Should one eat honey while pregnant?

Answer 1

haha...why not?it has no toxic in it right?

Answer 2

Eating honey while pregnant will not harm the unborn.

"The honey issue is fascinating. The safety concern about honey arose because honey often contains spores that, under the right circumstances, can cause a rare deadly disease discovered in 1976, called infant botulism. Infant botulism is spread by these spores, not by pre-formed botulism toxin.

Botulism spores are found throughout nature, in soil, in dust, and on the unwashed surfaces of unpeeled fruits and vegetables. The spores are present in about 10 percent of the samples of honey tested. These spores are tough to kill. They are quite heat-resistant; some can survive boiling for several hours. Honey is naturally resistant to many bacteria. Sometimes, honey is pasteurized – usually it is not. Pasteurizing does not reliably destroy botulism spores. Some honey is filtered; some is not. Filtering does not reliably remove botulism spores. There are advantages and disadvantages to pasteurizing and filtering. I don’t feel strongly either way, but this is one food I prefer un-pasteurized. No honey, though, is best for infants.

The CDC recommends that children younger than 1 year of age should not be given honey unless the product has been certified free of spores.

Babies’ intestines are an ideal environment for the spores. When babies swallow them, the spores can turn into growing, multiplying bacteria that pump out a poison called botulinus toxin. This toxin is absorbed through their immature intestines, and causes infant botulism. Some cases of infant botulism are mild; some are fatal. The peak age that babies are susceptible is when they are 2 to 4 months old. They may be at risk from about 1 week until 9 to 11 months. This is the reason babies under one year old should not be fed honey. Because the spores are so heat-resistant, there is a theoretical risk for babies eating even processed foods containing honey. Commercial canning, however, usually destroys the spores.

Normally, swallowing spores is not a problem for healthy adults or older children. The spores usually remain spores. The bacteria do not grow well in mature intestines teeming with beneficial bacteria. Pregnant women, other adults, and older children are routinely exposed to spores without being affected."

Answer 3

Yeah, it's ok for you to eat honey while pregnant. Take care with very young children and infants as it contains a bacterium that can make them ill as their immune system is not developed. Another tip for the baby is to water down juices, k? :)

Answer 4

I have never heard of a reason why not.

Maybe you are thinking of feeding honey to infants? That is very bad because all honey has natural botulinum toxin in it. It preserves it from bacterial decay. It is such a small amount that it will not bother an adult or child, but it can make infants very sick.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I think it would be okay, babies are the ones that can't have honey, because of a bacteria in it that they can't digest.

Answer 7

you can eat whatever food you want, except for restrictive foods (like foods that gives you an allergy) it may affect the child

Answer 8

i really dont think it would hurt the pregnancy. i do not recomend eating spice foods. or drinking alcohol, smoking.. etc..

Answer 9

no, because of a chance of botulism

Answer 10

Why not