Eating ice during menstruation may lead to gastrointestinal reactions, menstrual cramps, colds and other illnesses.
Menstruation is the cyclical shedding of the uterine lining leading to vaginal bleeding, is a normal physiological process in women, most of the menstruation due to blood loss and so on resulting in low body resistance and immunity, if you eat ice during menstruation may lead to the following adverse reactions;
1. Gastrointestinal reactions: eating ice during menstruation may stimulate the stomach and intestines leading to stomach cramps and abdominal pain, diarrhea and other adverse reactions. During menstruation, it is better to drink more warm boiled water and avoid eating food directly from the refrigerator.
2. Dysmenorrhea: During menstruation, due to pelvic congestion, eating cold food may stimulate the uterus, causing uterine contractions and causing lower abdominal pain, prolonged menstruation, dribbling and other adverse reactions, it is recommended that the lower abdomen should be kept warm during menstruation.
3. Colds: During menstruation, as women’s body resistance and immunity are in a low state, eating cold food may trigger colds and cause nasal congestion, headaches and other cold symptoms.
Eating ice during menstruation if headache, abdominal pain, menstrual prolongation and other adverse reactions occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time.