Can You Eat Spicy Food if You are Pregnant? Myths and Facts

Pregnancy is an exciting journey, often accompanied by intense cravings. One frequent craving is for spicy food. But is it safe to indulge in hot flavours while expecting?

You used to have a low-to-medium tolerance for spicy food, but now that you are pregnant, you crave everything from chicken wings to roasted cauliflower to potato chips. Is all that heat safe for you and your baby? Here is what you need to know if pregnancy has you putting hot sauce on almost everything (except your breakfast cereal). Let us find out in this article from the leading nutritionist and dietician for pregnancy, Avni Kaul, in this post

Do cravings for spicy foods have any significance?

Pregnancy cravings can be strange, like pickles with ice cream or marinara sauce over canned tuna. Hormones are usually to blame. While there is no way to decode these cravings, some myths suggest that craving spicy foods means you are having a boy or that it is a natural instinct to cool down by sweating. However, taste buds often change during pregnancy, so craving five-alarm chili isn’t a sign of anything significant……

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