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Morning sickness is a condition of nausea and vomiting which more than half of all women experience during the first three months of pregnancy. The effects are usually worst in the early hours of the morning, decreasing as the day progresses. However, symptoms can occur at any time and may last all day long. Morning sickness typically begins during the sixth week of pregnancy and ends between the twelfth and fourteenth weeks.
The purpose of morning sickness is to protect the fetus and the mother from toxins ingested in the early stages of pregnancy when both are most vulnerable. Severe vomiting can cause dehydration, alkalosis, weight loss, and hypokalemia.
The exact cause of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is not known. However, there are several possible causes that may act alone or in combination. Among these are:
•Estrogen: a hormone that increases rapidly during the early part of the pregnancy.
•An enhanced sense of smell and sensitivity to certain odors.
•Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG): another hormone that rises rapidly during pregnancy.
•Low blood sugar.
Common TreatmentsHome remedies will lessen the symptoms of nausea, but not cure the root cause. Common home remedies include:
•Saltine (or other dry) crackers in the morning.
•The scent of fresh cut lemons.
•Eating several small meals every day while avoiding large meals and an empty stomach.
•The BRAT Diet: Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce, Toast and Tea.
•Consuming fruits and vegetables high in water content (melons, strawberries, grapes, lettuce).
•Ginger in the form of capsules, Ginger Ale, ginger tea or ginger snaps.
•Sucking on ice cubes or frozen pops.
Of course, not every morning sickness home remedy works for every pregnant woman. It may be necessary to try multiple cures or to experiment in order to find the one that works best. Sometimes, a doctor may prescribe anti-nausea medication, especially if the expectant mother is suffering from dehydration, malnutrition or weight loss.
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What can i take for morning sickness?
Morning sickness results from hormones that elevate during pregnancy. There are a variety of home remedies that are said to help cure morning sickness. However, doctors now also can prescribe drugs similar to those taken by chemo patients in order to help resolve the ill feeling.
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Should you be scared not having morning sickness?
Not everyone gets morning sickness. If you do, it's not necessarily in the morning, either. (I had morning sickness with one child, but not the other. Both are boys.)
What kind of sickness can you get during pregnancy?
morning sickness
Is it a bad sign if you have no morning sickness?
Not everyone gets morning sickness. Count yourself lucky.
Can your husband suffer morning sickness?
No The father doesn't get "morning sickness", as there are no hormone changes to his body.
When does morning sickness arrive?
Possibly in the morning?
Can roses cure sickness?
yes
How do cure sickness really fast?
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When do morning sickness symptoms occur?
Morning sickness usually runs between the 6th and 12th weeks. And, it isn't necessarily in the morning
Is upset stomach and vomiting morning sickness symptoms?
yes it is a form of morning sickness, not a common form in the 'pregnancy books and what doctors say' but yes it is a form of morning sickness. I had it with my first.
How is morning sickness diagnosed?
Because it is such a common occurrence, morning sickness is easily diagnosed in pregnant women.
