● avoid eating coix seed during pregnancy, because it will eliminate fetal water?
● Avoid eating papaya, will the baby get jaundice?
● Don't eat rabbit meat, otherwise the baby will have "rabbit lips"?
● Avoid eating ginger, so that the fetus has six fingers?
● Avoid eating fried dough sticks, which makes your baby's IQ low?
● Don't drink tea, coffee, vinegar, wine and drinks?
● Avoid eating soy sauce? Causes the baby's skin color to be darker?
● Don't move, clean or offend the fetus?
● Acupuncture, massage and soles of feet should be avoided during pregnancy?
● can't have sex? Causing fetal injury, miscarriage and teratogenesis?
● Do not use the knife to cut the needle cone, which will cause the baby to be incomplete and blind?
● No hot springs? Causing miscarriage and premature delivery? What are the taboos during pregnancy in ancient times?
Dr. Zhong Peixian, an assistant professor at Kaohsiung University of Applied Science and Technology, who is one of the few doctors studying traditional maternity folklore in China, points out that taboos related to pregnancy can be roughly divided into two aspects: dietary taboos and behavioral taboos. But from the modern point of view, it is often regarded as nonsense, but it is unwritten rules and regulations for the ancients, such as the taboo that farmers still keep the daily fetal position.
Traditional dietary taboos during pregnancy include that food is cold, cool, flat and warm; And foods that are easy to cause miscarriage, miscarriage, blood circulation and allergies; Furthermore, some belong to witchcraft thinking (similarity law and contact law), such as eating rabbit meat to give birth to rabbit lips and eating donkey children to be stupid; Fear of being happy or rushing, etc., and think that pregnant women should abstain from weddings, funerals and festive diets. Even malnutrition or excessive tonic of pregnant women can cause accidents in the process of pregnancy, so there are various dietary taboos.
As for behavior taboos, including pregnant women's mood and living environment, no knife and scissors, no needles and cones, no cleaning, no carrying things in the room, no contact with scary people and things, no attending weddings, funerals and celebrations, etc. In order to make pregnant women obey the norms, most taboos have horrible reasons and combine witchcraft thoughts, so that pregnant moms can follow them.
Assistant Professor Zhong Peixian believes that although ancient taboos are unscientific, it is not difficult to find out the reason for their existence if you carefully scrutinize them. For example, it is not necessarily true that pregnant women will go to stroke of bad luck if they don't eat funerary objects, but the ancient funerals are lengthy, and it is inevitable that the sacrifices will not be fresh for a long time. I am afraid that pregnant women will have diarrhea if they eat them, or even cause food poisoning and even accidents such as abortion. Therefore, modern people can think from multiple angles when they look at traditional pregnancy taboos, so as not to get into trouble. Analysis of ancient and modern pregnancy taboos & the factors behind the analysis of taboos
Why are there these taboos? Lai Zongxuan, director of the Reproductive Medicine Center of Guotai General Hospital, believes that from ancient times to the present, a woman's pregnancy often represents an important indicator of whether the racial blood can be continued; Therefore, in order to ensure the success of women's pregnancy, the human race has set up norms including diet, environment and life behavior, so as to successfully breed the survival of the next generation.
However, the source of these taboos usually comes from a long-term accumulated rule of experience. That is, the code of conduct that has been passed down from generation to generation. For example, in the past, most ancient women married early, because they were young and often ignorant of many things. In addition, they were pregnant, so it was inevitable that their elders used taboos to deter pregnant women from obeying certain norms in order to reduce all the dangers that might occur during pregnancy.
including nailing, carrying heavy objects, etc. In fact, the biggest factor behind it is just that we don't want pregnant women to be too tired to cause miscarriage, and it's not necessarily because moving things will violate the fetal god and suffer disaster. Director Lai said that pregnancy really shouldn't be too tiring, especially for many pregnant women, who often have forgetfulness, drowsiness and inattention, so taboos can sometimes avoid some accidents for pregnant women.
Chen Suqing, an attending physician in the Department of Traditional Medicine, Shuanghe Hospital, Weifu Department, said that the starting point of taboos is actually to enable pregnant women to have more rest time during pregnancy, such as moving, lifting heavy objects and doing things with their hands raised. For women with weak bodies and thin uterine walls, there is indeed a danger of miscarriage. Therefore, when looking at many taboos, it is not necessary to refute them with opposing views.
From the point of view of TCM, it is the so-called "five strains and seven injuries", and five strains are strains of the heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney. Therefore, it is suggested that pregnant women should not overwork themselves and hurt their internal organs, thus affecting the normal function of organs. Seven injuries are the seven emotional injuries of joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and surprise. For example, pregnant women often worry too much, and now they are generally childless, so modern women are particularly prone to worry about sadness during pregnancy.
Therefore, Dr. Chen specially provided five correct taboos during pregnancy provided by traditional Chinese medicine, including: rest and rest, balanced diet, attention to prenatal education, cautious abstinence from sexual intercourse, and regular check-ups. Overwork during pregnancy leads to qi decline, and life should be regular, so as to avoid carrying heavy loads, climbing and falling. In diet, it is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, light and not salty, which can prevent fullness (excessive amniotic fluid) and swelling (physiological edema).
Secondly, the life thoughts, words and deeds during pregnancy are enough to influence the fetus, so prenatal education is also aimed at keeping pregnant women happy and peaceful. Furthermore, excessive sexual intercourse should be avoided during pregnancy, which can prevent accidents such as premature delivery. Finally, regular check-ups with the hospital can ensure that both mother and child are safe. Analysis of ancient and modern pregnancy taboos & decoding what is fetal god? Bed mother? Should I believe it?
Assistant Professor Zhong Peixian said that the name of fetal god should be "fetal evil spirit". Because the fetal god is not like ordinary traditional gods, it has no image, no gender, no name, no miracle, no temple worship, no related legends and stories, and lacks the goodness to protect human beings. On the contrary, it is more connected with Shaqi and has untouchables's terror ability. Therefore, the concept of "fetal god" was completely created by the ancients based on anxiety. The ancients respected it as a "fetal god" for fear of provoking this shaqi, which on the one hand had a soothing meaning.
as for why this kind of folk belief comes into being? Assistant Professor Zhong Peixian analyzed that ancient medicine was underdeveloped, the survival rate of fetus was not high, and the parturient often faced the death gate, so the life expectancy of ancient women was mostly short. Therefore, in order to ensure the survival rate of the fetus, there are many taboos related to the fetal god, so that pregnant women can be forced to abide by the taboos during pregnancy, so as to avoid the danger of mother and child.
The ancients imagined that the fetal god would be stationed around the pregnant woman's dormitory, ready to cause trouble to others at any time, so they had the attitude of "staying away from ghosts and gods", and if necessary, they had to drive them away with a new broom or sprinkle salt to "exorcise evil spirits"; If you have to move things in the direction of "Today's Fetus God", you have to post the words "Fetus God is here" to indicate that you should move the Fetus God temporarily so as not to disturb the fetus and pregnant women.
Assistant Professor Zhong Peixian emphasized that the fetal god is not a god, and he will not protect the fetus and pregnant women at all (note: those who protect the fetus are good gods such as the Goddess who protects the child, Chen Jinggu, and the twelve grandmothers). Moreover, the fetal god has a moody human nature, and it may cause trouble to people at any time, so the essence is "fetal evil."
Dr. Chen Suqing said that sometimes it is because moving things at home can change the indoor air convection, so it affects the quality of the living environment during pregnancy, so there is the saying of fetal god and bed mother. This can actually be regarded as the caring attitude of the elders to the younger generation. Because of the lack of academic research in ancient times, and the elders are usually too lazy to explain too much to their children (especially it is difficult to explain clearly), they simply use the danger of "taboo" to prevent pregnant women from doing dangerous things. Analysis of Pregnancy Taboos in Ancient and Modern Times & Solving the Professional Opinions of Physicians' Analysis Common Dietary Taboos during Pregnancy < P > It is often said that if pregnant women eat pearl powder, their babies' skin will be whiter. Is it true? Although some pregnant women will insist on eating, and doctors will not deliberately prohibit it, doctors usually specifically tell them not to take too much. Director Lai said, to be honest, this kind of ideological logic is also incorrect. Because pearl powder, whose main component is some calcium, has no absolute relationship with whitening. The following is a list of common dietary taboos during pregnancy, which are analyzed by doctors as follows:
1. Avoid eating coix seed during pregnancy because it will eliminate fetal water? Doctor: There is no exact basis. Dr. Chen Suqing said that coix seed is cold, and its main function is to induce diuresis to eliminate dampness and edema. Because it is recorded in ancient books that coix seed can cause miscarriage, the older generation of elders think that pregnant women should not eat coix seed. However, the classics of Chinese medicine are also very strict about the use of drugs. Whether it is ingredients or medicinal materials, it can be divided into three types: "forbidden", "taboo" and "careful use" according to personal physique.
actually, pregnant women are not forbidden to eat coix seed, but now there is too much information on the internet, and some truths are easily exaggerated. As far as doctors are concerned, most patients are not very clear about their physique, so they should seek further consultation from qualified Chinese medicine practitioners. Furthermore, if the doctor diagnosed that pregnant women with less amniotic fluid, cold constitution and habitual abortion need to avoid eating coix seed in principle.
Especially if the embryo implantation is unstable in the first three months of pregnancy, it is not advisable to overdo it. Otherwise, pregnant mommy will feel great psychological pressure after eating it. If there is another miscarriage at this time, it is easier to identify it as diet. Therefore, Coix seed belongs to "careful use" ingredients. If we can eat a little under the principle of balanced, small and diversified intake, the only thing to avoid is excessive intake. In addition, incidentally, Aloin and aloe juice with cold nature should be avoided during pregnancy. Because of cold food, it is easy to cause gastrointestinal digestive discomfort.
2. Avoid eating papaya, will the baby get jaundice? Doctor: You won't get jaundice, but you should pay attention to the intake. The baby's jaundice is actually related to bile pigment, not caused by papaya, so eating papaya will not make the baby get jaundice. However, from the point of view of western medicine, too high estrogen will cause uterine contraction, and green papaya may contain a high amount of phytohormones, whose structure is similar to that of female estrogen, which may cause uterine contraction and lead to premature delivery.
Dr. Chen Suqing said that as far as Chinese medicine is concerned, papaya can be subdivided into edible papaya and medicinal papaya. Papaya, which is commonly eaten, belongs to papaya, that is, yellow papaya, which is common to ordinary people in the market. If it is not ripe, it is green papaya. The medicinal papaya is Xuan papaya, which is completely different from papaya in appearance and belongs to the blind prescription of Chinese herbal medicine.
papaya, which is often said to be taboo for pregnant women, means eating papaya. However, the hormone content of women like yam and green papaya is much higher than that of yellow papaya, so it is really not suitable for pregnancy. And green papaya has the characteristics of breast-feeding and milk-sending, so it is usually used to stew ribs or pig's feet after delivery; Therefore, it is really not suitable for eating during pregnancy.
In addition, if a pregnant woman ingests too many fruits containing carotene, such as papaya, carrot and pumpkin, sometimes there is a slight accumulation of pigment, even if she eats too much, it will usually be naturally metabolized through her body. As for the phenomenon of neonatal jaundice, the reason is caused by the increase of bilirubin in blood. Analysis of ancient and modern pregnancy taboos & solving
3. Avoid eating rabbit meat, otherwise the baby will have "rabbit lips"? Doctor: There is no basis. The cause of rabbit lips comes from genes. However, as far as Chinese medicine is concerned, it is really not appropriate to eat red meat food that causes too much physical heat and high calories during pregnancy. Include duck, goose, rabbit, mutton, pork and beef. It is advisable to eat white meat during pregnancy, such as chicken and fish. Although nutritionally, red meat is more nourishing, but it is hot and dry, so in the principle of raising a fetus, Chinese medicine believes that "it should be cool before delivery and warm after delivery."
Dr. Chen pointed out that there is usually nothing wrong with the food itself, but the mistake lies in eating at the wrong time and taking the wrong amount. For pregnant women, eating too much hot and dry red meat food at once (such as duck meat, which is damp and hot and toxic) is more likely to cause skin discomfort, and some people will have similar rash, itching and constipation.
Although eating red meat won't affect the fetus itself, among Dr. Chen's clinical patients, there were pregnant women who loved fried tofu and spicy pot so much that they accumulated too much toxins in their bodies, and after the baby was born, ectopic dermatitis occurred. Therefore, under the condition that the fetus can't choose nutrition, the child will absorb what the pregnant mommy eats, so remind the pregnant mommy not to be careless.
4. Do not eat ginger, so that the fetus will have six fingers? Doctor: There is no basis. According to this, Director Lai explained by the way that even if a baby is born with six fingers, it will not affect the mental development of the fetus. In the impression of Director Lai Zongxuan, there was once an excellent senior with congenital dominant genes and six fingers in his hand. However, the senior was very good at studying until he became a professor. Therefore, parents are advised not to be too superstitious about this concept and think that such a baby is deformed or defective.
Dr. Chen Suqing said that ginger is divided into ginger (tender ginger) and dried ginger (old ginger). Although ginger is hot, it is usually used to neutralize the cold ingredients like onion and garlic, and it is used as a side dish, so few people eat it in large quantities. Therefore, it is not a problem to eat in moderation. Moreover, ginger has the characteristic of "removing cold and warming the middle", so it will generally feel warm and hot after eating. Therefore, it is not recommended to use ginger with wine and sesame oil for cooking during pregnancy, so it should be used with caution for fear of causing heat in the body.