Melon during pregnancy

Melon during pregnancy - a natural and useful for the future mother of dessert, or a dangerous product, from the use of which it is better to temporarily give up? This issue is becoming more urgent on the eve of the summer season, and is especially interested in lovers of sweet berries, who are in an "interesting" position. Let's look at it in more detail.

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Whether it is possible for a melon at pregnancy?

"Everything is possible, only carefully" - the phrase, which has become winged, can not be better suited as an answer to this question. Melon is a delicious and healthy seasonal product, which includes many substances necessary for the harmonious formation of the fetus, namely: folic acid (vitamin B9) vitamin C, A, B1, B2 and PP; microelements - potassium, sodium, calcium and others.

However, in order to make a melon during pregnancy has brought benefits, not harm, it is necessary to remember and follow several simple rules of its use:

1. You can eat only ripe fruits. The melon ripens usually by the end of August. To buy and eat it is not worth it, because there is a danger that, along with a sweet slice, you will swallow a "portion of nitrates." Do not forget to thoroughly wash the fruit before use, using boiling water and special detergents! Do not also buy damaged or cut fruits, because they can be pathogenic bacteria.
2. Melon should not be mixed with other products, especially, fermented milk and cold drinking water.
3. Melon wedges will be an excellent half-year or lunch, but in no case breakfast: there is this product on an empty stomach is not worth it.
4. Observe the measure. By myself I know how difficult it is to keep from eating a whole melon or at least half of it. But, if you are "in the position", one or two lobules can help to knock down the osku, it is not worth eating more.

What is useful for a melon during pregnancy?

Speaking about the beneficial properties of a melon during pregnancy, in the first place, it is necessary to consider its composition in more detail.

Melon is almost 90 percent water, which means that it is an excellent natural diuretic. Several small lobes of melon will help cope with swelling, which often gives a pregnant woman a lot of inconvenience.

Vegetative fibers of melon pulp contribute to the normalization of the functions of the intestinal tract and the elimination of constipation - another delicate problem of pregnant women.

The melon contains a complex of vitamins necessary to maintain the health of the future mother of the child's harmonious development, namely:

1. Folic acid (vitamin B9) - is required for the creation of new cells, which is especially important at the stage of early intrauterine development, in early childhood.
2. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) - is necessary for the normal functioning of connective and bone tissue, the formation of collagen. In addition, it strengthens the blood vessels.
3. Retinol (vitamin A) - affects the metabolism in the retina of the eye. It is also necessary for bone growth, embryonic development, growth regulation, and tissue differentiation.
4. Thiamine (vitamin B1) - plays an important role in human energy metabolism.
5. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) - acts as a component of coenzyme tissue respiration.
6. Niacin (vitamin B3 or vitamin PP) - actively participates in energy metabolism together with vitamins B1, and B2. It is important for the formation of connective tissue.
7. Tocopherol (vitamin E) - is part of the cell membranes. Affects the maturation of the lung tissue of the fetus.

The fruit is low in caloric content (100 grams of pulp on average - 36 calories). Sugar found in melon refers to simple carbohydrates, which means its easy digestibility.

In addition, a couple of melon lobes can improve a pregnant mood: first, it is always pleasant to pamper yourself with delicious, and, secondly, melon contributes to the production of serotonin - the "happiness hormone".

Thus, a melon during pregnancy is a tasty and useful addition to the daily diet of a future mother.

Contraindications to melon use during pregnancy

About warnings and the correct use of a melon already it has been told above, now we will stop more in detail on contra-indications.

For a healthy person, melon is a source of vitamins and trace elements. But it also contains simple carbohydrates, including fructose, which makes it a prohibited product for people with diabetes.

Do not also eat it with a sick gastritis or peptic ulcer, because with these ailments, melon is a too heavy product, it is poorly digested and causes severe fermentation. For the same reason, melons are better abstained from disorders of the gastrointestinal tract caused by infections. A pregnant woman stands for the future to take note that during the lactation the melon is also highly contraindicated - a baby can have a serious stomach upset.

To summarize, let us recall another winged expression: "warned - means armed". Melon during pregnancy will benefit, not harm, the future mother, the following rules of its use, remembering warnings and that good - in moderation.

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