Will eating leeks during confinement reduce milk production?

I believe many women know that many elderly people do not allow us to eat leeks during the confinement period. Although leeks can strengthen the yang, children, the elderly, and pregnant women should not eat too much leeks during these stages. Because proper consumption may be beneficial to health, but excessive consumption is harmful to the body, so everyone should pay attention to try not to eat it in normal times.

Can I eat leeks during breastfeeding?

Can I eat leeks during breastfeeding? Leek is also called "yang-boosting grass". It is warm in nature and has the effect of nourishing the kidney and yang. The weather in spring is unpredictable in terms of temperature, and postpartum women can eat some spring leeks to dispel yin and cold. Moreover, the liver qi in the human body is strong in spring, which affects the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. Eating more spring leeks can strengthen the spleen and stomach and benefit liver function.

1. Chives can increase appetite. Eating some spring chives is beneficial to improving health for the elderly, children and pregnant women.

2. Leek has the effect of keeping warm and strengthening the stomach. The crude fiber it contains can promote intestinal peristalsis and help the human body digestion. It can not only prevent habitual constipation and colon cancer, but also wrap up certain debris in the digestive tract and excrete it with feces. Therefore, it is also called "intestinal cleansing grass" among the people.

3. Chives have the effects of dispersing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation, and detoxifying. They are beneficial to the human body in lowering blood lipids, preventing and treating coronary heart disease, anemia, and arteriosclerosis.

4. The sulfur compounds contained in leeks have certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects.

5. Leeks are rich in vitamin A. Eating more of them can not only beautify the skin, improve eyesight and moisten the lungs, but also reduce the risk of colds, coughs and asthma and other diseases.

6. Leeks can also help prevent and treat kidney deficiency symptoms such as impotence, polyuria, low back pain, and weak legs.

Taboos of eating leeks during lactation

However, even though leeks have many benefits, it does not mean the more you eat, the better, and there are still some things to pay attention to when eating them. Several precautions for pregnant women to eat leeks in spring:

1. Leeks contain a lot of crude fiber, which is not easy to digest and absorb, so you can't eat too much at one time, otherwise a large amount of crude fiber will irritate the intestinal wall and often cause diarrhea. It is best to control it to 100 grams to 200 grams per meal, not more than 400 grams.

2. The quality of leeks is best in early spring, followed by late autumn, and the worst in summer. There is a saying that "leeks smell good in spring but smell bad in summer."

3. The sulfide in leeks is easy to volatilize when exposed to heat, so leeks need to be stir-fried quickly over high heat when cooking. If they are slightly overheated, the leek flavor will be lost.

4. Leeks are warm in nature. People with a hot constitution or ulcers or eye diseases are prone to heartburn when eating leeks, so they should not eat too much.

5. People who are allergic to leeks should not eat leeks. Leeks may become an allergen. Eating leeks by mistake may cause allergic symptoms such as skin redness and swelling, diarrhea, indigestion, headache, sore throat, and asthma.

6. Mothers who need to breastfeed or have low milk supply should not eat leeks, because leeks can reduce milk production. Mothers with excessive milk secretion can eat more leeks.