Can pregnant women eat papaya?

Can pregnant women eat papaya? I believe many pregnant friends will ask this question, let me answer it for you below.

Can pregnant women eat papaya?

Papaya eaten as fruit

Benefits of Papaya

Papaya is warm in nature and sour in taste. It enters the liver and spleen meridians. It has the effects of digesting food, expelling parasites, clearing away heat and dispelling wind. It is mainly used to treat stomachache, indigestion, dry cough due to lung heat, milk stagnation, eczema, parasitic diseases, cramps and pain in the hands and feet, etc.

Can pregnant women eat papaya?

Although papaya has so many benefits, it is cold in nature, so people with cold stomach and weak body should not eat too much, otherwise it is easy to have diarrhea or cold stomach. Pregnant women should not eat too cold food.

Moreover, modern medical research has found that the papaya glycosides contained in papaya can increase uterine contractions. Therefore, in order to avoid accidental miscarriage or premature birth, pregnant women are best not to eat papaya, whether it is raw or cooked; because even if the papaya is cooked, the papaya glycosides cannot be destroyed.