What should pregnant women do if they eat coix seed?

Job's tears is a relatively cool ingredient, and is very good for treating edema and urinary problems. However, for special groups such as pregnant women, they should not eat job's tears. Pregnant women should pay more attention to their diet during pregnancy, especially avoiding foods that may cause miscarriage, and pay attention to their work and rest schedules to provide the best environment for the development of the fetus.

1. Job's tears is a food and medicine, and Chinese medicine believes that it has a smooth and slippery texture. Pharmacological experiments have shown that coix seed has an excitatory effect on uterine smooth muscle, which can promote uterine contraction and thus may induce miscarriage.

2. Whether to eat or not depends on the individual. Whether pregnant women can eat coix seed depends on the individual and needs. If there are symptoms such as edema, difficulty urinating, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, expectant mothers can use it with confidence under the guidance of an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner. If you add some coix seed when cooking soup or porridge, you don’t need to worry too much. Because the amount of coix seeds used in these cases is not large, it is relatively safe.

3. If a pregnant woman accidentally eats coix seeds, and if she cares too much about it, or even gets angry and worries about it, the impact on the fetus may be far more serious than a few small coix seeds. Of course, if you are very concerned about the effect of coix seed on the uterus, or have never eaten coix seed before, you don’t have to eat it.

4. If you accidentally eat a little bit, it will not have much impact. However, if you eat too much and feel uncomfortable, you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. There are no reports in the literature of cases of miscarriage caused by uterine excitement due to taking coix seed.

Dietary taboos during pregnancy

1. Good foods: foods rich in vitamins; foods rich in nutrients such as iron, calcium, sodium, magnesium, copper, zinc, etc.; foods rich in unsaturated fatty acids; foods rich in protein; foods rich in iodine.

2. Avoid eating: high-fat foods; high-sugar diets, which put pregnant mothers at risk of developing diabetes; cold and spicy foods, which can easily increase the gastrointestinal burden of pregnant mothers.

3. Pay attention to the diversity of your diet and ensure that you consume different types of food every day. Don’t be picky about any one type of food. Eat a balanced diet and avoid greasy, spicy and irritating foods.

There is no food that is absolutely not edible. Generally speaking, any food will not cause any problem if you don't eat too much. Moreover, each food has different effects on people due to their different physical constitutions. Don't let the psychological worries caused by food affect the development of the fetus. Relaxing your body and mind is far more important than eating worrying foods.