Can I drink tea during pregnancy? Tea can be consumed during pregnancy
Nutrient-rich
Tea is rich in minerals, vitamins and other nutrients, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis in pregnant women, thus improving the function of digestion, and drinking tea appropriately will not affect the growth and development of the fetus, so pregnant women are usually allowed to drink tea.
Moderation is good, avoid drinking strong tea
But can not drink more, tea also contains a certain amount of caffeine, blending acid and other components, drinking too much tea may have a negative impact on pregnancy. Especially do not drink strong tea, may affect the body's absorption of iron, thus causing anemia in pregnant women.
Tea Recommendations
1. Yellow Tea
Features: Green tea is softer, rich in nutrients, mellow and fresh.
2. black tea
Features: fully fermented tea, sweet and mild, but also with milk, wolfberry,
fruit and other nutrients to improve the flavor.
3. Oolong Tea
Features: rich aroma, sweet aftertaste, after drinking the physical and mental pleasure.
Drinking tea notes
1. Do not drink tea immediately after meals
Drinking tea immediately after meals will dilute the concentration of gastric acid, affecting the activation of zymogen, so that the food in the stomach is not fully digested by the stomach's blame door into the duodenum. This increases the burden on the stomach, but also affects the duodenum on the absorption of food nutrients, but also affects the gastrointestinal absorption of iron. It is best to drink tea 1 hour after meals.
Avoid taking medication
The tea contains caffeine, theophylline, theobromine and tea polyphenols and other substances that may interact with certain medication components, affecting the efficacy of the medication. It is recommended to drink tea more than one hour after taking medication.