Can I eat glutinous rice balls during confinement after a normal birth?

In addition to being eaten on some traditional festivals, foods such as glutinous rice balls can also be eaten as snacks. Some pregnant women miss the taste of glutinous rice balls very much during the confinement period, but they are worried that it will be difficult for the body to recover after eating glutinous rice balls, and it will also have a corresponding impact on breastfeeding. So, can you eat glutinous rice balls during the confinement period?

You can eat glutinous rice balls during the confinement period, but don’t eat too many. Three or four at a time is enough. Because glutinous rice flour is not easy to digest, if you eat too much, it may cause gastrointestinal adhesion, which can cause maternal constipation. Moreover, glutinous rice itself is relatively sweet but not greasy. Eating too much will affect breast milk, thus affecting the taste of the baby. If the mother has a caesarean section, it is recommended not to eat dumplings within one month after the operation. Because there is relatively little activity in the initial period after giving birth, abdominal distension is very likely to occur, and pregnant women eating high-sugar foods will cause increased bloating, which will have a certain impact on postpartum recovery.

Common problems of eating glutinous rice balls for pregnant women

1. Sweet fillings can make diabetic patients' blood sugar levels uncontrollable, so pregnant women with diabetes are forbidden to eat glutinous rice balls.

2. Pregnant women with weak digestion or poor gastrointestinal function should not eat too many dumplings.

3. When eating glutinous rice balls during confinement, you should put less sugar in them. If you want to add sugar, it is recommended to use old brown sugar, which will not change the taste and can also be used as a nutritional supplement, killing two birds with one stone.

4. It is best to eat glutinous rice balls in the afternoon, when the body's stomach and intestines are at their strongest, and there is plenty of time to digest and absorb the excess calories in the glutinous rice balls.

5. When eating glutinous rice balls, you can add some spicy ingredients, such as onion, ginger, garlic, chili pepper, etc., to balance the depressing effect of the glutinous rice balls and reduce the harm to the stomach. Therefore, it is best to eat glutinous rice balls with some cold dishes, such as garlic eggplant, onion and fungus, etc., which are not only delicious and refreshing, but also more nutritionally balanced.

6. Peanut kernels, white sesame seeds, red bean paste, etc. are high in phosphorus, which will aggravate the condition of patients with chronic kidney disease. Pregnant women with chronic kidney disease should pay attention.

Eating tangyuan is not suitable for everyone

It is not suitable for the elderly, children and other people with weak digestion to eat too much dumplings. In addition, experts especially remind the following six types of people not to eat more dumplings: patients with hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease, diabetics, patients with acute gastroenteritis, those who have just recovered from a long illness, and patients with fever.

Feeding children with glutinous rice balls

Because glutinous rice is relatively sticky, children over one year old are likely to get the glutinous rice stuck in their esophagus and block their respiratory system. Therefore, don't feed your baby glutinous rice balls. In addition, if there is a child around 3 years old at home, it is best to divide the food into 1/3 or 1/4 for him to eat, and let the child chew it thoroughly and swallow it before taking the second bite. There is no need to eat too fast or too quickly, and the child should be advised not to play while eating.