My family keeps telling me to avoid spicy food now that I'm pregnant. I love spicy food! Is there any specific reason why it's considered bad during pregnancy?
Spicy food isn't bad for the baby, but it causes horrible acidity. You can drink cold milk or fennel water (saunf ka paani) to soothe your stomach. But if you have severe stomach pain, please check with your doctor.
When you have gone through so much to conceive, you want to be very careful. Spicy food is generally safe, but it can cause uncomfortable bloating and gas which can make you anxious. Keeping your diet gentle is much easier on the body.
According to my pregnancy tracker, spicy food is safe for the baby but the hormone progesterone relaxes your digestive tract, leading to severe acid reflux. Tracking my meals really helped me identify what was causing the heartburn.
I felt so much heartburn in my second trimester because of spicy biryani! It doesn't hurt the baby, but it makes your own stomach burn like crazy. I literally had to sit upright to sleep some nights.
Actually, spicy food itself doesn't cause gestational diabetes, but it can trigger bad acidity and indigestion. It's better to keep meals simple and balanced, and avoid heavy oily spicy items so your digestion stays smooth.
Honestly, the baby is fine, but your stomach will pay the price with sleepless nights and crazy heartburn! I learned the hard way that craving spicy tikka at midnight leads to zero sleep. Stick to milder stuff if you want rest!
