Diet taboos during ovulation

Ingesting a large amount of high-sugar/ice drinks in a short period of time, consuming more than 300mg of caffeine per day, illegally adding artificial estrogen to the three-no health products, and other various "cannot eat" items posted online are mostly based on personal judgments and cannot be generalized.

Harmful, to be honest, I have seen more outrageous taboos than you have ever seen, such as not eating carrots will kill eggs, not eating mangoes will cause uterine colds, and a little while ago, a little girl who was preparing for pregnancy asked me if she was not allowed to touch tomatoes and scrambled eggs during ovulation. She said online that tomatoes are cold and will affect follicular development. I couldn't laugh or cry. In fact, many so-called "taboos" are spread by rumors. If you really want to clarify them clearly, you have to look at them based on different physical conditions and medical systems. There is no black and white standard answer.

Take the most controversial "raw and cold food" as an example. According to the traditional Chinese medicine system, ovulation is a critical stage for the development of yang energy. Overeating iced drinks and cold foods can easily deplete yang energy and lead to qi and blood stasis. Women who already suffer from uterine cold, ovulation bleeding, and ovulation pain will most likely aggravate their discomfort by consuming iced milk tea and cold beer during this period. There is a girl next to me who never suffers from ovulation pain. She ate popsicles for two days during her last ovulation period, and the pain caused her to lie down at home for half a day. But from the perspective of Western medicine, as long as your gastrointestinal tract tolerates it, cold food will not directly affect ovarian function and egg quality. I have also seen girls who eat popsicles every day in winter, and they still get pregnant normally during ovulation without any discomfort. In fact, the two views do not conflict at all. The core depends on your own body's reaction. Eat when you feel comfortable, and don't touch it if you feel uncomfortable. This is much more reliable than applying some general standard.

Speaking of points that are of reference to everyone, high-sugar foods do need to be slightly controlled. That’s not to say you can’t drink milk tea and eat cakes at all, but don’t eat too much in a short period of time. I once met a girl with polycystic cysts. The follicles that were monitored were well developed. During the ovulation period, she drank full-sugar milk tea and tiramisu for three consecutive days. Then she went for a B-ultrasound and found that the follicles had stopped developing. Later, after checking her blood sugar, it was found that she was insulin resistant. Ingesting a large amount of sugar in a short period of time would cause excessive fluctuations in insulin, directly disrupting hormone levels and affecting ovulation. Even for ordinary women who do not have sugar metabolism problems, eating too much high sugar during ovulation can easily aggravate the problems of oily skin and edema. There is no need to suffer for one bite.

When we talk about drinks, we have to mention caffeine, which is the most frequently asked question. 300mg of caffeine is about the amount of three large American cups. Exceeding this threshold will indeed increase cortisol and aggravate the mood swings, chest bloating, and insomnia problems that are already prone to occur during ovulation. I personally tested it and found that drinking one cup of Americano a day during ovulation has no effect at all. But if you drink three cups a day, you will most likely count sheep with your eyes open at two in the morning, and you will get angry with your partner inexplicably over trivial matters. If you are prone to anxiety and poor sleep, switching to decaffeinated coffee or flower and fruit tea during this period will make your overall state much more comfortable.

The most pitfalls that need to be avoided are actually the three-no health products that illegally add artificial estrogen, such as Internet celebrity breast enhancement pills, universal menstruation pills, and unknown supplements that promote "fertility". I have seen news before that someone took an Internet celebrity pregnancy preparation supplement, and their ovulation hormones were directly disrupted, causing intermittent bleeding for half a month. On the contrary, many people say that "you shouldn't eat natural soy products if you have high estrogen". This is a complete rumor. The soy isoflavones in soy milk and tofu are two-way regulated. If the estrogen in your body is high, it will help you reduce it, and if it is low, it will help you supplement it. Drinking a cup every day will help stabilize hormone levels, and there is no need to eat taboos at all.

You really don’t need to make the ovulation period like a tribulation, and you don’t dare to eat this or touch that. There are many girls around me who have successfully conceived babies. During the ovulation period, they should eat hot pot and drink iced drinks. As long as they don’t go too far, such as eating cold beer and staying up late for a week, there will basically be no problem. After all, diet is only a small factor that affects ovulation. If you stare at dietary taboos every day so anxious that you can’t sleep, it will have a much greater impact on your body than eating a mouthful of iced milk tea, right?