What you can not eat pregnant

Before, they didn’t think about what pregnant women should and should not, 

our grandmothers

adhered to one rule - you need to eat for two .. For 9 months a woman has been a single whole with her child. It has long been proven that the health of her child and even the duration of his life depend on the nutrition and health status of the mother, so you need to approach the selection of the diet responsibly. However, modern doctors refute this version, arguing that a pregnant woman should not eat 2 times more, but 2 times better.

Approved and Recommended Pregnancy Products

The nutrition of a pregnant woman is a very serious matter. It also applies to the amount of food. If there is too much, a quick weight gain and a large fruit are provided. If there is little, the child will be lightweight, he will not have enough nutrients. To this is added toxicosis, which prevents a woman from eating normally.

The use of carbohydrates in large quantities can not be called useful. The mass is growing, but the child still lacks useful substances.

The main reason pregnant women should not be overeating is too fast weight gain.

The list of products recommended during pregnancy includes:

• Fresh and stewed vegetables. Vegetables, as you know, are always useful to everyone. They can be eaten fresh or stewed. Especially during pregnancy, it is recommended to eat fresh carrots, cucumbers, spinach, broccoli, pumpkin. They are useful for both mother and baby, help to avoid constipation and strengthen immunity.
• Whole grains. Cereals contain fiber and a huge amount of vitamins. A pregnant woman needs to eat oatmeal, buckwheat, and natural granola daily.
• The eggs. Eggs contain a lot of vitamins and protein, they need to be eaten boiled, no more than 2 pieces per day. Be sure to cook hard-boiled to avoid infection by pathogenic bacteria.
• Dairy products. Natural yoghurts without dyes, fermented baked milk, kefir, yogurt improve the digestive tract, normalize digestion and strengthen the immune system. But you must monitor the expiration date and composition of the product. The abundance of colors and flavors will not be useful.
• Meat and fish. Of course, meat contains valuable protein, so eating it is a must. The most useful is considered dietary lean meat, for example, beef, chicken, turkey, rabbit. Sea fish is also healthy, it contains valuable phosphorus and fatty acids. From the use of fatty, fried meat, barbecue, smoked and salted fish must be abandoned.
• Beans Beans, lentils, peas contain a large amount of vitamins. They help to gain a "useful" mass, contribute to the normalization of the intestines, which is also important during pregnancy. However, it must be remembered that these products increase gas production.

A balanced diet includes proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals. The more diverse the diet, the more various beneficial substances enter the body of a woman.

Which products should be discarded

Sometimes during pregnancy, a woman wants something tasty, but she doubts whether it will be dangerous for the fetus. Doctors believe that everything is possible in small quantities, but you need to monitor your diet.

If we talk about the fact that you can’t eat pregnant, you need to clarify, all cases are individual. Sometimes the reaction to a particular product is unpredictable.

It is not always necessary to completely eliminate these products from the diet, but they will have to significantly limit their use. Non-recommended food products include:

• Spicy spices. Spicy food provokes the development of gastritis, irritates the intestinal and gastric mucosa, and can also cause uterine tone. Acute is recommended for pregnant women just before the birth to stimulate contractions.
• Cabbage. Cabbage is useful and has a lot of vitamins, but during pregnancy the amount of this useful vegetable is better to reduce. The fact is that cabbage causes a strong gas formation, which can lead to bloating and even tone of the uterus. This is accompanied by pain.
• Smoked meats. Smoked foods increase the load on the stomach and pancreas, are poorly digested. Smoked fish loses most of the nutrients, so these foods are not needed in the diet.
• Coffee. Coffee during pregnancy raises blood pressure and also increases the risk of miscarriage. If the doctor allows the woman a cup of coffee, then rarely and weak.
• Alcohol. There is not a single doctor who would not argue that alcohol is harmful to the baby and the expectant mother. The reasons why pregnant women should not drink alcohol are obvious. Alcoholic beverages increase the load on the liver and kidneys, which, during pregnancy, work with a double force, and also have a toxic effect on the fetus, even in small quantities.
• Sweets. Refusing sweets is not necessary at all, but it is necessary to reduce the use of chocolate, biscuits, creams, replacing them with candied fruit, marshmallows, dryers, dried fruits, natural jam.

When buying products, a woman should pay attention to shelf life and composition. If there are a lot of E-additives, various flavor enhancers, it is advisable to refuse such food. It is important for the future mother to feel good, as her condition affects the baby. Improper nutrition quickly makes itself felt poor and digestive.

Useful but dangerous products

There are a number of products that are generally useful for the body both during pregnancy and without it, but can cause an unexpected reaction. A woman does not always realize that they need to be treated with caution.

The first thing to remember is that there is always a risk of allergies. Even if a woman has never encountered allergic reactions before pregnancy, the likelihood of her occurring during the bearing of a child increases several times. This is due to the fact that the immune system begins to work differently.

The list of similar products includes:

• Seafood. Seafood rich in phosphorus and vitamins, however, can lead to infection by viruses and bacteria. Smoked fish, oysters, mussels, sushi are especially dangerous. Any seafood must be carefully selected and cooked.

• Honey. It would seem that pregnant women should not eat honey. It has a huge amount of vitamins, and with colds it is indispensable. The thing is that honey is a very strong allergen. It is difficult to predict which kind of honey and what kind of reaction will arise. If you really want honey, then you need to try quite a bit and look at the reaction of the body. The rash, nausea, burning sensation in the stomach suggests that you will have to forget about honey during pregnancy.
• Sausage. Sausages themselves have not been considered useful for a long time, but during child bearing it is especially recommended to avoid the use of smoked and uncooked smoked sausages. It is not only harmful to the pancreas and stomach, but also dangerous due to food poisoning. During pregnancy, poisoning is harder and can harm the baby.
• Dairy. Milk is undoubtedly healthy, it has a lot of calcium. But products containing unpasteurized milk are dangerous because they can lead to infection by bacteria. The list of such products includes mozzarella, unboiled milk, natural cottage cheese.
• Herbal tea. Herbs soothe, strengthen the nervous system, normalize blood pressure. But not all herbs are allowed during pregnancy. Some of them can cause allergies, others can provoke a miscarriage. Before using herbal tea, you must make sure its safety.

Doctors try to give patients memos about what to eat and what to avoid. If a woman has a question, she can ask it to her doctor. If signs of poisoning or allergies appear, you must call an ambulance.

Signs of malnutrition

The body of a woman during pregnancy becomes especially sensitive. He himself reports that the pregnant woman is doing something wrong. For example, not all women know why pregnant women should not sleep on their backs. This is due to the fact that the load on the lower back increases significantly, and the vessels of the placenta in this position are squeezed. This will be reported by a aching back, and the child himself, who for a long time begins to kick and wake his mother so that she rolls over.

If a woman does not eat properly during the bearing, she will have the following symptoms:

• Inadequate weight gain or weight loss. If a woman gains little weight, then most of the nutrients take the fetus. However, all reserves are exhaustible. Physical exhaustion during pregnancy is dangerous and can lead to miscarriage.
• Poor condition of teeth, nails, hair. During pregnancy, hair may fall out and be cut off, the nails may peel off, and the teeth may break down. This condition indicates a lack of calcium and phosphorus in the body and is adjusted by nutrition.
• Constant heartburn. When the uterus begins to put pressure on the stomach, heartburn appears, and it is considered the norm during pregnancy. But constant and severe heartburn indicates a pathology. Perhaps the woman’s diet has too much sweet, salty, spicy, fried.
• Constipation or diarrhea. The stool also depends on hormones, but with the help of nutrition you can always correct the situation. A woman should monitor regular bowel movements, as it can put pressure on the uterus, provoking a tone.
• Nausea and vomiting. The appearance of nausea can be caused by toxicosis, however, even in this case, women noted that nausea occurs after eating certain foods.
• Too fast weight gain. Quick weight gain is also not useful. He talks about the abundance of carbohydrates in the diet, as well as edema. In this case, the doctor will say that you should not eat pregnant to avoid problems. For example, it recommends reducing the intake of salt, which retains fluid.

The deteriorating state of the mother immediately affects the child. If you have problems with nutrition, you must consult a doctor and get advice. The doctor will advise how to change the diet, what to remove or what to add. Also, a woman can herself monitor her well-being. If after using any product it becomes bad, then it must be excluded.

The dangers of malnutrition during pregnancy

Do not be easy to eat during pregnancy. It affects not only the weight of the woman and the child, but also the development of the fetus, the formation of internal organs.

If the pregnant woman does not monitor her diet and does not listen to the doctor's recommendations, this can lead to a number of complications:

• Gestosis. This dangerous condition occurs in late pregnancy and is accompanied by a sharp increase in blood pressure. It is difficult to determine its causes, but the number of provoking factors also includes malnutrition, which affects the work of internal organs.
• Anemia. If a woman lacks vitamins, minerals, proteins, she begins to have a hemoglobin deficiency. Since this protein carries oxygen, oxygen starvation begins in the fetus, which negatively affects its development.
• Weak labor. If a woman is exhausted, she does not have enough strength for a full birth. The birth itself can be protracted, and the attempts are weak. It is also fraught with fetal hypoxia.
• Miscarriage. Also, one of the dangerous and irreparable consequences of exhaustion and malnutrition is a miscarriage or premature birth. The body simply can not bear the baby, the placenta does not develop normally, which leads to termination of pregnancy.

• Premature detachment of the placenta. If the placenta is separated from the uterus before childbirth, this leads to impaired nutrition and blood circulation of the fetus. The probability of death of the child in this case is 50%. There is also a high probability of bleeding and complications for the mother.
• Intrauterine growth retardation. If the child does not have enough nutrients and vitamins, there will be a delay in development. This applies not only to physical parameters (weight, height, body size), but also to mental development.
• Bleeding. Nutrition also affects blood coagulation. In the postpartum period, this can lead to heavy bleeding.

To avoid all these unpleasant consequences, a woman needs to monitor her diet and consult a doctor in a timely manner when alarming symptoms occur.