Sickness and morning sickness during pregnancy

What causes morning sickness?

In the first half of pregnancy it is quite common to feel dizzy or nauseous and vomiting (in some studies up to 50% of pregnant the present). These symptoms usually begin after the first or second foul of the rule and are maintained until the 16th week. Frequently morning are. The degree of nausea and vomiting varies from woman to woman. They may feel a little morning sickness and vomiting once, or may suffer constant nausea and frequent vomiting.

In most cases, disappear nausea and vomiting after the first three months of pregnancy. However, for some women it remains a problem after four or five months and even throughout pregnancy, causing frequent relapses, and even more than one hospital admission.

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What causes nausea during pregnancy?

The exact causes of nausea and vomiting are not known. It is likely due to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and more precisely to increase the HCG hormone and estrogen in maternal serum.

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To feel dizzy and vomiting is dangerous?

In most cases, vomiting and nausea fail to produce relevant to maternal health consequences or endanger the fetus. In more serious cases, such is the intensity and frequency of vomiting, loss of fluids, electrolytes and nutrients is sufficient to cause dehydration, malnutrition, and alterations in the acidity of the blood. This condition is called hyperemesis gravidarum usually needs admission to a health service and administration of parenteral fluids . Symptoms of dehydration are:

• Vertigo
• Thirst
• Urination of a smaller amount of urine than usual or not at all
• Dark urine
• The presence of substances called ketones in the urine. The midwife or doctor can easily be tested.

How to prevent nausea and vomiting?

The following tips will help in most cases:

Ask your midwife or doctor for advice.

• Eating little and often every two or three hours, but not hungry.
• Drink plenty of fluids, preferably 10 to 12 glasses of water, fruit juice or tea every day.
• Avoid foods that are high in fat or many spices.
• Avoid alcohol, and caffeine.
• Eat dry crackers, toast or cake.
• Ginger tea or ginger tablets can help reduce nausea.
• Stand several times a day. Lie down with a pillow under your head and legs.
• If you tend to feel very dizzy in the morning, eat a little on waking, before getting out of bed. Ask your partner to bring food, or prepare a snack the night before and leave it next to the bed.
• Take the time to get out of bed.
• Move slowly and avoid sudden movements.
• Sit after eating, so that gravity will help keep food in the stomach.
• It can help in the morning eating a snack like yogurt, bread, milk, cereal or a snack before bed, or wake up in the night .
• Avoid smells that make you feel dizzy or sick.
• Do not wash your teeth immediately after eating because it can cause vomiting.
• Take some fresh air and take a short walk every day.
• If you can sleep with the windows open to get some fresh air.
• Avoid smoking . Not only is it harmful for you and your son, also decreases appetite.

When should you see a doctor?

• If it does not work any of the remedies mentioned above.
• If you vomit more than three or four times a day.
• If you lose weight.
• If your vomit contains blood or looks like coffee grounds.
• If you lose more fluid than you can hold.
• If you are dehydrated (detailed above are symptoms of dehydration).
• If you are worried about their status or think something serious happens.

What will the doctor do?

When the doctor finds signs of dehydration or high malaise it shall pay the woman to a hospital for treatment. Treatment consists of intravenous rehydration fluids and ions, medication with antiemetic drugs and rest until symptoms subside. After this it will become progressively to normal diet. If despite treatment does not give symptoms should be investigated another disease as a cause of symptoms (biliary colic, pancreatitis , gastric ulcer , etc.).

If upon investigation the doctor shall income necessary to outpatient treatment consisting of medicines associated nausea and vomiting to all the above measures. The number of available drugs is still important and are safe for the mother in the sense of not cause birth defects.

Relief of symptoms usually is not quite complete but greatly reduces the unpleasantness and discomfort that occurs.

Sometimes it is important to control factors for emotional or psychological symptoms improved.