What should you avoid eating during early pregnancy?

Pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy need to pay special attention to their diet. It is best to consume more nutrients that are beneficial to the development of the embryo, such as protein foods, oleic acid, energy, various nutrients and minerals. Spicy food, irritating food, fried food and some foods that are very easy to cause heat are best eaten less or not. There are many things that you cannot eat in the early stages of pregnancy. Pregnant mothers should pay attention to this. So, what are the most taboo foods in the early stages of pregnancy?

1. Fresh fruits that cannot be eaten. Lychee twigs and dried longan can easily cause constipation. Persimmon cakes can easily cause stomach stones. Melon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and peaches can easily cause diarrhea. Pineapple and durian can easily cause poor appetite. Fresh bayberry wine can easily cause excessive stomach acid.

2. Drinks that cannot be consumed. Strong tea, freshly ground coffee, soda, cold food

3. Broccoli. People have always believed that broccoli is rich in iron, which has the effect of nourishing blood and qi, so it is regarded as a good vegetable for preventing anemia during pregnancy. In fact, broccoli contains very little copper, but it contains a lot of oxalic acid. Oxalic acid can affect the digestion and absorption of zinc and calcium. The calcium and zinc content in pregnant women's bodies decreases, affecting the development of the fetus.

4. Hawthorn fruit. Pregnant women prefer to eat sour things, so hawthorn fruit becomes the preferred fresh fruit. Hawthorn fruit has a stimulating effect on the uterus. Pregnant women who eat more may cause uterine contractions and cause the possibility of miscarriage, so they should eat less.

5. Canned fruit foods. A certain amount of preservatives, such as artificial melanin, spices, additives, etc., are added to canned fruit foods during the production process. Although this preservative has little effect on healthy adults, it is harmful to the health of pregnant women if they consume too much. In addition, the nutritional value of canned foods is not high. After high-temperature processing, the vitamins and other nutrients in the foods have been destroyed to a certain extent.

6. Beef liver containing too much growth hormone. Germany and the United Kingdom have clearly warned pregnant women to eat less beef liver. Because too many fattening agents are added to modern concentrated feeds for rapid fattening of livestock, which contain high levels of vitamin D, it accumulates in large amounts in protein foods. If pregnant women eat more beef liver, a large amount of vitamin D will easily enter the body, which will cause great harm to the baby's development and may even cause fetal malformation.

7. Potatoes for long-term storage. Potatoes contain flavonoids, and the longer the potatoes are stored, the higher the flavonoid content. Excessive consumption of this type of potatoes can affect the normal growth and development of the fetus and cause fetal deformities. Of course, there are great individual differences among people, and not everyone will experience abnormalities after taking it, but it is better for pregnant women not to eat it, especially potatoes that have been stored for a long time.

8. Spices. Pregnant women eat spices, such as fennel, star anise, pepper, pepper, star anise, five-spice powder, etc., which can easily consume gastrointestinal water, slow down gastrointestinal metabolism, and cause gastrointestinal dryness and constipation. After constipation occurs, pregnant women will inevitably hold their breath to defecate, which will increase the abdominal pressure and compress the fetus in the uterus, easily leading to adverse effects such as fetal movement disorder and premature birth.

9. Chicken essence. The main component of chicken essence is monosodium glutamate. After the two are combined with zinc in the blood, they are excreted from the urine. Excessive intake of chicken essence will consume a lot of zinc, causing calcium deficiency in pregnant women. Zinc is essential for the development of the fetus, so pregnant women should eat less.

10. Salt. Pregnant women should not consume more than 20 grams of sodium per day. Eating too much sodium can cause edema and increase blood pressure. If a pregnant woman suffers from certain diseases, such as heart disease, chronic kidney disease, etc., she should avoid salt or eat low-sodium salt from the beginning of pregnancy. If she is found to suffer from pregnancy-induced hypertension, she should also avoid salt.

11. Acidic fruits. Because of the pregnancy reaction in the early stages of pregnancy, most pregnant women like to eat some acidic fruits, thinking that acidic fruits can relieve vomiting during pregnancy, and some people even use some acid and alkaline drugs indiscriminately to stop vomiting. In fact, acidic fruits and acid-alkaline drugs are one of the main culprits causing fetal deformities. In the first ten days or so of pregnancy, it is best not to eat or eat less acidic fruits or acid-base medicines.

12. Artificial sugar. Artificial sugars are completely different from sugar. Sugar is obtained from sugar cane and Brussels sprouts. Artificial sugar is extracted from medium-temperature coal tar. It has no nutritional value, and pure artificial sugar is harmless to the body. However, pregnant women should not take excessive amounts of artificial sugar for a long time, or drink a lot of beverages containing artificial sugar. Artificial sugar has a very irritating effect on the gastrointestinal mucosa and affects the function of some digestive and absorptive enzymes.