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Hmmm...food I shouldn't eat...I'm in trouble

TheNewMrs.HTheNewMrs.H
in 1st Trimester

I've been eating rhubarb almost every day and I just came across this as I was looking for some recipes.

Because of its putative effect as a uterine stimulant, rhubarb is not recommended during pregnancy.

Yet it contains a high amount of folic acid and is used to treat pregnancy induced hypertension...

 

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Re: Hmmm...food I shouldn't eat...I'm in trouble

  • miss_beckmanmiss_beckman member

    ask your doc to be sure, but you DO have a new recipe to try out!

    I'd say maybe eating less- in moderation...

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  • Dufflings09Dufflings09
    I don't even think I have ever had rhubarb, is it that tasty that is is worth the possible risk?  If you don't have any hypertension in your family I would think the uterine stimulant would be more of a risk than the benefit of hypertension treatment.
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  • TheNewMrs.HTheNewMrs.H

    I'm trying that recipe this weekend. I was just poking around looking for a strawberry/rhubarb pie.

    I eat like a piece every other day. At least when I make the pie, I'll  be using a lot of my stalks.

    At least I know I'm getting extra folic acid, which is a bonus.

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  • TheNewMrs.HTheNewMrs.H

    imageDufflings09:
    I don't even think I have ever had rhubarb, is it that tasty that is is worth the possible risk?  If you don't have any hypertension in your family I would think the uterine stimulant would be more of a risk than the benefit of hypertension treatment.

    Not too many people I know have had it. I happen to think it's very tasty, but I'm going to talk to my doc to see what she says about it. I've been eating it for the past 2 weeks, and if she tells me there is a risk, then I won't have it as much.

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  • miss_beckmanmiss_beckman member
    imageTheNewMrs.H:

    I'm trying that recipe this weekend. I was just poking around looking for a strawberry/rhubarb pie.

    I eat like a piece every other day. At least when I make the pie, I'll  be using a lot of my stalks.

    At least I know I'm getting extra folic acid, which is a bonus.

    there ya go! see? positives!

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  • ibisibis member

    I think from what I'm googling it looks like you want to stay away from rhubarb extract or any herbal tincture made from rhubarb... these would be a lot more concentrated than fresh cooked or baked rhubarb.

    I love rhubarb too. It always pops up here at the Farmer's Market and it's surprisingly versatile. 

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