Is chew bad for pregnant women

Is chew bad for pregnant women

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Low birth weight & approximately 10% infant mortality have been attributed to tobacco use (cigarette or chew)by pregnant mothers

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Why is it bad for a pregnant woman to chew Ice….?

Q: OK, So I’ve heard it’s a bad thing for a pregnant wowman to chew ice, while she’s pregnant. This is my second pregnancy that im addicted to ice, and everytime I turn around somebody is tell’n me “You’re not suppose to chew ice while your prgnant!!” In my opinion, it’s fine. Is this true? Why is it bad, if it is?

A: There is nothing wrong with chewing ice. You can eat a popsicle so why couldnt you chew ice? Ice is simply water. I chew it all the time. As for people saying chewing is a sign of iron deficiency….then we all must be iron deficient because I’m pretty sure we all chew our food.

is it safe to drink diet soda or anything containing aspartame or any other artificalsweetners while pregnant?

Q: i asked this question just a couple days ago and everyone who answered said that they read or heard that it was bad for u to use anything containing aspartame/sweetners while pregnant. funny, i got this email today from babyfit.com. thought other pregnant women might want to read…Discuss the use of low-calorie sweeteners with your health care provider, especially if you are diabetic or need to control calorie intake. The following low-calorie sweeteners have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and are considered safe for pregnant women and children: Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Sugar Twin) is a combination of two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is two hundred times sweeter than table sugar. It can be used in moderation by diabetics. One packet of Equal is the same in sweetness as two teaspoons of sugar. The average amount used supplies no calories. Individuals who have phenylketonuria (PKU) and cannot metabolize phenylalanine, or are sensitive to aspartame, should not use it. Saccharin (Sweet’N Low, Sweet Twin, Necta Sweet) is not metabolized and passes through the digestive system unchanged. It is a noncaloric sweetener produced from an organic compound. It is 375 times as sweet as table sugar and can be used in moderate amounts by diabetics. Acesulfame K (Sunett and Sweet One, Sweet and Safe) is not metabolized and is excreted unchanged by the kidneys. It can be used in moderation by diabetics. One packet of Sweet One is equal to the sweetness of two teaspoons of sugar. It can be used in cooking and baking. Sucralose (Splenda) is not well absorbed and is excreted unchanged. Splenda is the only artificial sugar substitute that is made from sugar. It is 600 times sweeter than sugar. Splenda or sucrolose is often used in baked goods, soft drinks, chewing gum, frozen dairy desserts, fruit juices and gelatins. One of the unique attributes of sucralose is that it can be used virtually like sugar without losing any of its sugar-like sweetness, even in applications that require exposure to high temperatures. Therefore, it can be used in baked products as well. More than 100 studies over 20 years have found no link between splenda and any health problems. It can be used by pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. Neotame (made by The NutraSweet Co.) is quickly metabolized and completely eliminated from the body. This sweetener is designed more for food industries than the direct consumer or tabletop sweetener market. The main markets for this product are soft drinks, yogurt, frozen dairy desserts and chewing gum. It would take approximately 8,000 teaspoons of sugar to equal 1 teaspoon of neotame.There has been much controversy and debate as to the safety of using these sugar substitutes during pregnancy. Saccharin has received a lot of attention since it can cross the placenta and may remain in fetal tissues. As a dietitian, I believe there is no concern if you use them in moderation. Always discuss your use of low-calorie sweeteners with your healthcare provider.

A: I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and the dietitian there advised me that artificial sweeteners like Splenda and Aspartame are ok and even a nurse at the hospital advised me that Aspartame is ok … the dietitian also advised me that women who are pregnant have a harder time breaking down the sugar from fruit juice whether real or not ….

getting pregnant and smoking..and nicorette gum?

Q: I am in the process of IUI, actually in the final stages. I quit smoking for a month but began to chew on the nicorette gum.(constantly) I had to go for surgery to have polyps removed in order to do my IUI with a better success rate, and the pain from the surgery made my nerves bad, which in turn… led me to have a cigarette. I started smoking again. As of today… I quit…again. But again cannot stay away from the gum! (I was smoking 1.5 packs a day, and instead now chew maybe 20 peices of gum a day…) My mother says….” Your young (21) and I don think smoking is going to have an effect on you getting pregnant. How many woman smoke before they get pregnant! and it takes cigarettes years to have that kind of effect on your body… I think the gum is worse because your putting this drug directly into your blood stream..(this is mom speaking)” Me on the other hand .. I say…. Well the gum doesent have all the additional chemicals cigarettes have in it.. its just the nicotine…(not that nicotine is not a big deal… because it is.) I just wanted to know your intake on this.

A: I am an addictions counselor at a center that caters to pregnant addicts. Now, that said, we don’t admit women for smoking, but many of them still do (in addition to their drug of choice) and I see questions about this all the time. In short, yes, smoking has a chance of affecting your chances at getting pregnant. The chances are small, but still there. As for the gum versus smoking…the GUM!! The problem with smoking while pregnant is the chemicals. Sure, the nicotine hurts the little ones too…but not nearly as much as the pollution you are doing to their little bodies by putting pesticides, formeldehyde, and lighter fluid into their placenta. Either the patch or the gum is what we recommend for pregnant mothers wanting to stop or cut down on smoking. Amazingly enough, just stopping cold turkey when you are newly pregnant can cause a shock to the system and trigger a miscarriage. The healthiest thing you can do for your child is to either go on the patch and wean down or do the gum and wean down. That way, even after the baby is born, you are not continuing to posion them through second hand smoke (which has been directly linked to childhood asthma and cervical cancer in females). Chewing the gum does not place the smoke on your person, in your car, or in your house. It is so much better for the baby.