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Can Chewing Raw Rice During Pregnancy Cause Any Problem To The Baby?

i m pregnant and i feel like eating raw rice .... i used to had a lot of raw rice earlier but i left that habit in between , but again i feeling like having it throughout the day. Can it a problem for my baby , i chew each rice very finely. now i have very little qty
Tue, 1 Sep 2015
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Hello ,
Thanks for writing to us.

This craving for eating raw uncooked rice could be a symptom of Iron defeciency anaemia also . Or it could just be a craving seen during pregnancy. I would like to know your hemoglobin level, if done recently . To reduce your craving of eating raw rice , try eating Avil rice flakes(poha)( commonly eaten by keralites) after roasting it. So it will have a crunchy feel like raw rice and at the same time it is rice .
It has no harmful effects on fetus.
I would advise you to take iron supplements.
Hope so it will be helpful.
You can write again in case of any query or follow up.
Wish you good health.
Regards
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Can Chewing Raw Rice During Pregnancy Cause Any Problem To The Baby?

Hello , Thanks for writing to us. This craving for eating raw uncooked rice could be a symptom of Iron defeciency anaemia also . Or it could just be a craving seen during pregnancy. I would like to know your hemoglobin level, if done recently . To reduce your craving of eating raw rice , try eating Avil rice flakes(poha)( commonly eaten by keralites) after roasting it. So it will have a crunchy feel like raw rice and at the same time it is rice . It has no harmful effects on fetus. I would advise you to take iron supplements. Hope so it will be helpful. You can write again in case of any query or follow up. Wish you good health. Regards