Morning Sickness During Pregnancy And How To Reduce Your
Symptoms
by: Gregory De Villiers
90% of pregnant women suffer from the dreaded "morning sickness". This is one of
the least pleasant aspects of being pregnant and is characterized by extreme
nausea and vomiting. Contrary to the name, "morning sickness" doesn’t just
strike in the morning, but can happen at any time of day. Why "morning sickness"
occurs is a bit of a mystery. The medical experts don’t really know why the
majority of pregnant women suffer from this condition. There are, however,
several ways to minimize the symptoms of "morning sickness". Here are a few tips
(more tips on pregnancy and conception can be found at http://www.freepregnancytips.com):
1) Keep your liquid levels up by frequently sipping liquids like water,
tea or soup. This helps to keep your body hydrated which is important as when
vomiting, your body is constantly losing fluids. Also the fluids help to fill
the stomach. It is much more unpleasant to vomit when your stomach is empty than
when there is actually something to bring up.
2) Eat carbohydrates such
as rice, bread or pasta as they are not as easily vomited up and they keep you
from feeling hungry.
3) Try to eat little snacks interspersed regularly
throughout the day rather a few large, heavy meals.
4) If eating makes
you feel queasy and causes you to vomit, then don’t eat! You are not going to
get any nutritional gain if you bring up the food that you’ve eaten.
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5)
Avoid fatty, spicy or fried foods and foods that have strong smells as these can
make you feel queasy and cause you to vomit.
6) Some studies have shown
that a dosage of approximately 10 - 25mg of vitamin B6 three times per day can
help to reduce symptoms of nausea. First ask your healthcare practitioner
whether you can take vitamin B6.
7) There are also foods rich in vitamin
B6 that you can eat such as cereal grains, legumes, eggs, fish, chicken, nuts
and avocados.
8) Ginger is a natural antispasmodic which can also help
with nausea. It can be used in tea or chewed raw. Chewing itself has a
beneficial effect on nausea. Always use fresh ginger as dried ginger is not as
effective.
Exactly how long "morning sickness" lasts varies from woman
to woman. Hopefully by following the above tips, it will reduce your symptoms.
Just hang in there! It will eventually pass. Best of luck with your pregnancy.
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