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Can I eat ginger while pregnant?

No known issues Doola Scan's answer in the United States

Ginger in food, fresh, raw or ground, isn't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues for it. For sickness, the NHS suggests trying foods or drinks containing ginger, saying there's some evidence it may help reduce nausea and vomiting, and asks you to check with your pharmacist before taking ginger supplements. Ginger tea follows each country's herbal tea advice: Doola Scan shows Check in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, and Avoid in New Zealand and Ireland.

Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated

  • Fresh ginger root, grated or sliced into cooking

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Raw ginger, in juices or chewed

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Ground ginger in baking, such as gingerbread

    No known issuesIn all six countries
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What each country says

Ginger while pregnant: what each country says.

Each country's own pregnancy guidance on ginger, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.

  • No known issues

    None of the six countries' pregnancy guidance names ginger.

  • United Kingdom

    No known issues
    Ginger tea and other herbal teas
    • NHSLittle research on herbal teas in pregnancy.Source

  • Canada

    No known issues
    Ginger tea and other herbal teas
    • Health CanadaSome herbal teas (e.g. chamomile) are unsafe; citrus peel, ginger, orange peel, rose hip are safe at 2-3 cups a day.Source

  • Australia

    No known issues
    Ginger tea and other herbal teas
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Limit herbal tea to 2 cups a day; check with doctor or pharmacist.Source

  • Ireland

    No known issues
    Ginger tea and other herbal teas
    • HSEGinger, peppermint, camomile and fruit teas are safe in pregnancy.Source
What to check

Before you eat ginger.

  1. Try ginger foods or drinks for sickness

    The NHS lists eating foods or drinks containing ginger among the things you can try yourself for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, saying there's some evidence it may help. If sickness worries you, talk to your midwife or doctor. NHS

  2. Ask your pharmacist before ginger supplements

    The NHS asks you to check with your pharmacist before taking ginger supplements during pregnancy. Capsules and concentrated shots aren't the same as ginger in a meal, and Doola Scan doesn't read them as names of their own. NHS

  3. Count ginger tea in your herbal tea for the day

    The NHS asks you not to drink more than 4 cups of herbal tea a day, and Pregnancy, Birth and Baby says to limit herbal tea to 2 cups a day. Health Canada lists ginger among the herbal teas it accepts at 2 to 3 cups a day, and Ireland's HSE names ginger among the teas it lists for pregnancy. NHS

Questions

About ginger
in pregnancy.

The NHS suggests trying foods or drinks containing ginger for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, and says there's some evidence it may help. It also suggests rest, small frequent meals of plain carbohydrate foods, and sipping fluids little and often.

Doola Scan reads ginger tea under each country's herbal tea advice: Check in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, Avoid in New Zealand and Ireland. Ireland's HSE names ginger, peppermint, camomile and fruit teas as the ones it lists for pregnancy, and Health Canada lists ginger tea at 2 to 3 cups a day.

None of these six countries sets a limit for ginger in food. For tea, the NHS says no more than 4 cups of herbal tea a day and Pregnancy, Birth and Baby 2 cups; for supplements, the NHS asks you to check with your pharmacist first.

Raw ginger shows No known issues in all six countries. Doola Scan doesn't read pickled ginger as a name of its own yet; the ginger in it isn't on any list, and scanning the jar or the sushi plate lets Doola Scan check the rest.

The guidance is the same in every trimester. Ginger in food isn't named at any stage, and the NHS sickness advice that includes ginger is written for pregnancy as a whole.

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Doola shows what official guidance says; it never diagnoses. No known issues means none of these countries' pregnancy guidance names it, not a promise that a food is safe.