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Complete List of Precautions for Pregnant WomenWhat Pregnant Women Should Not Eat:
1. Leeks, malt (sugar): Effective for postpartum milk suppression, but they can affect hormone secretion and may cause nausea and vomiting.
2. Coix seeds: Used to eliminate abnormal cells in the body. However, since the fertilized egg is not considered a normal cell to the body, the effects of coix seeds may inhibit the growth of the fertilized egg. Therefore, it should be avoided as much as possible.
3. Spicy foods: Spices like chili peppers, pepper, and Sichuan peppercorns are highly stimulating and can cause constipation in normal people. If women who are planning to conceive or already pregnant consume large amounts of these foods, they may also experience digestive issues.
4. MSG: Excessive consumption of MSG can affect zinc absorption, which is not good for the development of the fetus's nervous system.
5. Longans: In traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that most pregnant women have a deficiency of yin blood. Consuming ginseng can cause excessive qi and yin consumption, worsening early pregnancy symptoms, edema, and high blood pressure. Longans are pungent and warm, helping to boost yang, and pregnant women who eat them may easily cause blood flow and miscarriage.
6. Pregnant women should avoid eating hot foods because they increase internal heat, which hinders the body's ability to gather blood and nourish the fetus. Lychees and longans are exactly such fruits.
What Fruits Pregnant Women Should Not Eat:
7. Processed foods and canned foods: Although processed semi-finished foods are delicious, they require the addition of certain additives during processing, such as artificial colors, flavorings, sweeteners, and preservatives. Expectant mothers should eat them as little as possible.
8. Ginseng: A powerful qi-tonic, excessive consumption of ginseng by pregnant women can lead to qi dominance and yin deficiency, making them prone to irritability. It may also cause vomiting, edema, and high blood pressure, potentially leading to bleeding, miscarriage, and premature birth. Additionally, other tonics like deer antler, deer placenta, and royal jelly should also be avoided by expectant mothers.
9. Spices like fennel, Sichuan peppercorns, chili powder, and pepper: They are hot and irritating, and since pregnant women already have slower intestinal movement, consuming these foods can easily cause constipation.
10. Pork liver: Many people believe pork liver is good for blood, but it has a blood-dispelling effect, which can disperse waste blood in the uterus. However, since there is no waste blood in the uterus during pregnancy, it may instead cause early miscarriage.
11. Chewing betel nuts: Pregnant women who eat betel nuts or women who have chewed betel nuts for a long time before pregnancy have a risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, and birth defects that is twice as high as normal.
12. Anti-nausea medication may cause fetal malformations.
13. Water chestnuts are absolutely not edible.