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GINGEN Instant Ginger Strong Formula 18gx10sachets 80G
Hot drink with slightly sweet and strong taste from old quality ginger
Ingredients : Ginger 80% and Sucrose 20%
LEE's 100% Bentong Ginger Extra Strong Formula (no sugar) 38G
Ingredients : Bentong Bukit Tinggi Ginger 100%
- Research shows there are several ginger benefits for health, like reducing inflammation and alleviating morning sickness in pregnancy.
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- Ginger is rich in phytonutrients called gingerols.
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- Studies support the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and antibacterial effects of gingerol.
- It’s useful against arthritis, migraine, asthma, heart disease, heartburn, cancer and nausea.
Who doesn’t know health benefits of ginger for relieving nausea and morning sickness during early pregnancy?
But wondering whether it is safe to consume when you are breastfeeding? Or Does it help boost your milk supply?
Ginger is another food that effectively increases breast milk supply.
Ginger is believed to be a galactagogue in Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
It has been used in some cultures to boost to improve breast milk volume in the immediate postpartum period without any notable side effect.
Although it is considered “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) as a food flavoring agent by FDA, it might NOT be right for every breastfeeding mother.
Always check with your doctor before including it in your diet while breastfeeding.
6 Amazing Benefits of Ginger for Breastfeeding Moms
Consuming fresh ginger or a small dose of ginger can have a tremendous health benefits for breastfeeding moms and their babies.
1. Help Relieve Nausea
A small percentage of breastfeeding mothers complains about nausea during nursing session in the first few days of breastfeeding. Consuming ginger may help relieve nausea by increasing the production of saliva and digestive enzymes.
2. Help Reduce Gas and Cramps
Most women that have given birth naturally or had c-section, experiences abdominal gas and bloating. If you are unable to pass gas may experience cramps in their stomach.Drinking ginger tea may help reduce gas and bloating by same mechanism it uses to treat nausea. Saliva contains the digestive enzyme amylase and ginger contains enzyme zingibain. These enzymes help digest food faster and move food faster from digestive tracts thereby reducing gas and associated stomach cramps.
3. Help Increase Milk Production
Breastfeeding mothers can benefit from consuming ginger whether they want to build a healthy milk supply or want to maintain their supply.
Ginger is considered a lactogenic food in Ayurveda and Chinese Traditional Medicine. It is used in some cultures for boosting the milk supply. However, strong scientific evidence for its effectiveness in increasing milk supply are still lacking.
One double-blind controlled study published in 2016 concluded that ginger increased milk supply in early postpartum in breastfeeding mothers and no side effects were reported (5). The result of this study looks promising!!
4. Helps Fight off Cold and Sore Throat
While you may not prefer antibiotics when breastfeeding to treat viral or bacterial illnesses, give ginger a try.
There are scientific evidence that show that ginger helps prevent colds, reduce congestion, prevent, or soothe a sore throat and reduce inflammation (6).
Its medicinal properties are attributed to powerful phytonutrients named gingerols in ginger root.
5. Help in Postpartum Healing
In Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is considered a ‘warming food’. It is commonly given to women in the early postpartum period to speed up healing process.
6. Help your Colicky Baby
Baby’s immature gut may benefit from consuming ginger while breastfeeding. Digestive enzymes passed onto baby via breast milk may aid digestion in a baby’s immature gut relieving symptoms of colic in babies.
Certain brand of gripe water contains ginger in addition to other herb for the treatment of colic in babies.
