Licorice when pregnant?

Question

I’ve only just read that you shouldn’t eat licorice?! It’s one of my faves, don’t eat it every week but now I’m concerned.

Answer

Licorice root (which is not like the candy at all) is something they say can induce labor so maybe that’s what you’ve been reading?  Never heard anything about the candy

Answer

It’s only for pure licorice root, which candy has so little of. You’d have to eat multiple bags of that stuff in one sitting to even have the potential to have it cause problems. Can you imagine how sick you’d feel though 🤮

Answer

You can have it occasionally. Those are the recommendations where I'm from. Stay well below 250 g/week.

Licorice when pregnant?

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