I did it.
I ate two entire pineapples over the course of 4 days. Including the core. The icky, hard, sour and bitter core.
Why? Because there is an Old Wive's tale that the core of the pineapple contains some enzyme, I think it's called Bromelain, that aids in implantation. Since if an IVF fails it's because the embryo(s) didn't implant (they had quite a head start), I felt helping implantation was important. Also, I've noticed quite a few successful IVF'ers note they ate pineapple. So I went for it.
I've never, in the nearly two years we've been trying, fallen prey to the Old Wive's tales. I always figured if a crack whore can have 20 kids, that the things like sitting with your hips elevated after sex isn't necessarily going to help matters...and could very well be detrimental...bladder infection, anyone? Not to mention, I'm smart enough to figure out that standing on your head after sex will not increase your chance of pregnancy any more than jumping up and down after sex will decrease your chances.
But I ate the pineapple anyway. I like pineapple (er, I used to like pineapple). But I can't help but feel a little duped. I can't help but think there is some guy at Del Monte, sitting in his office, laughing his ass off as he tells the story that he made up this enzyme and posted it on the Internet saying it helped implantation and now all these crazy infertiles are eating tons of pineapple...they're making so much money off the desperate infertiles...ha ha ha!!!
3 comments:
Cr@p! So THAT's why I kept getting all those bladder infections?
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Hm. I say you invent a Pineapple Core Smoothie and get the goods that way...that just sounds painful and...scratchy!
Bromelain is not an old wives tale, it is a scientifically proven anti-inflammatory and anti-clotting substance. Unfortunately however, what is unproven are its effects on implantation.
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