Pregnant women often feel tasteless in their mouths, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, and often want to drink refreshing and delicious drinks, such as carbonated beverages, because of the reaction to pregnancy vomiting, so will carbonated beverages affect the health of pregnant women? First, can I drink carbonated drinks during pregnancy? Generally speaking, it is not recommended for pregnant women to drink carbonated beverages, but if they really like them, they can drink them in small amounts. Carbonated beverages are drinks filled with carbon dioxide under certain conditions. It contains sugar, flavoring, carbonated water, some of them also include artificial coloring, and even alcohol, which is not good for health. What kinds of carbonated beverages are there? 1, cola-type carbonated drinks. It is made by using plant seeds and root extracts (such as cocoa beans, cinnamon, lemon), as well as cola’s stereotypical spices and natural colors. 2.Fruit and vegetable flavored carbonated beverages. It is a carbonated beverage made of fruit or vegetable juice, fruit flavoring oil and flavoring substances. If flavored soda, vegetable juice soda, etc. 3.Carbonated water. Carbonated water does not contain natural flavors and synthetic flavors, mainly using natural water containing carbon dioxide gas and beneficial minerals, or in the water filled with carbon dioxide processing. 4, milk protein carbonated drinks. It is a carbonated beverage made of milk and dairy products as raw materials. Commonly available are ice cream soda, whey drinks. 5.Plant protein carbonated beverages. It is made of protein extracted from plant seeds with high protein and no cholesterol, processed and filled with carbon dioxide, such as soy milk cola, soy milk and fruit and vegetable carbonated drinks, etc. Third, the harm of drinking carbonated beverages? The more you drink carbonated drinks, the more thirsty you will be, and the large amount of carbonic acid will promote water discharge, which will lead to dehydration. 2, obesity Carbonated beverages contain a lot of sugar, which can easily lead to obesity. 3, affect digestion The large amount of carbon dioxide in carbonated drinks can easily cause abdominal distension, abdominal pain and affect appetite. 4, damage to teeth Carbonated beverages contain a lot of acidic sugar products, which will corrode the pressure root of teeth and produce tooth decay. 5, osteoporosis The phosphoric acid contained in carbonated beverages will affect the bones in a subtle way. 6, kidney stones Carbonated beverages contain a lot of caffeine, which is an important factor in the formation of kidney stones. If the pregnant mother really can not resist the temptation of carbonated beverages, you can drink in moderation, but pay attention to the amount and degree of drinking, carbonated beverages are not conducive to human health, especially pregnant women, pregnant women can choose to drink more water when they are thirsty, after all, ordinary drinking water is the best drink for hydration during pregnancy. Fourth, the skill of drinking plain water Although we drink water every day, but does not mean that really will drink, in fact, there are many misconceptions in the small matter of drinking water, and even some diseases also started from the wrong water. 1, thirsty to drink, not thirsty not drink can not rely on the degree of thirst to determine whether you need to drink water. In fact, when feeling thirsty, the amount of water loss in the body is 1% of body weight, has affected bodily functions; up to 2%, affecting movement and behavior, accompanied by a sense of depression and reduced appetite; up to 4% to 8%, there will be dry skin, hoarse voice, general weakness and other symptoms, and then serious will be life-threatening. 2, drink a lot of water in a short period of time A large amount of water at once will increase the gastrointestinal burden, the recommended way to drink water is a small amount of many times. 3, do not drink water before going to bed When people are asleep, the body loses water, so the water in the blood is reduced, the blood viscosity becomes high, before going to bed to drink water properly, can reduce the blood viscosity, thus reducing the risk of cerebral thrombosis. In the morning, you can drink a glass of warm water, can reduce the human blood viscosity, constipated people can also choose light salt water.