soft boiled eggs in pregnancy

Eating soft-boiled or raw eggs is not recommended while you are pregnant because of the risk that the eggs may carry salmonella bacteria. Salmonella food poisoning is an extremely unpleasant illness. It may lead to the following:- severe vomiting and diarrhoea abdominal pain headache very high temperature Your doctor will prescribe antibiotics and you will need to replace the fluids your body has lost to avoid dehydration. At times hospital treatment is needed. When you are pregnant, your immune system is lower than normal so you are more susceptible to all the germs responsible for food poisoning and are more likely to be badly affected. Salmonella poisoning will not directly harm your baby but it is best to try to avoid the bacteria to maintain your own health and well being.