Due to the high sugar content of litchi, if eaten in large quantities, it may cause hyperglycemia. If the blood sugar concentration is too high, it can lead to disorder of sugar metabolism, so that sugar is excreted from the kidney and diabetes occurs. Although hyperglycemia can return to normal within 2 hours after eating a lot of sugar, repeated eating litchi can make the blood sugar concentration increase continuously, which is easy to lead to fetal macrosomia, dystocia, delayed delivery, postpartum hemorrhage and infection.
In addition, when eating litchi, we should prevent "allergy". If you are allergic to litchi, you will have symptoms such as facial flushing, sore throat, toothache, chest tightness, stomachache and dysuria. What's more, the whole body skin is red and swollen, with little red pimples and unbearable itching. These symptoms are customarily called "litchi allergy".
Benefits of eating litchi for pregnant women
1, litchi meat is rich in vitamin C and protein. Eating litchi in pregnant women is helpful to enhance immune function and improve disease resistance;
2. Litchi is rich in sugar, which can supplement energy and increase nutrition. Studies have proved that litchi can nourish brain tissue. Eating litchi in pregnant women can obviously improve symptoms such as insomnia, forgetfulness and mental fatigue;
Litchi is rich in vitamins. Eating litchi for pregnant women can promote blood circulation of microvessels, prevent freckles and make skin smoother;
4. From the point of view of Chinese medicine, litchi meat has the effects of invigorating the spleen and soothing the liver, regulating qi and blood, warming the middle warmer to relieve pain, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.
Precautions for pregnant women to eat litchi
1. Pregnant women should not eat more than 200 grams of litchi every day.
2. Drinking some salt water, herbal tea or mung bean soup before and after eating litchi can prevent "virtual fire". Or peel fresh litchi, soak it in light salt water, and put it in the freezer after freezing, which can not only prevent "virtual fire", but also have the effect of invigorating spleen and resolving food stagnation. In addition, soaking litchi shells in water can also alleviate litchi fever.
Don't eat litchi on an empty stomach. It is best to eat it half an hour after meals.
4. It turns out that pregnant women have ulcerative colitis, heat constipation and acne, upper respiratory tract infection and pharyngitis, swollen gums, or pregnant women have diabetes. Litchi is best not to eat.