Patient's question:
At 11 weeks pregnant, I ate some braised food today, including a few duck feet and pork trotters with chicken ribs. Will this affect the baby in my stomach? Later, I ate a lot of sunflower seeds and sugarcane, and I felt a bit uncomfortable, even skipping dinner! Can braised food affect the fetus? It was quite spicy!Doctor's answer:
I'm glad to clarify this for you. According to your description, if you don't eat it frequently, there is no problem, and you don't need to worry. Preserved and marinated foods are mainly likely to contain a lot of seasonings. Eating spicy food will never have a very bad effect on the fetus, but during breastfeeding, you need to pay attention. Most of the brine used for preserved and marinated foods is made with hot seasonings like Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon, five-spice powder, and chili peppers. These seasonings slowly seep into the preserved and marinated foods during the marination process. If pregnant women eat them, it can cause abnormal fetal movement, and in severe cases, it may lead to premature birth. Therefore, pregnant women should not eat preserved and marinated foods. However, eating it occasionally once in a while will be fine.