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I am now a little over 5 months pregnant and had very bad morning sickness in the beginning of my pregnancy. I also had food aversions to things such as meat and especially to chicken..Everytime I would try to eat it it made me sick and I couldn't stand the smell ( now the smell doesn't bother me as much) What causes these food aversions? Should I try eating chicken now? What were your food aversions during pregnancy?
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It's fine if you want to eat chicken or other meats. I've never been pregnant, but I remember in a textbook for a class I took about a year ago, it said that it's thought food/morning sickness evolved as a way of preventing you from eating rotten meat or other foods, especially in the days before refrigeration.
It's fine if you want to eat chicken or other meats. I've never been pregnant, but I remember in a textbook for a class I took about a year ago, it said that it's thought food/morning sickness evolved as a way of preventing you from eating rotten meat or other foods, especially in the days before refrigeration.
Foods to eat during pregnancy?
tms2008
I'm between 4 and 5 weeks pregnant. I just read about some foods you should avoid during pregnancy, like deli meats, mayonnaise, certain fish, etc, but I just ate a subway sandwhich with ham and bacon and mayonnaise on it, should this be okay as long as I have them toast it and don't eat it too often, or should I avoid this all together?
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The risk of Listeria from deli meats is very small, but it does exist. If you heat the deli meat then you kill listeria, however you must decide how paranoid you need to be. In Europe they usually do not tell pregnant women not to eat deli meat -though they do suggest avoiding unpasteurized soft cheeses and pate (which are much more common there)
As near as I have been able to tell about 500 pregnant women per year in the US get Listeria -how many exactly have serious problems I have never been able to find. About 2.5 million women are pregnant in the US each year.
Commercial mayo is cooked. Homemade mayo may not be. However the only risk from undercooked eggs is salmonella. Unlike listeria, salmonella is NOT a risk to the fetus. Of course it may make mom sick and if mom were really ill that could effect the baby -but only if you became dehydrated or malnourished due to failing to seek medical treatment. And the risk of salmonella from eggs in the US is infinitesimal. Eggs are VERY carefully screened in the US. I used to work in a food testing lab (not half as fun as it sounds, you don't eat the food)
So lots of people will tell you lots of things and it is really important to weigh the actual risks for yourself, against the risks of not eating anything or eating nothing but cooked broccoli for 9 months.
The risk of Listeria from deli meats is very small, but it does exist. If you heat the deli meat then you kill listeria, however you must decide how paranoid you need to be. In Europe they usually do not tell pregnant women not to eat deli meat -though they do suggest avoiding unpasteurized soft cheeses and pate (which are much more common there)
As near as I have been able to tell about 500 pregnant women per year in the US get Listeria -how many exactly have serious problems I have never been able to find. About 2.5 million women are pregnant in the US each year.
Commercial mayo is cooked. Homemade mayo may not be. However the only risk from undercooked eggs is salmonella. Unlike listeria, salmonella is NOT a risk to the fetus. Of course it may make mom sick and if mom were really ill that could effect the baby -but only if you became dehydrated or malnourished due to failing to seek medical treatment. And the risk of salmonella from eggs in the US is infinitesimal. Eggs are VERY carefully screened in the US. I used to work in a food testing lab (not half as fun as it sounds, you don't eat the food)
So lots of people will tell you lots of things and it is really important to weigh the actual risks for yourself, against the risks of not eating anything or eating nothing but cooked broccoli for 9 months.
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