammation in the body.
Dairy foods
Large amounts of dairy foods should not be consumed. Dairy products contain compounds like omega-6 fatty acids. These compounds can increase inflammation in the body. Consuming too much milk or cheese during periods can increase 'period cramps'.
Cold drinks
Cold drinks should absolutely not be consumed during periods. Due to a lack of temperature, the tendency for blood to clot can increase. Blood vessels also become constricted.
Fatty foods
Excessively fatty foods contain saturated fat and trans fat, which increase inflammation in the body. At the same time, 'period cramps' continue to increase.
