Can women drink coffee during menstruation? It may aggravate menstrual cramps

　　coffee What started as a trendy drink has now become a common drink for more and more people. Many people like to have a drink when they get up in the morning, or have a drink when they work overtime at night, which can refresh and wake up the brain. But can I drink coffee when I’m on my period?

　　Can I drink coffee during menstruation?

　　There are different opinions on whether coffee can be drunk during menstruation. Those who are used to it say it doesn't matter, while those with more sensitive constitutions avoid it. Experts say it is best not to consume irritating foods, such as coffee, during menstruation.

　　Because coffee contains caffeine, a stimulant substance that is easy to nerve and cardiovascular stimulation, which is not conducive to menstruation Uterus of contraction. female Drinking coffee during menstruation may cause Dysmenorrhea Aggravation, heavy menstrual flow, prolonged menstruation, breast swelling and pain and other symptoms.

　　But the doctor also said that everyone’s physique is different. If you don’t feel any adverse symptoms after drinking it, you can drink it appropriately. It won’t be a big problem as long as you don’t overdose.

　　Benefits of drinking a small amount of coffee during menstruation

　　There are actually no big taboos on coffee intake during menstruation, you just need to pay attention to the amount you drink. For female friends who suffer from dysmenorrhea, drinking moderate amounts of coffee during menstruation can also relieve dysmenorrhea. The caffeine component in coffee has a relaxing effect and can improve the mood of menstruating women.

　　In addition, because caffeine has the effect of stimulating the central nervous system and muscles, it is also helpful to cheer up, enhance thinking ability, and restore muscle fatigue. For the cardiovascular system, it also helps improve heart function, dilate blood vessels, and promote blood circulation.

　　So if you feel that drinking coffee during menstruation will not only make your painful symptoms worse, but also make your body more comfortable, then it is recommended that you drink some coffee in moderation during menstruation.

　　After reading the above content, many people may think that as long as they drink less coffee during menstruation, they can drink it freely at other times. In fact, this is not the case.

　　At some other special moments, or for some special groups of people, drinking a lot of coffee can cause physical problems. Regarding the dangers of drinking too much coffee, please read below.

　　The dangers of drinking too much coffee

　　gestational hypertension syndrome

　　It’s unique to pregnant women disease , the patient presents with edema, hypertension and proteinuria. If not prevented and treated in time, the safety of the mother and fetus may be endangered. According to an Australian study, drinking just a few cups of coffee a day can raise blood pressure. For this reason, pregnant women should not drink coffee.

　　Pregnant woman drinking coffee fetus unfavorable

　　As early as the early 1980s, it was discovered in experiments that after feeding mice an amount equivalent to an adult drinking 12 to 24 cups of strong coffee every day, pregnant mice would give birth to deformed mice.

　　For this reason, researchers, in the name of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, warn pregnant women that they should stop drinking coffee.

　　prone to diabetes

　　Researchers from Finland and the United States found through survey analysis that these two countries are countries that consume a lot of coffee. As a result, the number of people suffering from diabetes in these two countries is also high.

　　Among them, Finnish coffee consumption ranks first in the world, and the country also has the most diabetic patients in the world. Other Nordic countries also have high coffee consumption and a high number of people suffering from diabetes.

　　On the contrary, the Japanese consume the least coffee in the world and have fewer diabetics. Researchers believe that the caffeine contained in coffee drinks can pass through the pancreas and precipitate into fetal tissues, especially the fetal liver and brain, making babies likely to develop diabetes after birth.

　　Increase risk of myocardial infarction

　　Medical scientists from the Boston University School of Public Health conducted a 4-year study on 858 women who had their first myocardial infarction between the ages of 45 and 69 and 858 women who had never had a myocardial infarction.

　　The results show that drinking five or more cups of coffee a day increases a woman's risk of myocardial infarction by 70%, and the risk increases with the amount of coffee consumed.

　　susceptible to infertility

　　Researchers statistically found that women who drink one cup of coffee a day are more likely to suffer from infertility than women who do not drink coffee. Relevant experts once surveyed 104 women who had the habit of drinking coffee and found that about 50 of them had difficulty conceiving.

　　Some fertility experts believe that this is a small-scale study and cannot conclusively confirm the special effect of coffee on fertility. However, the researchers stress that if the cause of infertility cannot be medically explained, caffeine-related infertility should be considered.

　　Can easily cause osteoporosis

　　Researchers from the University of California in the United States conducted a survey on 980 elderly women aged 50 to 98. They found that elderly women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day instead of milk for a long time will have lower bone density in their hip and spine regardless of their age or degree of obesity. The degree of decrease is related to the length of time the habit lasts and the amount of drinking.

　　Because caffeine can combine with free calcium in the human body and be excreted in the urine. The reduction of free calcium will inevitably cause the decomposition of bound calcium, leading to osteoporosis.