Digestive problems during pregnancy occurs more frequently since the 4th month of pregnancy. The discomfort almost inevitable due to changes in your metabolism caused by the growth of your baby, but you can mitigate its negative effects by taking into account certain care.
Indigestion or heartburn is caused when muscle tissue in your digestive system relaxes due to increased production of hormones estrogen and progesterone. Oddly enough this process benefits your baby because the delay in digesting food, the more nutrients reach him through the blood.
Herbs you should not take during your pregnancy
During pregnancy and motherhood we usually hot drinks to help us stay relaxed and hydrate. However, you should be careful with some herbs.
You indicate which can be harmful:
* Herbs stimulants bleeding: The wormwood, angelica, Mary thistle, the Ligusticum porteri and tea.
* Herbs that cause uterine contractions: Dioscorea, Capsella bursa pastoris and Ustilago among others.
* Herbs Toxic: Mallow, the Matarique, aloe, also known as Aloe, and tujas in any variety.
