Yoyo Bitters And Pregnancy

Yoyo bitters is an oral poly herbal liquid preparation popularly marketed and used in Nigeria. Its use is rapidly increasing among patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. This is because it has been claimed to regulate blood pressure, control body weight, and facilitate digestion among others. Contained various parts of plants such as Aloe vera, cinnamomum aromaticum, citrus aurantifolia, acinos arvensis, and chenopodium murale.

Yoyo bitters

The World Health Organization (WHO) defined herbal medicine as: ‘any part of a plant in which one or more of its parts can be used for therapeutic purposes or as precursors for the synthesis of useful drugs. Herbal medicines include herbs, herbal materials, herbal preparations and finished herbal products that contain parts of plants or other plant materials as active ingredients.

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Medicinal herbal bitters on the other hand contain blended ingredients in a water or alcohol base used for the treatment of illnesses. Bitters contain complex carbohydrates, secondary metabolites, vitamins and minerals that have antioxidant, antiviral and other pharmacological properties. They are used to aid digestion and metabolism, relieve occasional heartburn, calm upset stomach and nausea, increase absorption of fat soluble vitamins, help maintain healthy blood sugar levels, ease constipation and regulate bowel movements, help mop up free radicals and stimulate immune function among others.

Yoyo Bitters And Pregnancy

Yoyo bitters is a herbal mixture made from alcohol and water. The alcohol content is as high as 10.51±0.05 in percent. This quantity is more than enough to be teratogenic or dangerous in pregnancy when consumed a lot. Pregnant women should stay off Yoyo bitters because if its alcoholic content. Yoyo bitter is an elixir. The phytochemicals of these plants were extracted using alcohol.

There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy or while trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time during pregnancy to drink. All types of alcohol are equally harmful, including all wines, beer and even yoyo bitters.

Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and a range of lifelong physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities. These disabilities are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs).

If you have started drinking yoyo bitters as a pregnant woman, stop immediately. It is not too late. The earlier, the better. It is just good not to start at all. Since alcohol can be dangerous even from the very first day of conception, women trying for a baby should stay of this yoyo bitters.

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That is not all. Yoyo bitters contain a lot of compounds at different quantity. Some may be dangerous in pregnancy depending on the quantity. There is no research on the effect of these compounds on pregnancy. It will be wise to stay off products there is no information on its effects on pregnancy.