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Tomatoes

rodriyessi94rodriyessi94 member
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My doctor told me not to eat tomatoes, so I haven't. I asked why and she said she just didn't want me to eat tomatoes. I thought it was weird? Anybody have anything similar happen to them?
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  • CuijCuij member
    Unless you have been complaining about acid reflux I have no idea why she would say this. If my doctor gave me a 'just because' reasoning I would feel it was unacceptable.
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    Cuij said:

    Unless you have been complaining about acid reflux I have no idea why she would say this. If my doctor gave me a 'just because' reasoning I would feel it was unacceptable.


    Nope, no acid reflex. I just thought it was weird. Me and my baby are doing good! That's why I was confused when she said that.
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  • ElRubyElRuby member
    Really strange.... I would want a reason ... I know sometimes there might be listeria in certain produce but that would involve a recall and is not a common problem (and would apply to all produce which I hope she did not advise against).
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  • lshylkolshylko member
    I would love to know your doctors reason - I have been craving and eating lots of toasted tomato sandwiches for the past couple months!
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  • amooraxoamooraxo member
    I love tomatoes-- and tomato sauce... and of course, ketchup! 
    I've heard of staying away from it when heartburn/acid reflux is bad as PP's have mentioned... but not for any other reason.

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  • KaLikeAWindKaLikeAWind member
    Good grief. I love tomatoes. I have the little cherry ones with a salad almost all the time. I'd love to know what the reasoning was too.
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  • taboullio84taboullio84 member
    BC I said so... Is not a reasonable answer from A Dr.
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  • ElRubyElRuby member
    This post is a really great example of why blindly listening to your doctor without being informed is never a good idea...
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  • missjenniebeanmissjenniebean member
    Ask them to clarify. Maybe they meant stay away unless they are cooked and extremely well washed. otherwise, idk. but you should definitely as for clarification.
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    Ana0927 said:
    lshylko said:
    I would love to know your doctors reason - I have been craving and eating lots of toasted tomato sandwiches for the past couple months!
    What else do you put in your sandwich because a toasted tomato sandwich sounds really good right now. 
    agreed.
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  • twinky0915twinky0915 member
    You probably should have asked more probing questions as to why she didn't want you to eat tomatoes.
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  • mccall35mccall35 member
    missjenniebean said:
    Ana0927 said:
    lshylko said:
    I would love to know your doctors reason - I have been craving and eating lots of toasted tomato sandwiches for the past couple months!
    What else do you put in your sandwich because a toasted tomato sandwich sounds really good right now. 
    agreed.
    I either do butter and salt and pepper. Or, cheese whiz, with salt and pepper. Or sometimes if i'm feeling fancy, hard cheese with salt and pepper. 

    I can't speak for @lshylko though. She may do it differently. 
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  • devyns2nddevyns2nd member
    Umm I'd be upset if my Dr left me in question like that and MH would be too. That's strange!! Tomatoes??
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  • mlindzzmlindzz member
    Mmm.. Now I want tomatoes!
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  • lshylkolshylko member
    The special ingredient is a little mayonnaise (and a bit of salt and pepper). Delicious :)
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  • NinjaBaby2015NinjaBaby2015 member
    This is one of the dumbest things I've read in quite a while. Unless there is some particular individual reason you can't eat tomatoes, then I would highly suggest switching OBs. Tomatoes are quite good for you and should pose no risk (more than any other food) to a normal pregnancy. If you have special circumstances, I would hope you would know what they are and that your Dr. would have explained them to you.

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  • Bmore112Bmore112 member
    lshylko said:

    I would love to know ur doctors reason - I have been craving and eating lots of toasted tomato sandwiches for the past couple months!

    Me too, I eat between 2 and 3 tomatoes a day. I would be miserable without them =0
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  • sabettsabett member
    That's unusual? At least from what I've heard? My doctor is pretty relaxed though about foods in general. I'd be curious to hear your doctor's reason, if you ask.
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  • HayesRN13HayesRN13 member
    Is your K+ (potassium) level normal? Unless it's high (as tomatoes are very high in potassium and very nutritious) this makes no sense especially if your dr won't tell you why? I would be finding a new OB....
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