Which fruits are not suitable for pregnant women?

Pregnant women must pay attention to their daily lives. Daily diet is not only related to the pregnant woman herself, but also directly affects the baby in the belly. Therefore, you must pay attention to it in daily life. There are many foods suitable for pregnant women in life. Of course, there are some foods that are not suitable for pregnant women. You should be more careful when eating fruits. So which fruits are not suitable for pregnant women? Let’s take a look at it below.

Hawthorn: It can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and promote menstruation, and has a certain contraction effect on the uterus. In the early stages of pregnancy, you should eat it in small amounts. Pregnant women with a history of miscarriage or signs of miscarriage should avoid eating it, even hawthorn products are no exception.

Lychee and longan: From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, after a woman becomes pregnant, her constitution tends to be hotter and her yin blood is often insufficient. At this time, some hot fruits such as lychee and longan should be eaten in moderation, otherwise it is easy to cause symptoms of getting angry such as constipation and mouth ulcers. Pregnant women with threatened miscarriage should be especially cautious, because hot fruits are more likely to cause fetal movement disorder.

Watermelon: You should not eat more than 250g of fruit per day. Eat watermelon in limited amounts. Eating watermelon in moderation can act as a diuretic, but eating too much can easily cause dehydration in pregnant women. People with fetal movement disorder and fetal bleeding (with symptoms of premature birth) should avoid eating it. Moreover, watermelon has a high sugar content, and eating too much can easily cause gestational diabetes.

Citrus: There are many varieties of citrus, including sweet orange, southern orange, seedless tangerine, grapefruit, etc. They all have the common advantages of being rich in nutrition and valuable all over. Its juice is rich in citric acid, amino acids, carbohydrates, fat, multiple vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, and is a food that pregnant women like to eat. However, although citrus fruits are delicious, you should not eat too many of them. Because citrus fruits are warm in nature and sweet in taste, they replenish yang and qi, but excessive consumption will have no benefit to the body and can easily cause dryness and heat, causing people to get angry, and develop stomatitis, periodontitis, pharyngitis, etc. Pregnant women should not eat more than 3 citrus fruits a day, with a total weight of less than 250 grams.

Through the above introduction, we know which fruits are not suitable for pregnant women. Pregnant friends must pay attention to their daily diet. They should have a balanced diet and comprehensive nutrition during pregnancy. Pregnant women should also pay attention to care in life, try not to get tired, and have a reasonable life routine.