If you are trying to conceive and seem to be facing some challenges, eating fresh pineapple may be a solution for you. Pineapples contain Bromelain, the enzyme that has been found to reduce inflammation, swelling, and boost your immune system. Some medical professionals also believe that this enzyme can aid in fertility.
How Bromelain Works
Traditional Chinese Medicine has revealed the effects of Bromelain on fertility, and many users have backed up this claim that this enzyme is ideal to ingest when trying to conceive. While there isn’t any clinical evidence that this pineapple enzyme aids in implantation, Chinese Medicine believes that Bromelain is a natural blood thinner that helps with implantation. The blood-thinning properties help increase blood flow to the uterus (Campbell). Since many physicians suggest taking aspirin for help with implantation, and Bromelain has blood thinning qualities like aspirin, many women choose the natural route via Bromelain.
How to Take Bromelain
It is important to speak with your health professional before taking Bromelain. There are proper ways to take it, and too much of this enzyme could cause some harm. It is suggested that you do not ingest the Bromelain until after ovulation because the acid in the pineapple can negatively impact the mucus of the cervix. Also, some cultures believe that too much Bromelain during different stages of pre-pregnancy and pregnancy can cause miscarriage, contractions, or the embryo not to implant (Campbell).
If you choose to speak to your health professional, and then decide to take this natural enzyme, be sure to eat fresh pineapple rather than canned. Canned pineapple has been heated and thus the enzymes have been destroyed. Also, once you are tested positive for pregnancy, it is recommended that you stop eating pineapple since Bromelain can interfere with a healthy pregnancy.
Many women eat pineapple each day while trying to become pregnant. Perhaps doing so, for you, will help you get the results of a positive pregnancy test!
Campbell, Leah. “Using Bromelain to Encourage Implantation – One Pineapple Slice at a Time.” Natural Fertility Info. The Natural Fertility Company, 2015. Web. 16 Jan. 2016. <http://natural-fertility-info.com/bromelain-pineapple-for-implantation.html>