Is Fennel Tea legal?

[Guest guest]

I was having some issues with my 4 month old and gaining enough weight.

She's exclusively breastfed. I went to see a Lactation Consultant today

to see if there's something I can be doing better or differently. They

noticed that she does spitup quite a bit and she recommended that I

drink tea made from fennel seeds. That it will help my daugher with

gas. I wanted to check and see whether this is legal. I looked on the

BTVC site and it didn't say anything about Fennel Seeds, so I thought

I'd check with you guys. If its not then I can always just give it to

her instead, but I'm not sure she'd take it, so I'd rather take it

myself. Besides I really like tea anyways, especially now that winter

is upon us. Thanks so much!

SCD since June 2007

Breastfeeding since August 2007

[Guest guest]

Hi, ,

Although herbal teas are illegal (Elaine explained in BTVC that they

often have a laxative effect), I think this tea would be more like

putting a spice in water. In the Knowledge Base, Elaine says that she

limited seeds like sesame, etc, but did not mean to limit seeds ground

for spices. I think fennel would fall into this category when used in

a tea. So in my opinion, I think it would be ok.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much . I'll keep a close eye on things and make sure to

not add any other new things to my diet. I appreciate your response!

SCD since June 2007

Breastfeeding since August 2007

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> Hi, ,

> Although herbal teas are illegal (Elaine explained in BTVC that they

> often have a laxative effect), I think this tea would be more like

> putting a spice in water. In the Knowledge Base, Elaine says that

she

> limited seeds like sesame, etc, but did not mean to limit seeds

ground

> for spices. I think fennel would fall into this category when used

in

> a tea. So in my opinion, I think it would be ok.

>

>

> mom to -12

> SCD 4/23/04

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