What should pregnant women eat if they have damp-heat in their stomach?

If a pregnant woman has damp heat in her stomach, she will be more likely to get inflamed after eating. Damp heat in the stomach is not conducive to digestion. In this case, the pregnant woman cannot eat some foods to nourish herself and her child. So what should pregnant women with damp heat in their stomach eat to reduce heat? Many of the things that we ordinary people eat to reduce heat are not suitable for pregnant women. What can pregnant women eat to relieve dampness and heat in their stomachs?

In the treatment of damp-heat, the pathogenic factors should be eliminated by clearing away heat, detoxifying, promoting dampness removal and warming the body to give the pathogenic factors a way out. Since the dampness is stagnant in the middle and lower Jiao, the way for it to go away is to facilitate urination. Therefore, eliminating dampness and promoting urination are important methods for treating damp-heat. Damp-heat can be divided into two types: those that are more heat-oriented and those that are more damp-oriented. For cases with a tendency toward heat, attention should be paid to clearing away heat and protecting Yin; for cases with a tendency toward dampness, attention should be paid to eliminating dampness and protecting Yang.

The best way to remove dampness and heat is to eat some whole grains and vegetables. You can eat more mung bean soup, winter melon soup, and red bean soup. Loofah, cucumber, tomato, bitter gourd. These have the effect of removing dampness and relieving heat, and are harmless to the fetus. Among them, the best effect of removing moisture is red bean and barley porridge, of course, the effect will be better if red beans are used. The effect of mung beans in clearing heat is quite obvious. Generally speaking, you can also eat more winter melon or dry the winter melon peel and soak it in water to drink, which also has a particularly good effect in removing moisture. Bitter melon and loofah also have significant effects in removing moisture. Pregnant women with severe dampness and heat should not eat too much meat and eggs, and should not eat too much aquatic animals in general.

Dietary taboos for pregnant women with damp heat:

1. Do not eat too many eggs: Pregnant women should not eat more than three eggs a day.

2. It is not advisable to take ginseng royal jelly: it can easily cause poisoning or allergies.

3. Avoid eating salted fish: Eating fresh fish is good for pregnant women, but it is not advisable to eat salty fish.

For pregnant women with damp heat in the stomach and intestines, the best thing to do is to eat some whole grains or fruits and vegetables to help reduce heat. When pregnant women choose methods to reduce internal heat, they should consider the condition of the fetus and some things should not be eaten casually. In particular, some antipyretic drugs should never be taken without a doctor's instructions. Don't eat too many eggs.