Can pregnant women eat five-spice star anise?

During pregnancy, sufficient nutrition absorption is needed to promote regulation and digestion. Generally, pregnant women can eat some light foods with relatively high nutritional value. However, when we cook, we often use star anise and spices, so try to eat less of them, because they will cause body fever and accelerated heartbeat, affecting the growth and development of the fetus and normal blood circulation.

Can I eat star anise when I am pregnant?

Spicy and other irritating foods and condiments Pregnant women who consume too much food containing spicy spices such as pepper, chili, star anise, and fried food can easily consume water in their intestines and reduce the secretion of gastrointestinal glands, thereby causing constipation. After constipation occurs, if pregnant women strain to defecate, the abdominal pressure will increase, compressing the fetus in the uterus, which may cause adverse consequences such as fetal movement disorder, fetal malformation, premature rupture of membranes, spontaneous abortion, premature birth, etc.

Can pregnant women eat star anise?

So can pregnant women eat star anise? The answer is no. If star anise is added during cooking, the star anise seasoning can make pregnant women feel hot all over the body after eating, resulting in palpitations and other behaviors, which will directly affect the fetus.

If the fetus absorbs star anise after ingestion, it will cause fetal fever. This phenomenon cannot properly protect the fetus and may also cause unexpected situations to the fetus.

Pregnant women should stay away from spices that can cause high heat, such as star anise and fennel. Even when you are cooking meat, do not add these spices.

At the same time, people with yin deficiency and excessive fire should avoid eating star anise; patients with eye diseases should avoid eating star anise; people with Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes, menopausal syndrome, and active pulmonary tuberculosis should avoid eating star anise; people with stomach heat and constipation should avoid eating star anise.

What spices can't pregnant women eat?

Avoid eating too much chili pepper: For ordinary people, it is not advisable to eat too much chili pepper, as it can easily cause internal heat and lead to constipation. For a pregnant woman, spicy food can easily cause internal heat, which is not good for the development of the fetus. If the patient has placenta previa, it should be absolutely prohibited to eat. Chili peppers can irritate the stomach and intestines, cause constipation, and increase blood flow.

Avoid eating too many hot foods: Pregnant women should not eat too many hot spices, such as "fennel, anise, pepper, cinnamon, chili, five-spice powder" and other hot spices, as well as fried and stir-fried hot foods, which can easily consume intestinal moisture, reduce gastrointestinal gland secretion, and cause constipation.

Avoid excessive salt intake: If you consume too much salt during pregnancy, you are likely to develop pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome. In severe cases, you may experience symptoms such as headache, dizziness, chest tightness, and vertigo, and even eclampsia, which may endanger the health of mother and baby. Daily salt intake during pregnancy should be controlled within 6 grams. There is a certain relationship between the amount of salt consumed and the incidence of hypertension.

Avoid drinking too much soy sauce: Soy sauce contains 18% salt. Pregnant women should include soy sauce in the calculation of salt intake. At the same time, soy sauce contains preservatives and pigments, so you should try to eat less.