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Can Spicy Food Induce Labor?

can spicy foods induce labor? Jun 29, 2024

While you may have heard of someone who ate “spicy food” and then went into labor, please don’t start pouring "Ghost Pepper" hot sauce over everything you eat!  Theoretically, if you stimulate your GI system, you might be able to stimulate your uterus and jumpstart labor. However, there is no evidence to support that eating spicy foods induces labor. That “someone” you heard about, was probably already going into labor on their own!  There is, however, evidence to support that eating lots of spicy foods will give you GI upset and heartburn. So please remember this information if you are feeling desperate to get labor going!

 

Shared in an article I originally wrote for www.Expectful.com

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