Can you drink tea when you have your period?

Women are not recommended to drink tea during menstruation: first of all, tea contains a large amount of theophylline and polyphenols, easy to make the female emotional state in a hyperactive state, due to the lower resistance of the female body during menstruation, easy to affect the normal rest of women. At the same time, tea contains tannic acid, which will affect the absorption of iron in the gastrointestinal tract of the body, women will lose a lot of blood during menstruation, which can easily lead to iron loss, thus causing iron deficiency anemia. Tea has a certain effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, which tends to aggravate the symptoms for women with heavy menstruation and prolonged menstrual periods. It also tends to make women’s emotional state change, emotional instability, anxiety, depression, etc. It is recommended that women can drink brown sugar and ginger water during menstruation to replenish the qi and blood to drive away the cold, while paying attention to rest and abdominal warmth during menstruation.