Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
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Nausea and Vomiting in pregnancy, commonly called morning sickness, can actually occur at any time of day. Experts are unsure of the exact reasons for it, but believe that it may be due to the rapid fluctuations in blood sugar levels, or a reaction to changing hormones. About half of all pregnant woman experience morning sickness.
Some Women Have Tried...
- Avoid an empty or overloaded stomach. Eat smaller meals or snacks more frequently to keep your blood sugar levels constant.
- Eat something right before you go to bed, preferable a protein food which will take longer to digest.
- If you wake up at night to use the bathroom, stop by the kitchen and eat a small snack to keep your blood sugar level up.
- Avoid foods that trigger nausea for you.
- Try eating the foods you crave, within reason.
- Keep crackers near your bed for you to nibble on before you get up.
- Try drinking your fluids after your meal, not during.
- Eat a small amount of ginger or papaya.
- Teas of red raspberry, ginger, spearmint, peppermint, orange blossom or catnip may help settle your stomach. Other options are slippery elm, chamomile, hops, cloves and cinnamon.
- Add brewer's or nutritional yeast to your diet.
- Try deep breathing when you begin to feel nauseous.
- Drink water with a lemon wedge squeezed into it.
- Eliminate caffeine from the diet.
- Consult an herbalist for proper dosing of milk thistle or herb ginger.
- Add a few drops of basil, ginger or lemon oils to water in a vaporizer or humidifier. Place this near where you sleep to help prevent morning nausea.
- For immediate relief, work the area between the ball of your foot and your heel, which is linked t the digestive system in reflexology. Once or twice a week self-reflexology treatment for the digestive system may help.
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