Pregnancy Nausea and Carbohydrates
Is it OK to eat just carbs when I'm pregnant and suffering from pregnancy nausea?
For many women carbohydrates, like breads and crackers, can really help with pregnancy nausea. Eating more crackers and bread will not harm your baby, but may add to your waistline early on. If you can, substitute these simple carbohydrates with ones that are more complex and are higher in fiber, like whole wheat bread and grains.
The additional fiber will help you feel full and will slow the transit time in your gut. This also may help alleviate your pregnancy nausea and that sour stomach feeling for a little longer than refined carbohydrates would. Try to avoid simple carbohydrates, such as pastries and sugar-laden foods that may satisfy you at the moment but may leave your stomach feeling empty a short time later.
If you have diabetes (type 1, type 2 or gestational), you need to account for the additional carbohydrates you consume and adjust your insulin accordingly. If you don't have diabetes and you've increased your carbohydrate intake because of pregnancy nausea, take comfort in the fact that, for most women, this resolves after the first trimester.
The additional fiber will help you feel full and will slow the transit time in your gut. This also may help alleviate your pregnancy nausea and that sour stomach feeling for a little longer than refined carbohydrates would. Try to avoid simple carbohydrates, such as pastries and sugar-laden foods that may satisfy you at the moment but may leave your stomach feeling empty a short time later.
If you have diabetes (type 1, type 2 or gestational), you need to account for the additional carbohydrates you consume and adjust your insulin accordingly. If you don't have diabetes and you've increased your carbohydrate intake because of pregnancy nausea, take comfort in the fact that, for most women, this resolves after the first trimester.
Answered by
Nora Idrogo, RD
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