What are the methods to clear fetal toxins before delivery?

Fetal toxins are actually caused by women consuming too much spicy and irritating food during pregnancy, which leads to excessive heat in the body. These harmful substances affect the healthy development of the fetus and will also cause certain harm to the pregnant woman herself. Therefore, many pregnant mothers will start to clear fetal toxins through diet when they are seven or eight months pregnant. So what are the specific methods?

The fetal toxins can be eliminated by the mother eating goose eggs, but it is not advisable to take medicine.

"Clearing fetal toxins" is more popular in the south, especially in Guangdong. The older generation believes that the climate and water quality in the south are hot and very toxic. Therefore, pregnant women must clear fetal toxins before giving birth, otherwise the baby's skin will easily develop rashes. One of the most popular recipes for clearing fetal toxins is: add a small handful of white lotus roots and an egg, boil three bowls of water into one bowl of water, and add rock sugar or brown sugar when it is almost done. There are various other methods of "clearing fetal toxins" among the people, such as mung bean and old pigeon soup, goose eggs, soy milk, etc.

However, from the perspective of Western medicine, there is no so-called fetal toxicity during pregnancy. However, if pregnant women consume too much spicy and fried food during pregnancy, it is very likely that heat toxins will be passed to the fetus, causing eczema in the baby. Although it can cause eczema, Western medicine does not recommend pregnant women to eat foods containing drugs or medicinal ingredients, such as tortoise jelly and other foods made with medicinal ingredients. It is still recommended that pregnant mothers eat more vegetables, drink more water, and keep bowel movements smooth in the later stages of pregnancy, so that there is no need to use the methods mentioned above to deliberately detoxify.

In fact, the so-called clearing of fetal toxins means that pregnant women should eat more foods that can remove dampness and heat in their daily diet. It is best to maintain a light and nutritious diet during pregnancy. This will be beneficial to the normal development of the fetus and will not allow the so-called fetal toxins to remain in the body. If a pregnant woman is a little worried, she can eat a goose egg every other day after eight months of pregnancy.