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What should pregnant women eat if they have loss of appetite?

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Asked on:Mar 29, 2026 08:06 AM

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  • Plateau Plateau

    Mar 29, 2026

      Loss of appetite is one of the symptoms of early pregnancy, and another symptom is vomiting of pregnancy. In order to promote appetite and reduce vomiting, pregnant women should pay attention to supplementing enough vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 is involved female Metabolism of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and certain hormones in the body. It has the best effect on vomiting caused by various causes, especially vomiting in pregnancy. Normal people need about 1.6-2 mg of vitamin B6 daily. If the intake is insufficient, it can affect the body's absorption of the three major thermogenic nutrients such as protein, causing nerve system and blood system disease . If a pregnant woman lacks vitamin B6, it will aggravate early pregnancy reactions and aggravate vomiting during pregnancy. Repeated vomiting not only causes dehydration and hunger, but also leads to early embryonic malnutrition. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to the intake of foods rich in vitamin B6.

      Vitamin B6 has the highest content in maltose. Eating 1-2 spoons of maltose every day can not only prevent and treat pregnancy vomiting, but also make pregnant women energetic. Foods rich in vitamin B6 include bananas, potatoes, soybeans, carrots, walnuts, peanuts, spinach and other plant foods. Among animal foods, lean meat, chicken, egg , fish, etc. contain more.

      It is especially recommended that pregnant women eat more potatoes. It has been determined that potatoes are not only rich in crude cellulose, but can prevent constipate , and is rich in vitamins B6 and C, which has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on relieving greasiness and vomiting in early pregnancy.; It also contains large amounts of potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, iodine and other minerals as well as carbohydrates, which are also good for prevention and treatment in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. gestational hypertension dietary health products.

      Research has confirmed that people who live in areas lacking fresh vegetables or fruits rarely suffer from vitamin deficiency as long as they eat potatoes regularly. Therefore, potatoes are called "underground apples" in French. Some nutrition experts have even asserted that as long as you eat whole milk and potatoes with every meal, you can get the nutrients your body needs.

      It is worth emphasizing that potatoes should be stored in a dry and dark place. If you find that the skin of a potato has turned green, even if it is a very light green color, do not eat it. Because potatoes turning green is a sign of the presence of toxic alkaloids, which can be poisonous if eaten.

      Craving for sour food is one of the symptoms of early pregnancy. During pregnancy, gastric acid secretion decreases and gastrointestinal motility weakens, especially during the 8th week of pregnancy. Therefore, early pregnant women like to eat sour foods to help digestion and facilitate nutrient absorption.

      If you like acid food, you can choose to eat fresh fruits. For example, cherries are rich in folic acid and are known as "the first branch of spring fruit". It blooms in the second and third months of the lunar calendar, and matures first in March and April. Fruits rich in folic acid include peaches, plums, apricots, bayberries, crabapples, jujubes, pomegranates, Grape , oranges, kiwis, strawberries, etc. Eating these fruits alternately can not only supplement enough folic acid, but also increase appetite. Recommended article: Pregnant women’s knowledge on eating fruits and vegetables

      Avoid: All kinds of pickled sauerkraut are rich in nitrosamines that can cause embryonic distortion, so avoid eating them.

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