Topic: What can pregnant people take/do for nausea?
sammy
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Hey friends,
My sister, not me, is miserable. She's newly pregnant and has been terribly nauseous (all through the holidays). She doesn't know what to do or take to help relieve it. I don't know what to tell her as I've never gone through this myself.
She's tried munching on soda crackers and sipping on ginger ale, that helps some sometimes. Not enough to really get her through work. (I got an email full of tears this morning from her first job...)
I know you all are great and will have experience with this very thing so please help! She's tried calling her doc but hasn't gotten a response.
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Dogsandcats
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I have seen pregnant women wear the wrist band that is supposed to help.
I used one on a cruise and was not sick.
May be a placebo...
I am too old to know what is medically safe now a days!
Sorry for her - it is like a never ending bad boat ride....
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momintexas
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I'm pretty sure ginger root would be ok. Double check that, but I'd think that's one of the safest things to try?
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Hard sour candy to suck on, sour altoids worked for me if she can find them. It'd also help if she could eat a little bit of something before getting out of bed...toast with peanutbutter, part of a granola bar etc, just so she isn't getting up with an empty stomach.
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if these ideas don't work, she can get meds for the nausea.
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nefferdun
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I feel for her. The first three months of my first pregnancy I was so sick my tongue turned black and I could hardly stand up. I have the flu right now and was vomiting so I can really relate to how badly she feels, but luckily I am past the pregnancy stage of life.
I drank ginger ale and soda crackers which helped a little. Maybe a naturopathic doctor would have a better idea of what helps. You sure don't want to take any drugs for it.
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Keebler
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- Ginger ale may help but in studies I've seen, the capsules are often needed to provide the proper therapeutic dose.
Ginger capsules are safe in pregnancy but, of course, it's good to check with the doctor.
EFFECTS OF GINGER CAPSULES ON PREGNANCY, NAUSEA & VOMITING.
Ozgoli G, Goli M, Simbar M.
Department of Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti Medical Science University, Tehran, Iran.
Excerpts:
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of ginger in nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
. . . 67 pregnant women . . . .
. . . The experimental group received ginger 250 mg capsules for 4 days, and the control group received placebo with the same prescription form. . . .
DISCUSSION: A daily total of 1000 mg of ginger in a capsule preparation can be suggested by care providers as a means of decreasing pregnancy nausea and vomiting in women who tend to herbal medicines.
CONCLUSION: Ginger is an effective herbal remedy for decreasing nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
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A chapter from THE ONE EARTH HERBAL SOURCEBOOK (Tillotson, et.al.)
Nature's Answer, Ginger Root, Alcohol Free Extract, 1 oz
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A naturopathic doctor or an acupuncturist may also have many suggestions for HOMEOPATHIC remedies that are safe during pregnancy.
When I fly, these have really saved the day regarding avoiding vomiting and nausea from motion sickness, either separately or together.
Sometimes, for preventing but, even at the very instant I get the news from my body to batten down the hatches, these can have a nearly instantaneous calming effect - but ask an expert about safety during pregnancy: ---------
Tabacum homeopathic -
Cocculus Indicus - Homeopathic Remedy -
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There is a bracelet called Prima Bella approved for nausea in pregnant women. My daughter used it for Lyme nausea and it seemed to work.
When I was pregnant, I felt better if I ate a lot, not just ginger ale and crackers. As nauseous as I felt, a regular meal helped.
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I was SO very sick with my first pregnancy. I tried EVERYTHING and nothing worked, sorry to say. I cried to my parents every night. I was so miserable. I tried the wrist bands, sour candy, ginger tea, ginger capsules, I tried it all!!! The Dr. said it would pass and it did for me at exactly 22 weeks (yes, that's 5 months of constant nausea). I felt so much better...I could eat again, but then the severe heartburn started around 30 weeks (still, way better than the nausea).
It was so terrible, so I can relate to your sister's misery. I was working at the time and could barely function, could not go to lunch with coworkers, threw up every morning, and had the constant all day nausea. I did try to snack on crackers all day, but it didn't help.
Oh, forgot to mention with my 2nd pregnancy, I started throwing up at around 6 weeks and my Dr. said we're not going to deal with this again (since I had a 14 month old running around, couldn't afford to be that sick), she put me on zofran. I really did not want to take anything, but I could not afford to be that sick again with another baby to take care of. It really helped, but I was still nauseous and couldn't stand certain smells. It was no cure by any means, but it took the edge off. I took 1 or 2 zofran per day I beleive until about 20 weeks and then stopped it. She said zofran is completely safe, but who really knows. I don't trust pharmaceutical drugs or doctors even for that matter.
If it makes her feel any better, having "morning" sickness is a great sign of a healthy pregnancy.
With my 3rd pregnancy (right before Lyme hit), I had a miscarriage and told my Dr. I thought I was going to have a miscarriage b/c I had absolutely no morning sickness at all. I was right!
Hope she feels better soon. Also, a lot of my friends had the severe nausea for just the first trimester and around 13 - 14 weeks were better. I was more of an extreme case.
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Fresh ginger tea and coconut water both work for nausea.
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Peppermint - tea, candy, tincture. Ginger Root - candy, tea, tincture. The acupressure wrist bands are good, as is acupuncture.
Always check with the doctor before taking anything during pregnancy, including homeopathy. Some homeopathic remedies are unsafe during pregnancy, but most should be fine.
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sammy
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Thank you all! I knew you would be able to help I will pass this info on to my sister Posts: 5237 | From here | Registered: Nov 2007
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If it gets to severe they can send her to an infusion center for iv zofran and hydration.
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I know that she may not want to do this, but coffee enemas work fabulously! In my experience as a practitioner, the most common cause is that the body is detoxing for 2 and getting ready for the baby. People don't like the sound of them, but they are not bad at all, and you feel tons better after them. They are perfectly safe during pregnancy, too.
If not that, olive oil and lemon juice in the am detoxes the liver.
Plus all the other good suggestions above.
Trader Joe's has Ginger Chews, which, of course have sugar. But they do taste great and you get a decent hit of ginger with one or two.
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There are homeopathic remedies which can help, depending on the symptoms. Being under the care of a good homeopath would be ideal.
I also read an acupressure band called Seaband can help (I'm not affiliated in any way with this product, just trying to help).
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WPinVA
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Ugh, I feel for her. I got so sick when pregnant with #1 that I ended up in the ER needing fluids for dehydration. At that point, they put me on Zofran and I wondered why they hadn't done it sooner. With the Zofran, I still got a little nauseous but no more vomiting and I could get through the day.
The other things that helped were: sucking on ginger candy, eating a light snack every couple of hours and especially when I first got up (keep them by the bed) and going with the cravings.
On the bright side, it's supposed to be a good sign that the pregnancy is going well.
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WPinVA
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Oh and one more thing that's important - don't even try to take the prenatal vitamin in the morning. Take it at night instead and if that doesn't work, have her talk with her doc about skipping it for a while. My OB said that it wasn't as critical as the industry hype would have you believe, and what good is it if makes you throw up anyways.
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lymetwister
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Phenergan is safe to use during Pregnancy. I use to give it all the time to my patients.
Talk to your Dr. about this. It works pretty good.
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Annie C
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No carbonated drinks. Pour desired amount into a bowl. Then take a wisk and whisk it flat. Takes less than a min. And drinks are better tollerated at room or body temp.
Crunch one cracker at a time and time is always a continuum!
Best of luck. And check to see if there is weight loss. It happens, Then tell the Dr.
First child???
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Studies are great. As long as the pt stays unaware. The brain can be tricky and sticky.
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