For your health, you always need to have a balanced diet, but this requirement becomes much more important during pregnancy. You are no longer alone and you need to try to meet the essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals that your baby developing in your womb needs.
It is useful to be informed about the foods to avoid as well as a balanced and healthy diet during pregnancy. This way, you can make the best choices for your baby's health and have your baby without risking your own health.
If you normally prefer to consume undercooked meat. You should stop this habit as soon as you find out you are pregnant. Meat products that have a high potential to contain bacteria that threaten your health, such as coli bacteria, toxoplasma and salmonella, may prevent you from having a healthy pregnancy. For this reason, when you consume meat, regardless of red meat, white meat or seafood, you should make sure that your meals are well cooked.
Delicatessen products such as salami, sausage, ham and sausage contain a bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause miscarriage. Since this bacterium has the ability to cross the placenta, it can infect babies and cause infection and blood poisoning.
Fish containing high levels of mercury should be avoided during pregnancy. Scientific research has shown that there is a link between consuming foods containing mercury during pregnancy and developmental delays and brain damage in the baby. Apart from fish containing high mercury, fish caught from lakes or streams whose waters are known to be polluted should also be avoided. For this reason, when purchasing fish, extensive research should be done and products that are sure to be reliable should be preferred.
Oysters, mussels. , shrimp and other shellfish should not be consumed during pregnancy, especially in raw or undercooked form. Raw seafood salmonella bacteria can produce salmonella and cause poisoning.
Pregnant women who consume raw eggs or foods containing raw eggs may be infected with salmonella. They may be exposed to bacteria. Salmonella bacteria can cause various intestinal infections, diarrhea and food poisoning.
Soft Cheese may contain Listeria bacteria. Neither unpasteurized milk nor foods produced from unpasteurized milk should be consumed during pregnancy. Likewise, it is important to take a break from the consumption of moldy cheeses produced in certain regions of our country during pregnancy.
Soothing and stimulating the intestines. and herbal teas that offer detox effects may cause various complaints during pregnancy. All pregnant women should consult their gynecologist before consuming herbal teas. Drinking herbal teas because they are said to taste good or be beneficial can increase uterine contractions, trigger premature birth and cause bleeding. It is known that especially sage tea, flaxseed tea, licorice tea, senna tea, aloe vera tea or mixed herbal teas containing these plants are harmful to pregnant women.
In this article, I am writing about pregnancy for you. I gave information about foods that should be avoided during the period. Of course, the list is not limited to what I mentioned in my article. Liver, fried foods, alcoholic beverages, foods containing high amounts of refined sugar, soy products and drinks containing caffeine can also cause health problems during pregnancy. If you want to go through your pregnancy in a healthy way and protect your baby's health, you can acquire healthy eating habits by consulting your gynecologist and getting support from dietitians when necessary.
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