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Pumpkin seeds in pregnancy

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Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
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Regular consumption of pumpkin seeds best reflected on the skeleton of the baby, on the condition of the skin, hair, teeth and nails of the mother.

Pumpkin seeds in pregnancy are an excellent addition to the diet, allowing you to vary the table.

Can I eat pumpkin seeds during pregnancy?

In the ordinary gourd dining room there is nothing superfluous. Both the flesh and seeds are very useful to every woman - basically as a delicious food, sometimes as a medicine.

  • Seeds - a real storehouse of nutrients: half the weight - healthy fats, 30% - proteins, the rest - food fiber, carbohydrates, water. The one-hundred-gram portion contains the daily norm of amino acids. Vitamins, microelements are also available, and the amount of manganese is generally a record.

They make a sauce with garlic, parsley, coriander, olive oil and lemon juice, sprinkle sandwiches, add cakes, nuts, cereals, stewed vegetables, salads. It is noted that the intake of seeds even raises the mood of a woman.

  • Sometimes it is worth buying a whole pumpkin, choose and dry the seeds, and from the pulp cook porridge, pie or other culinary masterpiece. Dry seeds are stored in glass containers, linen bags, paper bags.

There are practically no scientific contraindications for the product. Rumors and prejudices about seeds do not have confirmation. Therefore, the question "Is it possible to eat pumpkin seeds in pregnancy?" Doctors responded with a friendly answer: "Yes!"

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Pumpkin seeds from worms during pregnancy

Glistami can be infected from domestic animals, poor-quality meat, unwashed vegetables or fruits. The presence of parasitic worms in the human digestive system causes a whole complex of uncomfortable sensations. Diagnose and differentiate worms with the help of laboratory tests.

Physicians in the question of how to treat worms in pregnant women, divided into two groups. Some believe that it is necessary to treat worms urgently, because they poison mother and children's organisms. Others are convinced that this is not the biggest problem, and it is not worthwhile to expose the drug to medicamentous risks, especially in the first trimester. After all, there are practically no harmless antihelminthic drugs.

As for alternative medicine, it offers enough recipes to successfully eliminate helminthic invasion. Pumpkin seeds in pregnancy serve as a good preventive and curative remedy: a handful of grains can rid of parasites. Prepare pumpkin seeds from worms during pregnancy is simple: raw seeds with fibers are ground in a meat grinder. Take the mixture on an empty stomach, one to two tablespoons every morning.

Most often infected with pinworms. Getting rid of them is not difficult, the main thing is to prevent re-invasion. The main thing here is personal hygiene of all family members.

Fried pumpkin seeds in pregnancy

Can I eat fried pumpkin seeds during pregnancy? Where is the truth, and where are the false rumors about their benefits and harm to the mother and child?

If unchecked rumors discard, then fried seeds are not contraindicated to anyone. They are pleasant to taste, have a favorable effect on the body. Pumpkin seeds in pregnancy

  • improve appetite;
  • eliminate constipation;
  • relieve heartburn and nausea;
  • restore injured bones, muscles;
  • regulate the acid-base medium;
  • rejuvenate the skin, nails, hair;
  • in an excellent way affect the heart and blood vessels, liver and bile ducts;
  • act as a preventive agent of atherosclerosis.

Threats from fried sunflower seeds for pregnant women:

  • caloric content (more than one hundred grams a day can lead to constipation, nausea, heaviness in the stomach, excess weight);
  • an allergic reaction (symptoms - redness, itching);
  • exacerbation of gastritis (with increased acidity, sunflower seeds are not recommended).

In such cases, mom is not bad either to refuse the delicacy herself, or to tell the district gynecologist about the problem.

The Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds in Pregnancy

It is not just a high-calorie snack, but a pantry very desirable for the body of a woman and a fruit of substances.

  • First, the natural substances riboflavin and vitamin A improve visual acuity, which sometimes decreases in pregnant women.
  • Secondly, the pumpkin in its seeds accumulates enough iron to be useful for the prevention of anemia.
  • Thirdly, it is an excellent alternative for fighting internal parasites.
  • Fourth, the seeds are an effective laxative for facilitation of the stool, which is very important in this state.

In the early stages of pumpkin seeds during pregnancy weaken symptoms of toxicosis, and on late eliminate swelling. The special value is also in the fact that they remove heavy metals from the body, protect against colds, regulate the acid-base balance. Depressive moods and accompanying insomnia are successfully treated with a decoction of sunflower seeds on milk.

Harm of pumpkin seeds in pregnancy

To protect your teeth healthy, you should clean the delicacy differently or buy without skin.

The harm of pumpkin seeds during pregnancy can be felt if you do not know the measures. After all, any seeds can be difficult to come off. Eat until it's over. It is better to immediately measure the portion and not exceed it.

Germs can get into seeds. Ten-minute drying in the oven is enough to disinfect the seeds.

  • When choosing a product, pay attention to the look, smell, taste. Quality seeds smell nice, have a healthy appearance, mouthwatering taste. Pure smell or bitter taste - a signal of unfitness, and even the harmfulness of the product.

It is useful to prepare seeds at home, and not to buy from hands, of unknown origin. There are hand-wiped, washed and dried.

The harm of pumpkin seeds during pregnancy can be associated with their high caloric content (in 100 grams - 550 kcal).

Qualitative, properly prepared seeds in reasonable doses will definitely benefit the pregnant. You can not only abuse them, especially women with problem weight, individual sensitivity and some chronic diseases.

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