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It may be called morning sickness, but the nausea, vomiting and upset stomach that occurs during pregnancy can occur at any time of day, morning, noon or night. Anyone who has experienced it knows that living with the symptoms associated with morning sickness can be grueling, debilitating, and generally miserable. However, there are remedies available that can help. Read on to learn how to relieve morning sickness while pregnant.
If you are pregnant and feeling sick to your stomach, you are not alone. 75 percent of women experience nausea during their first trimester. Of these women, half are relieved by the 14th week. For the rest, however, morning sickness can occur, sometimes off and on, throughout the entire span of the pregnancy. http://www.babycenter.com/0_morning-sickness-causes-concerns-treatments_254.bcThis can be incredibly difficult to live with, especially at a time when women are trying to eat well in order to ensure optimal health for their unborn children. If you are one of those suffering from nausea, you are probably eager to find relief as soon as possible. -
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Step 1: Ways to Ease Symptoms
Do the following things to help relieve your upset stomach:- Eat ginger, or drink ginger ale
- Eat small meals throughout the day
- Take vitamins B6 and B12
- Eat saltine crackers 15-30 minutes before getting out of bed
- Get plenty of sleep
- Keep your environment cool
- Eat potato chips
- Eat watermelon
- Sniff lemon
- Drink water and other fluids in small amounts, but drink oftenhttp://www.webmd.com/baby/managing-morning-sickness
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Step 2: Things to Avoid
Staying away from the following foods and behaviors will help your stomach feel its best:- Steer clear of foods that make you feel sick to smell or taste
- Do not lay down immediately after eating
- Do not eat spicy foods
- Do not drink any fluids with meals
- Don't skip any mealshttp://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/morningsickness.html
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Step 3: Consult a Physician
If you get to the point where you can not keep anything down (including liquids), it is time to head to the doctor's office, as you may be in danger of dehydration.- If you experience any pain along with your nausea, or contract a fever, you should seek professional help, as well. These symptoms may indicate a problem worse than garden-variety morning sickness.
- Some cases of morning sickness are so severe that they require medical attention for the health of mother and child. If you experience nausea past the first trimester, or if you just feel that something is amiss, it is a good idea to visit a physician. It is always better to make the trip and find out that there is nothing wrong than to neglect seeking treatment and wind up with a more serious condition.
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Pregnancy Morning Sickness - Causes and Treatments
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Relaxation and Deep Breathing and Yoga to Help Relieve Morning Sickness and nausea and vomitning in pregnancy and hyermesissurvivemorningsickness.com
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