One of the most delicious and unusually useful crops is a melon. Her juicy and ripe fruit is liked by almost all people, and future mothers are not an exception. At the same time, a melon for pregnant women carries not only benefits, but also harm, which you should know about before you eat this sweet berry.
Benefits and harm of melon during pregnancy
The melon pulp contains a huge amount of useful substances, such as folic and ascorbic acid, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium, vitamins A, E, P, PP, B and others. In addition, this berry contains pectins and fiber, which are very important for the proper functioning of the digestive tract.
Due to the presence of much needed ingredients, the benefits of melon during pregnancy become apparent, namely:
- This berry increases mood, calms and relieves stress;
- melon helps to increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood;
- stimulates peristalsis of the intestine and relieves constipation, often occurring during the waiting period of the baby;
- this melon culture, consumed in moderate amounts, softly removes excess liquid from the body of the expectant mother, which can prevent the appearance of swelling. At the same time, excessive consumption of melon for this reason can harm the body of a pregnant woman;
- melon provides the production of new blood cells;
- thanks to the presence of silicon melon pulp keeps the hair, skin and nails in a perfectly healthy condition.
In spite of the fact that the melon is really very useful for expectant mothers, it should not be abused - in the period of expectation of the baby the daily portion of this berry should not exceed 200 grams. Even less melons can afford pregnant women if they have diagnosed their diabetes, gastritis, peptic ulcer and any other chronic diseases of internal organs. In all these cases, before using this melon culture it is recommended to consult a doctor.