Q My lower abdomen is always cold and I love cold foods. Do these eating habits affect getting ready for pregnancy?
A Cold foods and raw foods are thought to lower circulation in the lower abdomen, creating an environment in which the uterus easily becomes cold. You can still prepare even if you can't cut them out entirely, but shifting toward warm meals helps restore the uterine environment.
Detailed Answer
Frequently eating cold (saengnaeng) and raw foods tends to chill the lower abdomen and stagnate the circulation of qi and blood. If the state of cold congestion (haneung) seen in Korean medicine continues, blood flow to the uterus decreases, which does not help the environment for implantation. It is hard to change everything at once, but even small adjustments such as reducing cold drinks and raw foods while increasing warm foods can change the condition of your lower abdomen.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, we especially advise those preparing for pregnancy to reduce cold, raw foods that chill the uterus and stagnate qi. When warming the lower abdomen through Korean medicine treatment is combined with first sorting out cold eating habits, the two work in synergy to create a uterine environment in which a seed can settle well.
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