Menstrual cramps, most women like to drink brown sugar water, this is almost known to everyone, but can drinking brown sugar water during menstruation really relieve menstrual cramps? What other effects does drinking brown sugar water have?
Is it good to drink brown sugar water during menstruation?
Many female friends are accustomed to drinking brown sugar water during their menstrual period. Indeed, brown sugar water can warm the body and accelerate blood circulation, to some extent, it can alleviate the pain caused by menstrual cramps.
However, there are many types of menstrual cramps, and brown sugar water cannot solve all problems. It is also not suitable for all women to drink brown sugar water during their period.
When is the best time to drink it?
Brown sugar water is not just for women to alleviate pain during menstruation.
It is suitable for everyone to drink. If you add red dates, it can help dispel the cold from the body, and drinking a little when you catch a cold can have some relieving effect.
It can be consumed by postpartum women, children, and anemic people.
According to research, brown sugar also has the function of repairing and antioxidizing human cells.
It can help eliminate melanin from the body, prevent the generation of melanin, and has a whitening effect. It is beneficial and harmless for anti-aging and replenishing blood and qi. As for when is the best time to drink brown sugar water?
As long as you avoid other times before getting up in the morning and before going to bed at night, you can drink it.
Which women are not suitable for drinking brown sugar water
Menstrual cramps can be classified into secondary dysmenorrhea and primary dysmenorrhea.
Secondary dysmenorrhea refers to the dysmenorrhea caused by gynecological diseases in the body.
For example, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., can cause dysmenorrhea due to poor discharge of menstrual blood.
Primary dysmenorrhea is the most common type of dysmenorrhea in young girls.
Its causes are more diverse, such as retroverted uterus, cervical stenosis, accidentally catching a cold, excessive fatigue, etc., all of which can lead to poor blood flow and become the main cause of dysmenorrhea.
(1) Women with secondary dysmenorrhea are not suitable for drinking brown sugar water
(2) Women with blood stasis during menstruation are not suitable for drinking brown sugar water
(3) Women with hot and dry physique are not suitable for drinking brown sugar water
Medicated diet therapy
1. Ginger Brown Sugar Tea
Prepare 15g of ginger and an appropriate amount of brown sugar. Brew the ginger with boiling water and drink it as tea, which can relieve the menstrual cramps of women with cold and blood stasis.
2. Red Bean Soup with Brown Sugar
Prepare 30g of red beans, 12g of salvia miltiorrhiza, and an appropriate amount of brown sugar. Boil the red beans and salvia miltiorrhiza in water, then add brown sugar. Eat the beans and drink the soup. After persisting for a period of time, it can moisturize the skin.
3. Mung Bean and Coix Seed Brown Sugar Water
Prepare 50g of mung beans, a small amount of brown sugar for seasoning, and 25g of coix seed. Wash the mung beans and add coix seed to boil in three to five bowls of water. After it is done, add brown sugar and drink it as tea after meals. It has the effect of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, relieving summer heat, reducing fever, and stimulating appetite.
4. Strong Tea with Brown Sugar
Prepare an appropriate amount of brown sugar and tea leaves, boil a cup of strong tea, remove the residue, and add brown sugar to drink. Once a day, it has the effect of clearing heat.
5. Hawthorn Brown Sugar Drink
Prepare 50g of hawthorn meat, 40g of brown sugar. Boil the hawthorn with water, remove the residue, and add brown sugar. Drink it hot. Non-pregnant women can take it multiple times to promote blood circulation.
