Question:
Seafood

I noticed that many people are eating a lot of Tuna/Seafood. Wondering if anyone has had problems with Mecury poisoning? I remember when I was pregnant Doc told me not to eat Tuna.    — Meg L. (posted on January 2, 2003)

January 2, 2003
I eat lots of seafood (clams, salmon, sushi) and have not had any Mercury scares.
   — Cara F.

January 2, 2003
I eat alot of tuna,shrimp,talapia,orange roughy, cod, lobster, scallops- no mercury worries here. And feelin' fine.
   — ~~Stacie~~

January 2, 2003
I eat tuna, crab, salmon, clams, shrimp, catfish, and any other seafood or fish I can get my hands on. I have always liked seafood but since my surgery I actually crave it. The first week out of the hospital the only food commercial on tv that bothered me was one for fresh salmon steaks. I wanted that fish so badly. I had fish the 3rd day that I was allowed soft foods.
   — Patty_Butler

January 2, 2003
Sure, mercury is a concern. But our quantities of fish eaten at a meal are a small fraction of what they were pre-op, and overall the fish is healthier for us than a lot of other alternatives. Like most things, it's a tradeoff.
   — Marti R.

January 2, 2003
Sure, mercury is a concern. But our quantities of fish eaten at a meal are a small fraction of what they were pre-op, and overall the fish is healthier for us than a lot of other alternatives. Like most things, it's a tradeoff.
   — Marti R.

January 2, 2003
no problems with mercury....just problems with seafood lol. have not been able to eat any type since the surgery makes me sick every timeand body with ideas feel free to email me lol
   — Becky M.

January 3, 2003
I've read that the fish to avoid due to levels of mercury are...Saltwater fish: Shark, Swordfish, King mackerel, Tilefish, fresh and frozen Tuna as used as tuna steaks or in shusi (not the canned kind)...and...Freshwater fish: Pike, Walley, Pickerel and Bass. These fish are concidered "long-lived" fish as well as "preditory" fish (the big fish eats the little fish) and have a greater chance of absorbing mercury which cannot be cooked out of food. Canned tuna is fine because the variety used in canning are shorter-lived fish. Geography can play a part in freshwater fish to avoid due to area polutants. Just food for thought. All this information can be found on the net by doing a search on "mercury in fish". Nat
   — Natalie M.