Can I eat grapes during early pregnancy?

Xinjiang in China is a magical place. It is not only rich in beautiful women, but also produces some particularly sweet fruits due to the particularly long temperature difference. Of course, grapes are also one of the most delicious and hot-selling fruits in Xinjiang. However, because pregnant women have a very special and sensitive physique, they must be very careful about some diets. So let’s find out whether you can eat grapes in the early stages of pregnancy.

1. Can I eat grapes in early pregnancy?

You can eat grapes in early pregnancy. Although grapes can help to stabilize the fetus and relieve edema during pregnancy, they are also a diuretic. Mothers in the late stages of pregnancy should try to eat less grapes. People with diabetes and constipation should also eat less.

Grapes are mild in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and enter the lung, spleen, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of replenishing qi and blood, benefiting the liver and kidneys, producing body fluids, strengthening tendons and bones, relieving cough and relieving restlessness, replenishing qi and blood, and promoting urination. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as qi and blood deficiency, lung deficiency cough, palpitations and night sweats, rheumatism and pain, stranguria, edema, etc. It can also be used as an auxiliary treatment for symptoms such as spleen deficiency and weak qi, shortness of breath and fatigue, edema, and difficulty urinating.

Grapes contain natural polymerized phenols that can combine with proteins in viruses or bacteria to make them lose their ability to transmit diseases. It is especially effective in killing hepatitis viruses and polio viruses. Grapes contain a compound called resveratrol, which can prevent normal cells from becoming cancerous and inhibit the spread of malignant cells. It has strong anti-cancer functions.

Grapes contain vitamin B12, which has anti-pernicious anemia effects, especially red grape wine made from fermented grapes with skins, which contains about 12 to 15 mg of vitamin B12 per liter. Therefore, drinking red grape wine regularly is beneficial in treating pernicious anemia. Modern pharmacological research has shown that grapes also contain vitamin P. Taking 15 grams of grape seed oil orally can reduce the toxicity of gastric acid, and taking 12 grams orally can achieve a choleretic effect, thus treating gastritis, enteritis, vomiting, etc.

2. Nutritional diet in early pregnancy

1. Maintain appropriate weight gain during pregnancy. Weight gain should not be too slow, nor too fast or too much! Because if it is too slow, it will affect the development of the fetus and cause malnutrition. Developmental delay, etc. However, rapid weight gain can lead to macrosomia, increase the risk of dystocia, and make it more likely to develop diabetes, chronic hypertension, and pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, which may also be detrimental to the child's growth and development after birth.

2. Pay attention to balanced diet and reasonable nutrition. Daily food should be diversified. You cannot be picky about food, you cannot only eat meat and not eat vegetarian food, and you cannot only eat light vegetarian food and not eat meat. These are all bad. And pregnant women need to eat more nutrients than usual. However, we should also avoid overeating, which may cause obesity and other diseases. At the same time, you must eat appropriate whole grains and cereals, as well as fruits and vegetables. Try to eat vegetables and fruits instead of replacing them with fruit juice, etc.

3. Prevent anemia during pregnancy. Women are prone to iron deficiency anemia, and it is even more likely during pregnancy due to the increased need for iron. During this period, you should pay attention to choosing more iron-rich foods, such as lean meat, fish, liver, animal blood products, soybeans and their products. At the same time, vitamin C can promote the absorption of iron.