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Does spicy food affect the fetus? i'm 18 weeks pregnant
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No: Nobody's looked at this but i'm not aware of any reason to think it is true. Spicy stuff only affects the gut so far as we can tell. Congratulations on your pregnancy.
Answered 9/28/2016
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