Recently, Lao Wang’s family encountered a disturbing incident. Soon after his little grandson was born, he was facing a crisis of [insufficient food rations]. The family did not stop tossing about this matter and even complained to each other.
The reason is that Grandma ate the hen stewed soup for her mother according to the traditional method, but it was extremely difficult to check on the Internet:
Many [experts] say that hens return to milk while roosters lactate. The reason is that hens contain estrogen and have to fight prolactin, so they produce less milk. The androgen contained in roosters can fight estrogen and make prolactin play a better role.
This can make Grandma feel very humbled: Isn’t that how she came here in those days? When she ate hens every day, the milk creaked out like a child urinating? Does the hen’s endocrine disorder follow the accelerated pace of life?
Let’s take a look at what happened.
Are the estrogen and androgen in chickens the same as those in humans?
If estrogen/androgen from chicken is injected into human body, it can also play a similar role as estrogen/androgen in human body.
1. High dose estrogen can resist prolactin
If the dose of estrogen is large enough, estrogen can play a role in resisting prolactin and reduce lactation.
If the dose is relatively small, it will play a more important role in stimulating breast development.
For example, when pregnant, the estrogen level in the body is relatively high, and there is almost no milk secretion during pregnancy. After the fetus gives birth, estrogen in the body will be greatly reduced and milk will be secreted.
In the past, estrogen was used in order to stop the mother secreting milk after the baby was weaned clinically, but it was no longer used because of the large dose and too many side effects.
2. Large doses of androgen can resist estrogen
Androgen can [antagonize] estrogen. It is mainly regulated in two aspects:
A large amount of androgens can inhibit pituitary gland from secreting gonadotropins, thus inhibiting estrogen production.
Because of their common interests, androgens and estrogens have to seize a certain position on the cell so that they can play their role. When one party has more, the other party has the advantage and can seize the position, leaving the other party useless.
Can the parturient still eat hens?
Yes.
If the estrogen in the hen wants to play a role in the human body, then the estrogen must reach the human body through injection, and the amount of estrogen should be large enough.
But in fact, through [eating], very little estrogen in hens can smoothly enter the human body, and even less can play a role.
There are two main reasons:
First, the activity is low
The natural estrogen of the ovary is mainly estradiol, If the physiological activity of estradiol is 100, then the activity of its products metabolized by the liver, such as estrone and estriol, is only 10 and 3. It happens that the natural estrogen in chicken soup and chicken first enters the liver through gastrointestinal absorption. The natural estrogen is easily metabolized and destroyed in the liver, and the activity of estrogen eaten from the mouth is almost gone.
Smart you may ask: Aren’t contraceptives also taken orally?
Then I have to tell you that we can’t afford natural estrogen. The commonly used contraceptives are mostly synthetic drugs such as ethinylestradiol, ethinylestradiol and diethylstilbestrol. They are not easy to be metabolized by the liver after oral absorption. They are not only effective for oral administration, but also last for a long time, so they are widely used.
Second, the content is small
Hens do have a lot of estrogen for hens, but our weight is more than ten times that of hens. How much estrogen can there be in a pot of hen simmering soup?
First of all, when the hen was slaughtered, a lot of estrogen in the blood was released, and when the soup was simmered, the internal organs were removed, so there was not much estrogen that could really enter the pot.
Secondly, after cooking at high temperature for a period of time, some estrogen is reduced.
The last remaining estrogen, even if absorbed by the human body, cannot escape the metabolism of the liver.
Therefore, the amount of estrogen that can play a role in the human body is very small and insignificant.
Similarly, rooster androgen will not achieve the desired effect.
Rooster and hen, eat whichever you want.
If you want less fat, eat roosters. If you want to taste delicious and comfortable, please eat hens, especially old hens, which taste more delicious. Of course, the final taste depends on the level of your chef.
However, if you hold the mentality of “believing what you have” and are really worried about the influence of hormones, you can remove the hen’s internal organs, including ovaries, during the production process, and use hot water for a few times, then you can reduce some hormone substances.
However, it is definitely not possible to rely on hens or roosters to help lactagogue.
Want to lactagogue, how to do?
1. Drink more soup, soup and water
In addition to taking in enough nutrients such as protein, sugar and fat, you should also supplement enough water, because more than 90% of milk is water.
Postpartum mother’s metabolism is exuberant and sweats more. Only drinking more water can help lactation. If you can’t drink water, you can also drink more soup, but you should pay attention to less salt and try to be light.
Step 2 Get plenty of sleep
Many hormones in the human body are secreted in large quantities during sleep. If the rest is not good, not only is lactation insufficient, but also many symptoms related to endocrine disorders may be caused. If the child is too noisy at night and seriously affects sleep, you can seek help from your family to take care of the child at night.
3. Let children smoke more
It is also very important to increase the frequency and time of children’s sucking. Children’s sucking can stimulate mothers to secrete more milk. The more they suck, the more milk they will have.
Step 4 Stay happy
This is very important, but it is also very difficult to do. Because a little thing can make you feel bad, such as the hen you ate today, thinking about it will really affect lactation.
In fact, the fundamental way to solve the problem of postpartum lactation is to learn more correct parenting knowledge and communicate with family members before delivery.
Don’t let the story of Lao Wang’s family repeat itself in the future.