Unripe papayas may not be safe for pregnant women

City Girl — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:08:52 +0000

In Asia, many believe that fruits like pineapples and watermelons are unsafe to be consumed by pregnant women because they may cause miscarriages. Apparently, unripe papayas may also cause miscarriages in pregnant women. Therefore it is advised that pregnant women should stay away from eating unripe papayas. In India, however, ripen papayas are also said to be a threat to pregnancies and pregnant women have strictly stayed away from eating any papayas, ripe or unripe.

Unripe papayas contain high concentration of latex that can cause uterine contractions. These contractions can in turn cause a miscarriage. If you search on this topic on the internet, you will find many contradicting opinions. But I choose to be safe than be sorry. It doesn’t hurt to stay away from the fruit and whatever goodness is found in the fruits can probably be found in safer substitutes. I’m no risk taker.

I read up on this story from several sources and there’s one that wrote about a study performed on rats to test the effects of ripe and unripe papayas on pregnant rats. If you would like to read it, you can download it here. You will need to have Adobe Reader installed to read this file. You may even want to do your own research by searching the web.

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