Can you eat chili peppers with a threatened miscarriage?

Written by Du Rui Xia
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Updated on January 24, 2025
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When a threatened miscarriage occurs, pregnant women should not eat chili peppers. This is because chili peppers are spicy and stimulating foods, and consuming them can easily lead to abdominal pain, diarrhea, and reflexively cause uterine contractions, which may result in miscarriage. After a threatened miscarriage occurs, it is essential to pay attention to diet. It is recommended to eat light, easy-to-digest foods, such as thin porridge, soft noodles, or soft bread. Additionally, it is important to increase the intake of fresh vegetables and fruits. These supplements of vitamins and proteins can enhance the immune capacity of pregnant women and strengthen their resistance, which is also helpful for successful pregnancy maintenance.

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What to do about a threatened miscarriage?

Threatened miscarriage refers to the occurrence of a small amount of vaginal bleeding before 28 weeks of pregnancy, often dark red, with no pregnancy tissue expelled, and may include pain in the lower abdomen and back. During a gynecological examination, the cervix is closed and the membrane is unruptured, and the pregnancy can continue if the symptoms disappear after rest and treatment. In handling a threatened miscarriage, it is first necessary to analyze the causes of the miscarriage. Common causes include embryonic factors, mainly chromosomal abnormalities. If the miscarriage is caused by chromosomal abnormalities, it is mostly unavoidable. Maternal factors, such as systemic diseases in pregnant women, include increased blood pressure, severe anemia, high fever, etc. Pregnancy can mostly continue with treatment of the cause. Abnormalities in the reproductive organs, such as uterine malformations, submucous and intramural fibroids, adenomyosis, etc., can lead to miscarriage. With appropriate treatment to preserve the pregnancy, there is hope to continue the pregnancy. If due to endocrine abnormalities, such as luteal phase deficiency or hypothyroidism, supplementing with progesterone and thyroid hormones can mostly allow the pregnancy to continue. Identifying the cause of a miscarriage is extremely important, as different causes can lead to different pregnancy outcomes.

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What foods are good for threatened miscarriage?

When experiencing signs of threatened miscarriage, pregnant women should choose foods rich in vitamins and pay attention to a light diet, eating food that is easy to digest and absorb. They should avoid spicy and stimulating foods, as well as raw and cold seafood or other barbecue and hot pot foods, to prevent diarrhea and aggravate the miscarriage. When choosing foods, one can opt for soy products, fresh vegetables, fruits, lean meats, eggs, and walnuts. Additionally, it is advisable to select foods that are rich in vitamin E, which supports pregnancy, such as some soy products. It is also beneficial to choose foods containing roughage but avoid cold foods and thermogenic foods like longan, as longan is very heaty and should be avoided as it might induce miscarriage.

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What are some medications for threatened miscarriage to stabilize the pregnancy?

When threatened miscarriage occurs, it is necessary to use medications to sustain the pregnancy. Commonly used medications include the following types: The first type is progesterone medications, which have the effects of stabilizing the uterus and suppressing the immune system; the second type is estrogen medications, which can promote the proliferation of the endometrium, providing a favorable environment for the implantation and growth of the gestational sac; third, traditional Chinese medicine formulations, which also have the effects of stabilizing the uterus, promoting the development of the gestational sac, and reducing bleeding. In addition, it is necessary to conduct examinations based on the symptoms of threatened miscarriage to determine if there are any abnormalities in coagulation indicators. If the threatened miscarriage is caused by abnormal coagulation indicators, anticoagulant medications can be used for treatment.

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What is the cause of nausea in threatened miscarriage?

Threatened miscarriage refers to signs of miscarriage during pregnancy, and some women with threatened miscarriage may experience nausea. This situation includes several reasons: First, threatened miscarriage is not the same as a natural miscarriage; women are still pregnant, hence early pregnancy reactions such as nausea are normal. If the nausea is mild, rest and observation are advisable. However, if severe, it is important to visit the hospital for an examination to rule out hyperemesis gravidarum. Second, some cases of threatened miscarriage are caused by gastrointestinal inflammation, such as acute gastritis causing uterine contractions, which then leads to threatened miscarriage. The nausea in these situations is due to acute gastritis, so the nausea is a symptom caused by the condition that leads to the threatened miscarriage, not a direct result of the threatened miscarriage itself.

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Can you take a bath with a threatened miscarriage?

If a threatened miscarriage occurs, it indicates that the connection between the embryo and the mother is not yet secure, making bleeding likely. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid bathing at this time to prevent exacerbating vaginal bleeding and promoting the progression of miscarriage. During the threatened miscarriage phase, it is best to avoid what can be avoided. Wait until the vaginal bleeding has stopped and abdominal pain has disappeared for a week before bathing, as the impact will be minimal by then.