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Can I take cold medicine during menstruation? What fruits are good to eat during menstruation?

Asked by:Darlene

Asked on:Apr 16, 2026 06:28 AM

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  • Edna Edna

    Apr 16, 2026

       cold Medicine is a type of medicine that is commonly used by everyone in daily life disease , many people will have colds, so the dosage of cold medicines is very large. Most people have taken cold medicines. Can cold medicines be taken during menstruation? What kind of fruits are good to eat during menstruation?

      Can I take cold medicine during menstruation?

      There are many hormones in cold medicine that can affect female Endocrine is extremely harmful to women, so many experts believe that you should not take cold medicine during menstruation. If the cold is not serious, you can choose physical therapy, such as drinking more water, eating more vitamin C, and getting more rest, which can relieve the symptoms of the cold. Or use traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Of course, if you use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, you should treat it symptomatically and check what type of cold you have. For example, drink ginger water, eat more sweaty foods, and massage. These are common Chinese medicine methods for treating diseases.

      If the cold problem is serious, you can choose cold medicine with smaller hormone content.

      For example, if you have a cold due to wind-cold, you can choose pungent and warm anti-cold medicines that relieve the symptoms of the cold. If you have a cold due to wind-heat, you should choose more heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines. When taking medicine, you can use ginger soup to reduce the side effects of the medicine on the body. If you have a fever or a severe cold, it is recommended to go to Hospital Get regular medical treatment and tell your doctor that you are menstruating.

      In fact, women should pay attention to preventing colds during menstruation:

      1. Pay more attention to rest during menstruation. Try not to stay up late and rest more.

      2. Strengthen nutrition. The resistance during menstruation is poor. At this time, nutrition must be strengthened. However, strengthening nutrition does not mean eating more meat and pungent food. It means drinking more soup and eating more liquid food.

      3. Drink more water. Water is the source of life. Drinking water can promote metabolism and improve the body's immunity. Especially for people with mild colds, drinking more water can relieve the symptoms of colds.

      4. Do not eat raw or cold food. Menstruation is a special period. Raw and cold food will not only affect women's normal endocrine food, but also aggravate the symptoms of colds, so try not to eat it.

      5. Try to avoid going to public places, especially during the influenza season. It is best not to go out and avoid contact with these "sources of disease". Therefore, if you are around someone who has a cold, try to have as little contact with them as possible.

      Fruits you should eat more during menstruation

      Fruits suitable to be eaten during menstruation include apples, figs, strawberries, tomatoes, etc., while oranges, peaches, cherries, dates, lychees, longans, pineapples, pomegranates, Grape It is warm in nature and suitable for consumption during menstruation. You need to be careful not to eat too much at one time.

      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 smooth blood flow.

      1. Apple

      Apples contain unique malic acid, which can accelerate metabolism and reduce fat in the lower body. Moreover, it contains more calcium than other fruits, which can reduce salt that causes edema in the lower body.

      2. Papaya

      Papaya has unique proteolytic enzymes that can remove fat accumulated in the lower body due to eating meat, and the pectin contained in papaya meat is an excellent intestinal cleanser, which can reduce the accumulation of waste in the lower body.

      3. Grapefruit

      Grapefruit Everyone has known for a long time that grapefruit is very low in calories and you will not gain weight if you eat more of it. However, it turns out that it is also rich in potassium, which can help reduce fat and water accumulation in the lower body.

      4. Kiwi fruit

      In addition to vitamin C, which is its strong point, kiwi fruit is also rich in fiber, which can increase the speed of fat decomposition and prevent excessive fat accumulation in the legs.

      5、tomato

      Eating fresh tomatoes can be a diuretic, relieve leg fatigue, and reduce edema. If eaten raw, the effect is even better.