Breastfeeding lemon: benefit and harm, tips on using

Many people include lemon in their diet. After all, this citrus fruit has a lot of useful properties. Today we will talk about whether it can be used by women with breastfeeding (HB).

Lemon can not just be eaten by women when breastfeeding, but even useful and necessary. Indeed, during this period a person needs to maintain his immune system in good condition in order to protect a child from various infections. And such a citrus can strengthen the immune system.

Lemon contains a large amount of vitamin C, which is one of the leaders in the amount of ascorbic acid in its composition. In addition, some experts argue that the use of this citrus will reduce the possibility of a child's food allergies to almost zero. therefore This fruit can be safely eaten by a nursing mother.

This type of citrus boasts a rich mineral and vitamin composition. Therefore, lemon has a number of important properties for the human body:

• prevents the appearance of varicose veins, which is often found in young mothers;
• ensures the normal functioning of the liver;
• helps get rid of edema;
• relieves the body of toxins and toxins, this is due to the high content of fiber in the lemon;
• strengthens the body's immune system;
• helps to compensate for the calcium deficiency, which is necessary for young mothers and young children;
• normalizes intestinal motility;
• allows you to avoid colds and infections of respiratory viruses;
• stabilizes the work of the heart muscle, resulting in increased endurance of the whole organism;
• helps to get rid of extra pounds, because lemon improves metabolic processes;
• improves the quality of breast milk, significantly increases its nutritional value;
• stabilizes the kidneys, helps dissolve stones in them.

In addition, the sour taste of lemon allows you to use it in the preparation of various dishes instead of salt and flavoring seasonings, while making the dish much healthier. Remember, such citrus is a source of vitamins important for the human body (E, C, PP).

Lemon also contains trace elements necessary for humans and organic acids. It is an obligatory product in the autumn and winter season, when a person most often gets cold and gets sick. Some experts point out that An allergic reaction to this fruit is much less common than oranges or mandarins.

Despite the fact that lemon boasts such a large list of positive qualities, it has some drawbacks. So, this fruit can cause a strong allergic reaction of the body.

To minimize the risk of allergies, rinse the lemon thoroughly with clean water. It is also recommended to completely cut off the skin of the fruit. If such a reaction still occurred, then you should, in general, abandon such a product at the time of HS.

Sometimes when feeding a newborn he may have diarrhea. This could also be a lemon. After all, very young children have a still weak digestive system, so this product, which can get into their bodies with mother's milk, can harm the intestines or the stomach of a child.

Despite this, such citrus can also improve intestinal motility well. For young mothers, this is fine, but for even small newborn babies, this may have a bad effect on health. Therefore, with the introduction of lemon in the diet should monitor the behavior of the child.

In some cases, drinking lemon can cause problems for the young mother's digestive system. Indeed, during pregnancy, a person aggravates all diseases associated with the digestive system, as a result of which gastritis, colitis, heartburn, ulcer, and pancreatitis may appear.

In order to properly enter a lemon into the food, you need to follow some important rules. Remember that for the first time a lemon can be tasted only if your baby has already reached at least three months of age.

To enter this citrus can only be certain portions. Thus, at each intake, one should use no more than one lobule of the fruit. You can simply eat it or add its juice to tea or filtered water.

Do not forget that if your baby has discomfort in the intestines, or you see strong rashes on his skin, then you should immediately stop consuming lemons during breastfeeding.

If you see that your baby has no reaction to lemon, then you can slightly increase the portion of this product. But still it should not exceed more than 50 grams per day.

If the young mother drinks tea with the addition of lemon, then the tea leaves must be of good quality and without all the additives. And he should not be too strong. Otherwise, a huge amount of tannins appears in the drink during prolonged infusion, which have strong strengthening properties, as a result of which a small child may experience periodic constipation.

If you have recently become a mother and sharply caught a cold, then in this case tea with lemon slices will be an excellent means to quickly recover. But see if your baby has an allergic reaction. Otherwise, you should abandon the use of lemon zest, so as not to harm the child even more.

Before buying this fruit you need to carefully check it. It should be bright yellow. Its skin can shine a little. It should touch the fruit. To the touch a fresh and high-quality lemon will be dense and a little solid.

Remember that citrus fruits with a rough surface have too thick peels, but at the same time they contain little pulp. Lemons with a smoother surface have a thin layer of skin and fleshy pulp.

And also before you eat a lemon, it is recommended to pour it with boiling water. This is done in order to get rid of all the harmful bacteria on the surface of the fetus. Store citrus fruit in the refrigerator compartment.

If, after several uses of lemon peel, your baby has not experienced any allergic reaction and problems with the digestive system, then you can eat the fruit further. After all, it is one of the most useful, this citrus will be able to strengthen the immunity of your and your child.

Too many lemons can not be eaten, it can harm you and your baby. On the day you can eat no more than 3-4 ripe fruits. Fruit can be used to prepare various salads, pastries, confectionery.

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