One of our friends recommended a natural remedy for the stomach aches that my wife has been getting due to the pressure on her stomach. She had used it during her pregnancy and so I went out and bought a bottle. Lucky for us my wife is an avid web user. While I was at the store, she found out that one of the ingredents, papaya extract (AKA paparin) may cause miscarages and early births. After checking several academic and health sites we found that while papaya juice appears to be safe in rats, several studies on rats have shown the natural latex in papayas to cause miscarages. Since the product does not state whether the extract is only juice or also contains pulp, we have decided not to use it. Better to be safe even if it is a good product.
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References:
http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FBJN%2FBJN88_02%2FS0007114502001526a.pdf&code=f71cf3d4dc8863e7e4a6c55bf429b91c
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthy-living/pregnancy/papaya-avoid-during-pregnancy
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What was the name of the product?
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