i used to love spicy foods but now that i am pregnant even the less spicy foods taste spicy is that normal??”
Yes! Pregnancy really does make women more sensitive to certain flavors and odors. One recent study asked a group of women- some not pregnant and others in different stages of pregnancy- to rate the intensity and their preferences of salty, sweet, citric and bitter flavors. While the women who weren’t pregnant varied a lot in how intense they thought the various flavors were and how much they liked them, pregnant women in the first trimester were united in ranking the bitter and salty flavors as more intense and less appealing. And, the farther along the pregnant women were, the more they liked the salty and citric flavors, and the less intense they found the bitter flavor. It could be fun to try to replicate the research yourself with your favorite spicy foods: try the same foods again the second and third trimesters and after the baby¹s born, and see what you think!
