What to eat and what to avoid during IVF

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What to eat and what not to eat during IVF
Thats the question
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7 Food Items You Must Avoid During IVF

• Avoid non-vegetarian food. You can take fish but
  cooked in light gravy. I am a Bengali so it was
  impossible for me to stay without fish for three
  months. Thus, the cheat sheet. However, ensure
  that that fish is fresh.
• Avoid hotel food or any outside food where you
  have no control over kitchen. Stick to home
  cooked food.
• Avoid processed or packaged food at all costs.

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• Absolutely no packaged juice. No matter how
  real they claim to be. Make fresh juice at
  home. It is best to have fruits.
• No cold drinks. They can cause harm that you
  might not even realize and it causes acidity.
  Avoid any item that can disturb your bowel
  movements.
• Keep cooking simple. Avoid heavy gravies butter
  masala types or experimental food, MasterChef
  types.

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• Avoid raw and undercooked vegetables. I insisted
  on cleaning the vegetables in lukewarm water.

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A friend of mine S.L (undergoing infertility
treatments) has done immense research on this
subject and explains it in very simple, logical
and easy to understand way. She says,

• Here is my understanding on why we are asked to
  avoid non-veg. More often than not infertility
  issues crop up due to hormonal imbalances. Its
  no secret that poultry, cattle, lambs etc are
  pumped with hormones to boost growth, weight gain
  and overall yield. These hormones are known to
  interfere with human hormones too. I remember
  reading how rBGH, prolactin and progesterone are
  part of the cattle feed. Similarly chickens are
  fed oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone
  hormones for better yield again. After all fatter
  the chicken, more the eggs, more the profits,
  right?

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• Fish are known to be contaminated with Mercury
  even otherwise they produce a lot of heat in the
  body which isnt favorable for pregnancy
  (especially if you are already taking
  progesterone supplements). Also eggs are known to
  contain bacteria called salmonella which is known
  to cause salmonellosis (food poisoning), Typhoid
  in some cases etc. Even if we keep the infections
  aside, the hormonal interference is a matter of
  concern here. After all one shouldnt be pumping
  their body with estrogen, progesterone,
  testosterone, prolactin or rBGH if they are
  already fighting PCOD, Thyroid and the like to
  make it worse, right?

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• We have to avoid them, more so because during
  your pregnancy the less spicy food the better
  they say! You dont want to be bloated because of
  garam masala! And there are hardly any dishes I
  can think of in a non-veg platter where you dont
  use spices, garlic, ginger, chilies etc.,
  right?Also during your 2WW, Pregnancy or IVF
  your digestive system isnt optimally
  functioning, hence non-veg food items may not be
  easily digested, thus may cause bloating and
  discomfort causing unnecessary pressure in your
  abdomen.

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The final tip

• The rule is simple here Stick to static food,
  more popularly known as organic food. You should
  be extremely careful about your diet during the
  first trimester and then relax a bit. Go out for
  dinner once in a while but choose a good
  restaurant. IVF pregnancy is precious so one has
  to be extra careful but then dont get paranoid.
  There is a fine line between the two. Enjoy your
  pregnancy. Pamper yourself. You worked really
  hard to reach there. I totally enjoyed my
  pregnancy. Somehow, I was calm, composed and
  simply blissful, and grateful every second for
  bestowing upon me His blessings finally J

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