Future Health Frontiers Q&A Women’s Health

When should women not drink more tea?

Asked by:Skadi

Asked on:Apr 07, 2026 09:45 AM

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  • Helen Helen

    Apr 07, 2026

      Drinking more tea can promote food digestion and refresh the mind, so nowadays tea shops are opening one after another. However, tea cannot be drunk at every time, especially female Friends, please pay special attention to prevent your health from getting worse as you drink more! The periods when it is less suitable for female friends to drink tea are:

      1. When the menstrual period comes every month

      Because menstrual blood will consume a lot of iron in the body at this time, so female friends should supplement more iron-rich fruits and vegetables at this time, such as spinach, Grape and apples and other fruits. However, if you are accustomed to drinking tea when you are full at this time, the tea contains up to 50% tannic acid, which will hinder the absorption of iron by our intestinal mucosa and greatly reduce the degree of iron absorption. Therefore, it is easy to precipitate with the iron in the chyme or the iron stones in the blood tonic in the intestines.

      2. Pregnant women are not suitable for drinking tea during pregnancy.

      Generally, strong tea contains coffee Alkali concentration as high as 10% will increase the number and frequency of pregnant women's urine and heartbeat, as well as increase the load on the heart and kidneys of pregnant women, and may even lead to pregnancy poisoning, so it is best to drink less tea.

      3. Pregnant women should not drink too much tea before giving birth.

      Because if you drink too much strong tea before giving birth, the caffeine in the tea will have a stimulating effect and cause insomnia. If a pregnant woman does not get enough sleep before giving birth, it may cause exhaustion during delivery, and even cause dystocia, which will be troublesome!

      4. Mothers who want to breastfeed themselves after giving birth should not drink too much tea.

      Because if you drink a lot of tea during this period, the high concentration of tannic acid in the tea will be absorbed by the mucous membranes, which will affect the blood circulation of the mammary gland, inhibit the secretion of milk, and cause insufficient milk secretion. After the mother drinks the tea, the caffeine in the tea will penetrate into the milk and indirectly affect the breast milk. baby , to the baby’s body healthy unfavorable.

      5. Women going through menopause should not drink too much tea.

      In addition to dizziness and fatigue, menopausal women sometimes experience rapid heartbeat, bad temper, poor sleep quality, etc. Drinking too much tea will aggravate these symptoms, so if you are a tea drinker who is in these special stages, it is best to stop in moderation to avoid damaging your body!

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