Ate parsley and am freaking a little

zhirsch

Hi, first time posting here. I'm a little over 5 weeks pregnant and had tabouli salad for dinner. It was basically all chopped parsley with a little bit of tomato and lemon juice - I probably had a cup at least. After I ate it I read that parsley caused uterine contractions and can cause miscarriage. Am I making myself crazy for nothing? Did anyone else eat tabouli or parsley early in their pregnancy?

sleepingbeauty825

You are definitely, definitely, DEFINITELY making yourself crazy for nothing.

chusum

Almost everywhere you look there will be someone or something telling you that anything can cause a miscarriage. Don't worry about it! Plus what can you do now? Just gonna make yourself stress & worry, and that isn't good either.

heylee

I eat parsley all of the time. It's in most Italian food and a lot of other stuff.

Jelliebean1982

Yes, you are worrying over nothing.

kathymarie

I can't even believe I just read this.

hales.21

kathymarie:

I can't even believe I just read this.

This.

rab41380

I am making Tabouli Salad for lunch today.  Never ever heard of this!

ColindaP

No, you are absolutely right about the parsley. That's why the entire population of the Middle East has gone extinct. Too much tabouleh. Didn't you hear about that on the news?

Pacheco825

your fine. I ate parsley al the time. If you start bleeding then worrie but 99% sure your fine!

rvandiver0705

kathymarie:

I can't even believe I just read this.

I know.  It hurt my brain. 

Scout05

If eating parsley would cause you to miscarry, don't you think it likely all pregnant and ttc women would be warned by their doctors not to eat it? They don't tend to be tight lipped about actual dangers.

And, as nicely as possible, it's going to be a very long nine months if you let yourself get concerned about things like this.

megd06

ColindaP:

No, you are absolutely right about the parsley. That's why the entire population of the Middle East has gone extinct. Too much tabouleh. Didn't you hear about that on the news?

I think I just pee'd a little from laughing at this

Melissa2216

ColindaP:

No, you are absolutely right about the parsley. That's why the entire population of the Middle East has gone extinct. Too much tabouleh. Didn't you hear about that on the news?

::snicker::

OP- I've never heard of parsley causing miscarriage.  Pretty sure my OB would have mentioned it if it posed a huge risk.

dairygirl19

Oh sweet jeeeebus!

Ditto the pp. My brain hurts.

If you google and read enough everything causes uterine contractions. Parsley, pineapple, papaya, tea, watermelon, nailpoilish, massage. On and on and on.

No one ever remembers the part where you have to eat pounds of it per day for it to do anything.

Also this "research" is usually from some crazed "scientific university" no one has ever heard of.

I'm playing it safe though. Only organice lettuce and triple filtered water for me!

pettycrocker

kathymarie:

I can't even believe I just read this.

Ditto 

monimonimoni

Parsley in therapeutic doses CAN cause uterine contractions.You would have to eat a lot of it to have this effect. You are fine.

KhloesMom

Was there a fingernail full of feta in the salad? If so, yes, I'd be deeply worried.

Geekchick921

Niftyroses

I had parsley a few days ago, it was fine.

I did, however eat an entire pineapple in one day, and another half of one the next.  My DH found out online that it causes uterine contractions.  I'm fine.  Although I freaked out too.  I figure that fruit and vegetables and fresh greens cant be that bad.  Of course, wash them