03-11-2011, 10:15
Hi LittleMissTiny,
Yes, it can happen. Fenugreek increases prolactin. Prolactin actually starts milk production, so it causes swelling within hours. Don't worry, if you don't breast feed, the milk will just be reabsorbed. Swelling is gone after 12 hours, unless you take fenugreek again.
Fenugreek also stimulates the pancreas to release insulin. If your blood sugar was high enough, but you lacked insulin to make energy from it, you can get a temporary warming effect.
Fenugreek is not a phyto-estrogen, so you can't stall on it. In people who take it, prolactin and progestrone increase. Estrogens increase too, but only a little.
About swallowing whole seeds, I don't really know. My first guess would have been no, but when I steep seeds in water, it does color brown. You have the opportunity to do the experiment now: swallow whole seeds, and check if you get the feelings again.
Yes, it can happen. Fenugreek increases prolactin. Prolactin actually starts milk production, so it causes swelling within hours. Don't worry, if you don't breast feed, the milk will just be reabsorbed. Swelling is gone after 12 hours, unless you take fenugreek again.
Fenugreek also stimulates the pancreas to release insulin. If your blood sugar was high enough, but you lacked insulin to make energy from it, you can get a temporary warming effect.
Fenugreek is not a phyto-estrogen, so you can't stall on it. In people who take it, prolactin and progestrone increase. Estrogens increase too, but only a little.
About swallowing whole seeds, I don't really know. My first guess would have been no, but when I steep seeds in water, it does color brown. You have the opportunity to do the experiment now: swallow whole seeds, and check if you get the feelings again.