Does Sichuan pepper reduce milk production?

In order to ensure that the baby has enough breast milk to drink, breastfeeding mothers usually eat some foods that can secrete milk, such as pig's trotters, papaya, grass carp and peanuts, etc., but it does not mean that only these foods can be eaten, as long as the food is not likely to cause milk withdrawal. Therefore, some mothers ask, can pepper and aniseed reduce milk during breastfeeding? Does pepper reduce milk?

Peppercorn is hot in nature and is a kind of seasoning for spicy food. If breastfeeding mothers eat these peppercorns or star anise seasonings, they are prone to getting irritated, which can lead to constipation. In addition, peppercorns and star anise have the effect of weaning. After mothers eat them, they are likely to have weaning symptoms, which seriously affects the duration of breastfeeding. Therefore, mothers who are breastfeeding should avoid eating peppercorns, star anise and other such seasonings.

In addition to pepper and aniseed, breastfeeding mothers are not recommended to eat leeks. Although amaranth itself is rich and diverse in vitamins (including vitamin C and B1, B2) and cellulose, carotene, minerals, etc., it can help promote intestinal motility and prevent constipation and gastrointestinal diseases. However, because it is rich in vitamins, if you eat it during breastfeeding, it will affect milk secretion and even affect the baby's gastrointestinal tract, causing the baby to have diarrhea symptoms.

In addition, the use of long beans, green beans, black fungus, eggplant and other foods all have the effect of reducing milk, so breastfeeding mothers must avoid eating them. If you have any questions, it is better to consult a doctor or an experienced mother before eating.

Peppercorns have a certain practical effect in reducing milk production. Peppercorns are a spicy food and should not be consumed by breastfeeding women. If consumed in excess, it can easily reduce the secretion of milk. In addition, if women have yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire after giving birth, they should also eat less pepper to prevent heat from being generated, which can easily cause getting angry, consume qi and damage body fluid, and aggravate constipation.

In addition to not eating pepper, you should also pay attention to avoiding eating onions, ginger, garlic and other irritating foods as much as possible to prevent the irritating ingredients of these spicy foods from entering the baby's body through breast milk and making the baby irritable.

In addition, during breastfeeding, women should try to eat more light-tasting, easily digestible foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as high-protein foods, to meet the nutritional needs of themselves and their babies.