Can I eat fish when I'm pregnant?

People should try to strictly control their diet when they are just pregnant. There are some foods that they absolutely cannot eat, but fish can be eaten. In this way, they can take in the protein and calcium in them, making the nutrients in their bodies more colorful, and can also promote the development and growth of the bones of the fetus in their belly.

Being too fat can easily lead to difficult labor, increase the chance of caesarean section, make it easier to give birth to a fetus with neural tube defects, and make it difficult to regain a slim and graceful figure.

Eating nutritious foods is very important for women from the moment they start trying to conceive. Once pregnant, a woman must take in all the nutrients she and her fetus need. From the second trimester of pregnancy, the fetus develops rapidly and the nutritional requirements increase greatly. So we can no longer have no taboos in diet. Let's take a look at what we need to pay attention to.

During pregnancy and pregnancy disorders, the following foods should be avoided:

1. Barley malt

According to previous experience, women should avoid eating barley malt during pregnancy. As it is said in "Bencao Zheng": Pregnant women should not take too much malt. It is also good at inducing labor and abortion. "Pharmaceutical Chemistry" also says: People with phlegm, fire, asthma and pregnant women should not use malt.

2. Oats

It has the power to lubricate the intestines and move them downward, so it has a certain effect of inducing labor. Pregnant women should avoid eating it.

3. Job’s tears

According to the experience of ancient doctors, it is advisable for pregnant women to avoid eating it. "Dietary Notes" says: Because of its nature of being good and having a downward tendency, pregnant women who eat it will have a miscarriage. Wang Mengying, a food doctor in the Qing Dynasty, also warned: Job's tears are mainly downward-flowing in nature, so pregnant women should avoid eating them. "Bencao Jingshu" also clearly states: It is forbidden to use during pregnancy.

4. Donkey meat

It is mild in nature and sour and sweet in taste. Although it has the effect of nourishing blood and replenishing qi, according to previous experience, pregnant women should avoid eating donkey meat. As recorded in the "Daily Materia Medica": Donkey meat, if eaten by pregnant women, will cause difficult labor.

5. Rabbit

It has a cool nature, can cool blood and promote blood circulation, but it can also easily damage human yang energy, so pregnant people should avoid eating it. For example, Wang Mengying, a food doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said in "Sui Xi Ju Diet": Rabbit meat is sweet and cold, and cools the blood. Eating too much will damage the Yuan Yang, and pregnant women should especially avoid it.

6. Sparrow meat

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sparrows can strengthen the yang and stimulate sexual desire. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says: Bird meat is not suitable for people with yin deficiency and internal heat as well as pregnant women. "Dietary Tips" also says: Pregnant women who eat sparrow meat and drink alcohol will become promiscuous. Eating too much bird brain can cause miscarriage and make the baby's eyesight impaired. Therefore, pregnant women should avoid eating too much sparrow meat and sparrow brain.