Diet Pills For Pregnancy

While the idea of gaining weight may cause distress your growing baby placenta and amniotic fluid account for some of the added pounds.
Diet pills for pregnancy. There s no magic formula for a healthy pregnancy diet. Diet pills are not approved by the food and drug administration and can include any combination of natural herbal stimulants to achieve weight loss. At the present time there is no proof either way that a diet pill can affect a pregnancy test.
The most common stimulant used in diet pills is caffeine or guarana a caffeine based herb. Home pregnancy tests and diet pills have no relationship to each other as they are made and used for two different purposes 2. However a few nutrients in a pregnancy diet deserve special attention.
The risks and side effects of diet pills are not worth the potential harm to you and your unborn baby however. Although you may not look forward to an increase in your weight pregnancy is not the time to lose weight or to take diet pills. Any blood pressure higher than 140 90 mm hg is known as high blood pressure or hypertension.
I just found out today november 10 that i am four months pregnant. Diet pills are not safe for use during pregnancy. In fact during pregnancy the basic principles of healthy eating remain the same get plenty of fruits vegetables whole grains lean protein and healthy fats.
Could using a diet pill increase pregnancy risks. Could a diet pill affect a pregnancy test. Pregnancy is a time when most women gain weight.
Along with weight gain during pregnancy swelling of your hands and feet enough to make getting your rings off and wearing certain shoes difficult commonly occurs. Using a diet pill during pregnancy can raise the risk of your unborn child developing different health conditions or even birth defects. Before i knew i was pregnant i stopped taking them as soon as i found out that i was pregnant.