Bitter vegetables are very popular wild vegetables. Many lactating mothers want to know whether they can eat bitter vegetables during lactation. Under normal circumstances, they can't eat bitter vegetables during lactation. Because bitter vegetables belong to cold food, lactating mothers will easily affect their milk after eating them, which is not conducive to the baby's health. Let's take a look at it in detail!
Can you bear hardships during lactation?
You can't eat bitter vegetables during lactation.
The diet during lactation needs a lot of attention as the diet during pregnancy. Bitter vegetables are cold foods, which will directly affect the baby's milk after eating. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers should not suffer from bitter vegetables to avoid causing discomfort to their babies.
What are the hazards of bitter vegetables during lactation?
1, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold
Bitter vegetables belong to frigid food in terms of food properties. These foods contain a lot of cold, which will affect the function of the spleen and stomach after eating, from mild indigestion to severe diarrhea.
2, the baby does not eat milk
The food eaten by lactating mothers will directly affect the taste of milk. Bitter vegetables contain a lot of bitter elements, and milk from a large number of bitter vegetables during lactation will also have bitter taste. The baby is very picky in mouth and sensitive to bitter taste, and it is easy to not eat milk.
3, baby diarrhea
Bitter vegetables are cold foods. Eating too much milk will bring a little chill, and the baby's digestive system is not well developed. Drinking cold milk is easy to cause baby diarrhea.
4. Calcium loss
Bitter vegetables contain a lot of oxalic acid, and the eating method is mainly cold and raw. Oxalic acid is not well diluted and reduced. Eating too much is prone to more calcium loss in the mother's body, and calcium in the milk is also insufficient. Eating it often will also affect the normal development of the baby.
When can I eat bitter vegetables during lactation?
If the breast-feeding mother has a strong internal fire, she can eat some bitter vegetables properly at this time, but it is not appropriate to eat more, not raw. It is best to drink bitter vegetable soup, which can play a role in neutralizing and reducing fire, and not eating too much will not have a great impact on the baby.
Efficacy and function of bitter vegetables
Bitter vegetables belong to compositae plants, so clearing away heat and clearing fire is its proper pharmacological function. Bitter vegetables have many aliases, such as bitter vegetables and chicory vegetables, which are called differently in different regions and have a long history of eating among the people. Bitter vegetables can help remove toxins from the body and supplement iron in the body to achieve the effect of preventing anemia, because they are rich in iron. Bitter vegetables can be eaten as cold dishes in summer or fried. Similar to bitter gourd, they are all bitter plants, but bitter gourd is not as bitter as bitter gourd, and it also has more abundant nutrients than bitter gourd, which helps the human body improve its immunity and enhance its ability to fight diseases.