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What If You Can't Eat A Regular Diet?

As children are exposed to more foods at an earlier age the incidence of food allergy and intolerance is rising. Add to this the problems of diabetes, vegan and vegetarianism, metabolic disorders and general dislikes and you can come up with an equation that equals trouble for a pregnant woman. The question is, what do you do when you can’t eat a regular pregnancy diet?

The answer is, get creative! If you suffer from diabetes or a digestive disorder, or you have a major metabolic disorder such as PKU or tyrosinemia (and these are only a few from a very long list that are usually diagnosed during early childhood) you probably have a pretty good idea of how to manage your diet to provide the most nutrients at a time without overdoing it. To be safe, however, it would be wise to speak with your doctor about what foods you can and cannot have (and in what amounts you are allowed to have them) in the coming months.

If you do not have a condition that requires specific, direct medical supervision and simply need to make some changes to the diet shown earlier you’re going to find that it’s going to be much simpler than you would think (although you’re probably going to be pretty sick of your core foods by the time you deliver!) With some dietary substitutions, however, you should still be able to maintain a healthy diet throughout the course of your pregnancy.

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